Chords for Sarah Vaughan - Poor Butterfly (Live @ Mister Kelly's) EmArcy Records 1957
Tempo:
127.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
You [G] want some?
[Gb] [G]
Thank you.
[F] [Em] Thank you very much.
[G]
Alright, darling.
Hey, you didn't sound like we went together, huh?
[D] Sing it, baby.
Okay, [G] darling.
I can't do it no more.
There's [A] a story [Em] told of a little [C] [B] Japanese
[G]
[Dm] [D] [Bm] Sitting demurely
[Em] [G] Neath [F] the cherry [Em] blossom [Am] trees
[D]
Miss [C] [B] Butterfly's [Em]
hanging
[Am] [Ab] [Dbm]
A [B]
sweet [E] little innocent [D]
child [B] was she
When [A] a fine young [B]
[G] American
[A] From [C]
[A] the [C] sea
[F]
[Dm] To her [D] [Em] garden [C] [G] came
[Em] They met neath [Dm] the cherry [Em] blossoms every [Dm]
day
And [Em] he taught her how to love [E] [F]
[Em] the American [G] [Gm] way
[G]
[D]
To love [Bb] her so
The child was [F] easy to [Gm] learn
[G]
[A] But [Dm] he sailed [Bb] away
[Eb]
With [G] a promise
[Em] to [Gm] [G]
return
[G]
[C] [Gm]
Butterfly
[D]
[G] [C]
Thank you, thank you, thank [Eb] you
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Em] Poor [F] Butterfly
[Bbm] [C] For [A]
she loved him so
[D]
The moments pass into [Bb]
hours
[C] [G] The [Dm]
hours pass [F] [Am] into [B] years
[Dm] [D] [A] [Dm] And as [C] she smiles [D] through her tears
[Db]
[Bb] She murmurs love
[C] [Gb] The [B]
moon that [Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] healed
[F]
[Gm] [E] [Am]
[F] [Ab] I'm [Bbm] sure [F] he'll [Em] come [A]
[G] to her [Bm] by and by
[Am] [D]
But [Gm] if he [B] don't [C] come [Eb] back
[A] [Bbm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[Am]
[Abm] [E]
[G] I just must [G] die
[D] [Gm]
[Gb]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [D] [A]
[D]
[Eb]
[Gb] [G]
Thank you.
[F] [Em] Thank you very much.
[G]
Alright, darling.
Hey, you didn't sound like we went together, huh?
[D] Sing it, baby.
Okay, [G] darling.
I can't do it no more.
There's [A] a story [Em] told of a little [C] [B] Japanese
[G]
[Dm] [D] [Bm] Sitting demurely
[Em] [G] Neath [F] the cherry [Em] blossom [Am] trees
[D]
Miss [C] [B] Butterfly's [Em]
hanging
[Am] [Ab] [Dbm]
A [B]
sweet [E] little innocent [D]
child [B] was she
When [A] a fine young [B]
[G] American
[A] From [C]
[A] the [C] sea
[F]
[Dm] To her [D] [Em] garden [C] [G] came
[Em] They met neath [Dm] the cherry [Em] blossoms every [Dm]
day
And [Em] he taught her how to love [E] [F]
[Em] the American [G] [Gm] way
[G]
[D]
To love [Bb] her so
The child was [F] easy to [Gm] learn
[G]
[A] But [Dm] he sailed [Bb] away
[Eb]
With [G] a promise
[Em] to [Gm] [G]
return
[G]
[C] [Gm]
Butterfly
[D]
[G] [C]
Thank you, thank you, thank [Eb] you
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Em] Poor [F] Butterfly
[Bbm] [C] For [A]
she loved him so
[D]
The moments pass into [Bb]
hours
[C] [G] The [Dm]
hours pass [F] [Am] into [B] years
[Dm] [D] [A] [Dm] And as [C] she smiles [D] through her tears
[Db]
[Bb] She murmurs love
[C] [Gb] The [B]
moon that [Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] healed
[F]
[Gm] [E] [Am]
[F] [Ab] I'm [Bbm] sure [F] he'll [Em] come [A]
[G] to her [Bm] by and by
[Am] [D]
But [Gm] if he [B] don't [C] come [Eb] back
[A] [Bbm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[Am]
[Abm] [E]
[G] I just must [G] die
[D] [Gm]
[Gb]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [D] [A]
[D]
[Eb]
Key:
G
C
F
Em
D
G
C
F
_ _ _ _ You [G] want some?
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _
Thank you.
_ [F] [Em] Thank you very much.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ Alright, darling. _ _ _
_ Hey, you didn't sound like we went together, huh? _
[D] Sing it, baby.
Okay, [G] darling.
I can't do it no more. _
_ _ _ There's [A] a story _ [Em] _ _ told of a little [C] _ [B] Japanese
_ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Sitting _ demurely
[Em] _ _ [G] Neath [F] the cherry [Em] blossom _ [Am] trees
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Miss [C] _ _ [B] Butterfly's _ [Em]
hanging
[Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ A _ _ _ [B] _
sweet [E] little _ innocent [D] _
child [B] was _ she _ _
When [A] a fine young [B] _
[G] American
_ [A] From _ [C] _
[A] the _ _ [C] sea
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ To her [D] _ [Em] garden _ [C] _ [G] came
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] They met neath [Dm] the cherry [Em] blossoms every [Dm]
day
And [Em] he taught her how to love [E] _ [F] _
[Em] the American [G] [Gm] way
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
To love [Bb] her so
The child was [F] easy to [Gm] learn
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] But [Dm] he sailed _ _ [Bb] away
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ With [G] a promise _
[Em] _ to [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ return
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Butterfly
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Thank you, thank you, thank _ [Eb] you
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ Poor [F] _ Butterfly
[Bbm] [C] For _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she loved him _ so
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ The moments pass into _ _ _ [Bb] _
hours
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] The [Dm]
hours pass [F] [Am] into _ _ [B] years
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] And as [C] she _ smiles [D] through _ _ _ _ her tears
[Db] _ _ _
_ [Bb] She murmurs love _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ The [B]
moon that [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ healed
[F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] I'm [Bbm] sure [F] he'll [Em] come _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ to her [Bm] by and by
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Gm] if he _ _ _ [B] don't [C] come [Eb] back
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] I just must [G] die
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _
Thank you.
_ [F] [Em] Thank you very much.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ Alright, darling. _ _ _
_ Hey, you didn't sound like we went together, huh? _
[D] Sing it, baby.
Okay, [G] darling.
I can't do it no more. _
_ _ _ There's [A] a story _ [Em] _ _ told of a little [C] _ [B] Japanese
_ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Sitting _ demurely
[Em] _ _ [G] Neath [F] the cherry [Em] blossom _ [Am] trees
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Miss [C] _ _ [B] Butterfly's _ [Em]
hanging
[Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ A _ _ _ [B] _
sweet [E] little _ innocent [D] _
child [B] was _ she _ _
When [A] a fine young [B] _
[G] American
_ [A] From _ [C] _
[A] the _ _ [C] sea
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ To her [D] _ [Em] garden _ [C] _ [G] came
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] They met neath [Dm] the cherry [Em] blossoms every [Dm]
day
And [Em] he taught her how to love [E] _ [F] _
[Em] the American [G] [Gm] way
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
To love [Bb] her so
The child was [F] easy to [Gm] learn
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] But [Dm] he sailed _ _ [Bb] away
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ With [G] a promise _
[Em] _ to [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ return
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Butterfly
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Thank you, thank you, thank _ [Eb] you
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ Poor [F] _ Butterfly
[Bbm] [C] For _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she loved him _ so
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ The moments pass into _ _ _ [Bb] _
hours
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] The [Dm]
hours pass [F] [Am] into _ _ [B] years
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] And as [C] she _ smiles [D] through _ _ _ _ her tears
[Db] _ _ _
_ [Bb] She murmurs love _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ The [B]
moon that [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ healed
[F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] I'm [Bbm] sure [F] he'll [Em] come _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ to her [Bm] by and by
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Gm] if he _ _ _ [B] don't [C] come [Eb] back
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] I just must [G] die
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _