Key: Eb major
Verse 1
Em
D
There's a story told of
A
D
a little Japanese
G
Em
D
Sitting demurely neath
Em
F#m
the cherry blossom trees
Em
D
Miss Butterfly, her name
A sweet little innocent child was she
G
Em
G
Em
Till a fine young American from the sea
A
F#m
D
To her garden came
E
F#m
And he taught her
E
F#m
The American way
Was easy to learn
A
F#m
With a promise to return
F#
B
Fdim
Poor butterfly
Verse 2
Em
Gm
Bb
A
Under neath the
F#m
A
blossoms waiting
F#m
Verse 3
F#
C
B
F#m
for she loved him so
Verse 4
B
E
Em
The moments pass into hours
D
A
The hours pass
Verse 5
D
F#
Bm
into years
F#
Bm
And she smiles
Verse 6
E
Bm
E
through her tears,
Bb
Eaug
Verse 7
A
Fdim
Em
The moon and I know
F#
Bbdim
D
that He'll be faithful
Verse 8
C#
G
I'm sure He'll come to
F#
F#m
B
me by and by
Verse 9
Em
Gm
But if he don't come back,
D
G
then I'll never sigh or cry
F#m
Fdim
Em
A
I just might die, poor butterfly
D
Bm
Em
D
F
Fdim
Em
F#
A
Em
D
Em
F#m
D
C#
G
F#
B
F#m
B
D
E
Em
A
Bbdim
F#
Bm
D
Bm
D
E
Fdim
You
Em
G
Bbaug
F#
G
F#
Fdim
Em
Bb
The moon an d I
A
D
A
know that he'll be faithful
B
D
C#
Ddim
I'm sure he'll come
Dm
G
F#
B
to me by and by
F#m
B
Em
C
But if he don't come back,
D
G
then I'll never sigh or cry
F#m
B
Em
C
I just might die
Gdim
F#
D
Poor butterfly
D
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