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 as she smiles
Verse 6
E
Bm
E
through her tears,
Em
Bb
Eaug
A
she mur murs, Lord, the moon
Fdim
Em
F#
Bbdim
D
and I know that he'll be faithful.
C#
G
I'm sure he'll come to
F#
F#m
me by and by
B
Em
Gm
But if he don't come back,
D
G
F#m
then I'll never sigh or cry
Fdim
Em
I just might die
A
D
Poor butterfly
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
Em
G
Bbaug
F#
G
F#
Fdim
Em
Bb
A
The moon and I know that
D
A
He'll be faithful
B
D
C#
Ddim
I'm sure he'll come
Dm
G
F#
B
F#m
to me by and by
B
Em
C
But if he don't come back
D
G
Then I'll never sigh or cry
F#m
B
Em
C
Gdim
I just might die
F#
D
Poor butterfly
D
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