Goodbye, Butterfly

Chords used in this version (in order of appearance):  C, G, Am, F

       C                      G                         C

For you the silver lining rules the sky

C                        G                          Am

Like a reigning buddha in your eye.

        C                                               Am

The glass is never on its way to empty,

              C                                 G                            C

And I'm frightened dear that someday soon it will be.

           F                             C

Now, you can't take me with you

             F                       Am

'Cause I can't get that high,

       F                   C

But I will surely miss you.

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly.

       C                         G                          C

For you the flowers grow but never die,

        C                         G                           Am

And comets are just friendly passers-by.

      C                                                Am

It's easy to be brave among the darkness

       C                            G                          C

For one who doesn't notice when the sun sets.

           F                             C

Now, you can't take me with you

             F                       Am

'Cause I can't get that high,

       F                   C

But I will surely miss you.

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly.

  C                          G                     C

If tragedy should fall upon the masses,

                   C                              G                          C

You'll just mark the map and head to greener grasses.

             C                                                     Am

You're rarely down to Earth enough to probe it,

       C                              G                  C

But you look so damn beautiful in orbit.

           F                             C

Now, you can't take me with you

             F                       Am

'Cause I can't get that high,

       F                   C

But I will surely miss you.

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly.

F                               C

You can't take me with you

             F                       Am

'Cause I can't get that high,

       F                   C

But I will surely miss you.

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly.

            F                   C

Yeah, I will surely miss you

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly...

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly...

         G                C

Goodbye, butterfly.

With help from Joey McGowen!