P[D]oor [Cdim]But - ter - [G/E]fly [A7] 'neath the [Gdim]blossoms w[D]ait -[DM7]ing; [Bm]
Poor [D6]Butterf[F#7]ly, for she loved him [B7]so.
The [B7]moments p[E7]ass into h[A9]ours, the h[A7]ours p[D]ass into y[D9]ears,[Bm]
And[Bm7/A] as she [E7sus4]smiles through her t[E7]ears,[Em7] she [G/B]murmurs[A7sus4] low,[A7]
"[D]The [Cdim]moon and[G/E] I [A7] know that [Gdim]he'll be f[D]aith - [DM7]ful;[Bm]
I'm s[D6]ure he'll come [F#7]back, by and [B7]by.
But if he d[Em7]on't come back, then I n[Gm]ever s[D]igh or [DM7]cry --
[D]I j[Fdim]ust must [Em7]die."[A7] Poor [G/B]But - [A7]ter - f[D]ly.
Poor [D6]Butterf[F#7]ly, for she loved him [B7]so.
The [B7]moments p[E7]ass into h[A9]ours, the h[A7]ours p[D]ass into y[D9]ears,[Bm]
And[Bm7/A] as she [E7sus4]smiles through her t[E7]ears,[Em7] she [G/B]murmurs[A7sus4] low,[A7]
"[D]The [Cdim]moon and[G/E] I [A7] know that [Gdim]he'll be f[D]aith - [DM7]ful;[Bm]
I'm s[D6]ure he'll come [F#7]back, by and [B7]by.
But if he d[Em7]on't come back, then I n[Gm]ever s[D]igh or [DM7]cry --
[D]I j[Fdim]ust must [Em7]die."[A7] Poor [G/B]But - [A7]ter - f[D]ly.