Weezer – Butterfly
Eb Tuning 128 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Pinkerton 1996]
Verse 1
G Em C D
Yesterday I went outside… with my momma's mason
G Em C Am7
jar… Caught a lovely butterfly…
G Em C D
When I woke up today… Looked in on my fairy
G Em C Am7
pet… She had withered all away… No more sighing in her
Chorus 1
D D G Em
breath… I'm sorry for what I did… I did what my body
C D G G7
told me to I didn't mean to do you harm… every time I pin down
C D G Em
what I think I want… it slips away… the ghost slips
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
away…
Verse 2
G Em C D
I smell you on my hand for days… I can't wash away your
G Em C Am7
scent… If I'm a dog then you're a bitch…
G Em C D
I guess you're as real as me… Maybe I can live with
G Em C Am7
that… Maybe I need fantasies… a life of chasing
Chorus 2
D D G Em
butterfly… I'm sorry for what I did… I did what my body
Am7 D G G7
told me to I didn't mean to do you harm… every time I pin down
C D G Em
what I think I want… it slips away… the ghost slips
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
away…
Interlude
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Bridge
G Em C D
I told you I would return… when the Robin makes his
G Em C Am7
nest… but I ain't never coming back…
Outro
G G G G Em Em C C G G * G
I'm sorry… I'm sorry… I'm sor-rrr-rrr-ry…