(originally by The Handsome Family)
[Intro]
Am C F Em
[Verse 1]
Am F C G
I had nothing to say on Christmas Day
Am F C Em
When you threw all your clothes in the snow
Am F C G
When you burnt your hair and knocked over chairs
Am F C Em
I just tried to stay out of your way
[Bridge]
Am
But when you fell asleep
F C
With blood on your teeth
Am F G
I just got in my car and drove away
[Chorus]
C F
Listen to me, Butterfly
C
There’s only so much wine
Am F
That you can drink in one life
C
And it will never be enough
Am F C
To save you from the bottom of your glass
[Whistling Bridge]
Am F C G Am F C
(x2)
[Verse 2]
Am F C G
Where the state highway starts, I parked my car
Am F Em
And I got out and stared up at the stars
Am F C G
And as meteors dived and shot across the sky
Am F C
I thought about your sad, shining eyes
[Bridge]
Am Em
I came back for my clothes
F C
When the sun finally rosе
Am F G
And you were still passed out on thе floor
[Chorus]
C F
Listen to me, Butterfly
C
There’s only so much wine
Am F
That you can drink in one life
C
And it will never be enough
Am F C
To save you from the bottom of your glass
[Whistling Outro]
Am F C G Am F C
(x2)
(originally by The Handsome Family)
[Intro]
Am C F Em
[Verse 1]
Am F C G
I had nothing to say on Christmas Day
Am F C Em
When you threw all your clothes in the snow
Am F C G
When you burnt your hair and knocked over chairs
Am F C Em
I just tried to stay out of your way
[Bridge]
Am
But when you fell asleep
F C
With blood on your teeth
Am F G
I just got in my car and drove away
[Chorus]
C F
Listen to me, Butterfly
C
There’s only so much wine
Am F
That you can drink in one life
C
And it will never be enough
Am F C
To save you from the bottom of your glass
[Whistling Bridge]
Am F C G Am F C
(x2)
[Verse 2]
Am F C G
Where the state highway starts, I parked my car
Am F Em
And I got out and stared up at the stars
Am F C G
And as meteors dived and shot across the sky
Am F C
I thought about your sad, shining eyes
[Bridge]
Am Em
I came back for my clothes
F C
When the sun finally rosе
Am F G
And you were still passed out on thе floor
[Chorus]
C F
Listen to me, Butterfly
C
There’s only so much wine
Am F
That you can drink in one life
C
And it will never be enough
Am F C
To save you from the bottom of your glass
[Whistling Outro]
Am F C G Am F C
(x2)
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