Sleeps With Butterflies tab by Tori Amos

Tabs

Key: Bb majorBb

Intro:

Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb



Piano melody transcribed for guitar:
          Fmaj7Fmaj7     Bb majorBb             Fmaj7Fmaj7       Bb majorBb
e|-12h13p12----------12h13p12-------------17--12h13p12----------12h13p12------------------|
BB|----------13----------------13-------13--------------13----------------13---------------|
G+G|-------------12-14-------------14-15--------------------12-14-------------12-14---------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Electric guitar w/chorus (riff played during verses)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------5-------------6---------------------------5-----------------6---|
G+G|----------------------5---5---------5---7-----------------------5---5-------------5---7-|
D MajorD|------------------7h8-------7---7h8-------------------------7h8-------7-------7h8-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7   Bb majorBb          Fmaj7Fmaj7      Bb majorBb        G minorGm
e|-0----------1---------------------0---------------1----------------3--------|
BB|-1----------3---------------------1---------------3----------------3--------|
G+G|-2----------3---------------------2---------------3----------------3--------|
D MajorD|-3----------3---------------------3---------------3----------------5--------|
A augmentedA|-0----------1---------------------0---------------1----------------5--------|
E MajorE|-1--------------------------------1--------------------------------3--------|
  Airplanes, take you away again
are you flying, above where we live?

         A minorAm         Bb majorBb
e|----------------0-------------------1-----------------|
BB|----------------1-------------------3-----------------|
G+G|----------------2-------------------3-----------------|
D MajorD|----------------2-------------------3-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------0-------------------1-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
  Then I look up
a glare in my eyes

        C majorC          Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|--------------0--------------------0------------------|
BB|--------------1--------------------1------------------|
G+G|--------------0--------------------2------------------|
D MajorD|--------------2--------------------3------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------3--------------------0------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------1------------------|
 Are you having, regrets about last night?

       Bb majorBb          Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|------------1--------------------0--------------------|
BB|------------3--------------------1--------------------|
G+G|------------3--------------------2--------------------|
D MajorD|------------3--------------------3--------------------|
A augmentedA|------------1--------------------0--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------1--------------------|
 I'm not but
I like rivers that, roo-hoo-oosh in

  Bb majorBb        G minorGm
e|-1----------------3-----------------------------------|
BB|-3----------------3-----------------------------------|
G+G|-3----------------3-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3----------------5-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-1----------------5-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------3-----------------------------------|
  So, then I dove in

          A minorAm          Bb majorBb
e|------------------0---------------------1-------------|
BB|------------------1---------------------3-------------|
G+G|------------------2---------------------3-------------|
D MajorD|------------------2---------------------3-------------|
A augmentedA|------------------0---------------------1-------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
 Is there trouble ahead, for you the acrobat

          C majorC
e|-----------------0------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------1------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------0------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------2------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------3------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
  I won't push you, unless you have a net

Chorus:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7                   G minorGm
e|-0------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
BB|-1------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
G+G|-2------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
D MajorD|-3------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
E MajorE|-1------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
  You say the word you know I will find you, or if you need some time
Dm/A         Bb majorBb
e|------------------1-------------------1----------------------------------|
BB|------------------3-------------------3----------------------------------|
G+G|------------------2-------------------3----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------0-------------------3----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-------------------1----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I don't mind.   I don't hold onto
the tail of your kite

  Fmaj7Fmaj7                  G minorGm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
BB|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G+G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
  I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

  Dm/A            Bb majorBb              Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb
e|-1---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
BB|-3---------------------------3-----------------------------1------------3----------|
G+G|-2---------------------------3-----------------------------2------------3----------|
D MajorD|-0---------------------------3-----------------------------3------------3----------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
   kiss away the night. This girl only sleeps with, butter – flie – hie - hies

        Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb           Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb
e|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
BB|-------------1------------3-----------------------1------3--------|
G+G|-------------2------------3-----------------------2------3--------|
D MajorD|-------------3------------3-----------------------3------3--------|
A augmentedA|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
E MajorE|-------------1------------------------------------1---------------|
  With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly then
boy

Verse 2:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7   Bb majorBb               Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb
e|-0---------1------------------------------0-----------1-------------------------|
BB|-1---------3------------------------------1-----------3-------------------------|
G+G|-2---------3------------------------------2-----------3-------------------------|
D MajorD|-3---------3------------------------------3-----------3-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------1------------------------------0-----------1-------------------------|
E MajorE|-1----------------------------------------1-------------------------------------|
   Balloons. Look good from on the ground
I fear with, pins and needles around

  G minorGm           A minorAm       Bb majorBb
e|-3----------------------0---------------1-------------------------------|
BB|-3----------------------1---------------3-------------------------------|
G+G|-3----------------------2---------------3-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5----------------------2---------------3-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5----------------------0---------------1-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   We may fall then stumble upon a carousel

          C majorC
e|------------------0------------------------------------|
BB|------------------1------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------0------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------3------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
  It could take us, any -hee -where -re

Chorus:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7                   G minorGm
e|-0------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
BB|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
G+G|-2------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
  You say the word you know I will find you, or if you need some time
I don't mind

 Dm/A         Bb majorBb
e|-1-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I don't, hold onto the, tail of your kite

  Fmaj7Fmaj7                  G minorGm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
BB|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G+G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
  I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

  Dm/A            Bb majorBb
e|-1---------------------------1-------------------------------|
BB|-3---------------------------3-------------------------------|
G+G|-2---------------------------3-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0---------------------------3-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------------1-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   kiss away the night. This girl   this girl

Chorus:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7                   G minorGm
e|-0------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
BB|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
G+G|-2------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
  You say the word you know I will find you, or if you need some time
I don't mind

 Dm/A         Bb majorBb
e|-1-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I don't hold onto
the tail of your kite

  Fmaj7Fmaj7                  G minorGm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
BB|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G+G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
  I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

  Dm/A            Bb majorBb              Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb
e|-1---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
BB|-3---------------------------3-----------------------------1------------3----------|
G+G|-2---------------------------3-----------------------------2------------3----------|
D MajorD|-0---------------------------3-----------------------------3------------3----------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
   kiss away the night. This girl only sleeps with, butter – flie – hie - hies

        Dm/A        Bb majorBb
e|-------------1------------------1-----------------------|
BB|-------------3------------------3-----------------------|
G+G|-------------2------------------3-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------0------------------3-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------0------------------1-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
  With butter – flie – hie – i-i-ies

        Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb           Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb
e|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
BB|-------------1------------3-----------------------1------3--------|
G+G|-------------2------------3-----------------------2------3--------|
D MajorD|-------------3------------3-----------------------3------3--------|
A augmentedA|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
E MajorE|-------------1------------------------------------1---------------|
  With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly
boy

        Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bb majorBb            Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb
e|-------------0------------1------------------------0------1--------|
BB|-------------1------------3------------------------1------3--------|
G+G|-------------2------------3------------------------2------3--------|
D MajorD|-------------3------------3------------------------3------3--------|
A augmentedA|-------------0------------1------------------------0------1--------|
E MajorE|-------------1-------------------------------------1---------------|
  With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly then
boy

        Dm/A        Bb majorBb
e|-------------1------------------1-------------------------|
BB|-------------3------------------3-------------------------|
G+G|-------------2------------------3-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------0------------------3-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------0------------------1-------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
  With butter – flie – hie – i-i-ies

  Fmaj7Fmaj7     Bb majorBb                 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|-0-------------1-----------------------------------0------|
BB|-1-------------3-----------------------------------1------|
G+G|-2-------------3-----------------------------------2------|
D MajorD|-3-------------3-----------------------------------3------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------1-----------------------------------0------|
E MajorE|-1-------------------------------------------------1------|
  With butter – flie – hie - hies. So go on and fly
boy


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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Chords Instructions:
Fmaj7Fmaj7   1 0 3 2 1 0
Bb majorBb     x 1 3 3 3 1
G minorGm     3 5 5 3 3 3
A minorAm     x 0 2 2 1 0
C majorC     x 3 2 0 1 0
Dm/A    x 0 0 2 3 1

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