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Sleeps With Butterflies Tab by Tori Amos

Sleeps With Butterflies tab by Tori Amos

Guitar Tab

Key: Bb

Intro:

Fmaj7  Bb
Fmaj7  Bb




Piano melody transcribed for guitar:
                   Fmaj7          Bb                          Fmaj7             Bb
e|-12h13p12----------12h13p12-------------17--12h13p12----------12h13p12------------------|
B|----------13----------------13-------13--------------13----------------13---------------|
G|-------------12-14-------------14-15--------------------12-14-------------12-14---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Electric guitar w/chorus (riff played during verses)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5-------------6---------------------------5-----------------6---|
G|----------------------5---5---------5---7-----------------------5---5-------------5---7-|
D|------------------7h8-------7---7h8-------------------------7h8-------7-------7h8-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 1:
   Fmaj7      Bb                    Fmaj7           Bb               Gm
e|-0----------1---------------------0---------------1----------------3--------|
B|-1----------3---------------------1---------------3----------------3--------|
G|-2----------3---------------------2---------------3----------------3--------|
D|-3----------3---------------------3---------------3----------------5--------|
A|-0----------1---------------------0---------------1----------------5--------|
E|-1--------------------------------1--------------------------------3--------|
    Airplanes, take you away again
are you flying, above where we live?

                  Am                  Bb
e|----------------0-------------------1-----------------|
B|----------------1-------------------3-----------------|
G|----------------2-------------------3-----------------|
D|----------------2-------------------3-----------------|
A|----------------0-------------------1-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
   Then I look up
a glare in my eyes

                C                    Fmaj7
e|--------------0--------------------0------------------|
B|--------------1--------------------1------------------|
G|--------------0--------------------2------------------|
D|--------------2--------------------3------------------|
A|--------------3--------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------1------------------|
  Are you having, regrets about last night?

              Bb                   Fmaj7
e|------------1--------------------0--------------------|
B|------------3--------------------1--------------------|
G|------------3--------------------2--------------------|
D|------------3--------------------3--------------------|
A|------------1--------------------0--------------------|
E|---------------------------------1--------------------|
  I'm not but
I like rivers that, roo-hoo-oosh in

   Bb               Gm
e|-1----------------3-----------------------------------|
B|-3----------------3-----------------------------------|
G|-3----------------3-----------------------------------|
D|-3----------------5-----------------------------------|
A|-1----------------5-----------------------------------|
E|------------------3-----------------------------------|
    So, then I dove in

                    Am                    Bb
e|------------------0---------------------1-------------|
B|------------------1---------------------3-------------|
G|------------------2---------------------3-------------|
D|------------------2---------------------3-------------|
A|------------------0---------------------1-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
  Is there trouble ahead, for you the acrobat

                   C
e|-----------------0------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
   I won't push you, unless you have a net

Chorus:
   Fmaj7                                      Gm
e|-0------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
E|-1------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
   You say the word you know I will find you, or if you need some time
Dm/A                 Bb
e|------------------1-------------------1----------------------------------|
B|------------------3-------------------3----------------------------------|
G|------------------2-------------------3----------------------------------|
D|------------------0-------------------3----------------------------------|
A|------------------0-------------------1----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I don't mind.      I don't hold onto
the tail of your kite

   Fmaj7                                    Gm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
B|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
   I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

   Dm/A                        Bb                            Fmaj7        Bb
e|-1---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
B|-3---------------------------3-----------------------------1------------3----------|
G|-2---------------------------3-----------------------------2------------3----------|
D|-0---------------------------3-----------------------------3------------3----------|
A|-0---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
     kiss away the night. This girl only sleeps with, butter – flie – hie - hies

               Fmaj7        Bb                      Fmaj7  Bb
e|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
B|-------------1------------3-----------------------1------3--------|
G|-------------2------------3-----------------------2------3--------|
D|-------------3------------3-----------------------3------3--------|
A|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
E|-------------1------------------------------------1---------------|
   With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly  then
boy

Verse 2:
   Fmaj7     Bb                             Fmaj7       Bb
e|-0---------1------------------------------0-----------1-------------------------|
B|-1---------3------------------------------1-----------3-------------------------|
G|-2---------3------------------------------2-----------3-------------------------|
D|-3---------3------------------------------3-----------3-------------------------|
A|-0---------1------------------------------0-----------1-------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------------------1-------------------------------------|
     Balloons. Look good from on the ground
I fear with, pins and needles around

   Gm                     Am              Bb
e|-3----------------------0---------------1-------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------1---------------3-------------------------------|
G|-3----------------------2---------------3-------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------2---------------3-------------------------------|
A|-5----------------------0---------------1-------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     We may fall then stumble upon a carousel

                    C
e|------------------0------------------------------------|
B|------------------1------------------------------------|
G|------------------0------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------------------------------------|
A|------------------3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
   It could take us, any -hee -where -re

Chorus:
   Fmaj7                                      Gm
e|-0------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-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
e|-1-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     I don't, hold onto the, tail of your kite

   Fmaj7                                    Gm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
B|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
   I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

   Dm/A                        Bb
e|-1---------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------3-------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------3-------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------1-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
     kiss away the night. This girl     this girl

Chorus:
   Fmaj7                                      Gm
e|-0------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-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
e|-1-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     I don't hold onto
the tail of your kite

   Fmaj7                                    Gm
e|-0----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
B|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D|-3----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
   I'm not like the girls that you've known
but I believe I'm worth coming home to

   Dm/A                        Bb                            Fmaj7        Bb
e|-1---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
B|-3---------------------------3-----------------------------1------------3----------|
G|-2---------------------------3-----------------------------2------------3----------|
D|-0---------------------------3-----------------------------3------------3----------|
A|-0---------------------------1-----------------------------0------------1----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
     kiss away the night. This girl only sleeps with, butter – flie – hie - hies

               Dm/A               Bb
e|-------------1------------------1-----------------------|
B|-------------3------------------3-----------------------|
G|-------------2------------------3-----------------------|
D|-------------0------------------3-----------------------|
A|-------------0------------------1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   With butter – flie – hie – i-i-ies

               Fmaj7        Bb                      Fmaj7  Bb
e|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
B|-------------1------------3-----------------------1------3--------|
G|-------------2------------3-----------------------2------3--------|
D|-------------3------------3-----------------------3------3--------|
A|-------------0------------1-----------------------0------1--------|
E|-------------1------------------------------------1---------------|
   With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly
boy




               Fmaj7        Bb                       Fmaj7  Bb
e|-------------0------------1------------------------0------1--------|
B|-------------1------------3------------------------1------3--------|
G|-------------2------------3------------------------2------3--------|
D|-------------3------------3------------------------3------3--------|
A|-------------0------------1------------------------0------1--------|
E|-------------1-------------------------------------1---------------|
   With butter – flie – hie – hies. So go on and fly then
boy

               Dm/A               Bb
e|-------------1------------------1-------------------------|
B|-------------3------------------3-------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------3-------------------------|
D|-------------0------------------3-------------------------|
A|-------------0------------------1-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
   With butter – flie – hie – i-i-ies

   Fmaj7         Bb                                  Fmaj7
e|-0-------------1-----------------------------------0------|
B|-1-------------3-----------------------------------1------|
G|-2-------------3-----------------------------------2------|
D|-3-------------3-----------------------------------3------|
A|-0-------------1-----------------------------------0------|
E|-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:
Fmaj7      1 0 3 2 1 0
Bb         x 1 3 3 3 1
Gm         3 5 5 3 3 3
Am         x 0 2 2 1 0
C          x 3 2 0 1 0
Dm/A       x 0 0 2 3 1

Published: January 4, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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