Siberian Butterfly chords by Bob Mould

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
A        Em
Watch me fly,
       D              A
Like a rainbow in the sky
                 Em            D
Winter comes and renders everything
   G         A     G
In black and white


Verse 2:
A             Em
I see all the butterflies,
    D                A
You captured on your way
               Em
Chloroform and needles
        D        G       A     G
Pinning wings to your display

Chorus:
A         G   D
You can’t see me,
A         G   D
You can’t feel me,
A         G   D
You can’t catch me,
A         G   D
You can’t touch me,
A   G   D
Now,
   A        G  D   A  G  D
My Siberian butter fly


Verse 3:
A           Em
Across this land,
      D             A
There are no nature scenes
            Em                D     G       A
Instead you drill and pillage everything of beauty.


Verse 4:
A           Em
In you biosphere,
    D                  A
You pin these wings so dear
                Em
If you touch my chitin
       D      G     A      G  A
Surely I will disappear.


Chorus:
A         G   D
You can’t see me,
A         G   D
You can’t feel me,
A         G   D
You can’t touch me,
A         G   D
You can’t keep me,
A   G   D
Now,
   A        G  D   A   G  D
My Siberian butter-fly


Bridge:
B                             D
You were chasing me through a dream,
                 G
Origami and gabardine
G
All the fields of my past are
F#m
Shiny glass and steel,
E                      D
Every Sunday the local men,
D
Gather up at the barn and,
F#m
When the sun goes down the sky.
   G
Is filled with rainbow butterflies.


Instrumental:
A   Em7  D  A
A   Em  D  G  A  G  A
A   Em  D  A
A   Em  D  G  A  G  A


Chorus:
A         G   D
You can’t see me,
A         G    D
You can’t feel me,
A         G    D
You can’t keep me,
A         G    D
You don’t need me
A   G   D
Now,
   A        G  D   A   G  D
My Siberian butter-fly


Outro:
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