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The Lepidopterist

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(Unfinished) Some of the chords had been changed to play easier in ukulele
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Tone: [C]
Intro:
[Fmaj7] [Ddim] [Em7] [Cdim] [F6] [G7] [C] [Cmaj7] [C7]
 
[Fmaj7] [Ddim] [Em7] [Cdim] [F6] [G7] [C]
 
Verse 1:
[F]You never [G]fail my swallowtail [Em]
[F]Sitting so [G]sweet in the [C]palm of [Cmaj7]my hand [C7]
T[F]o make me feel s[G]afe and fill me with g[Em]race
[G]wings as [G7]pale as the su[C]sun on the sand[A7]sand
[F]Merry and[Ddim] bright[Em7] my cabbage[Cdim] white
[F6]freshly steamed [G7]milk of the m[C]moon[A7]oonlight
[Fmaj7]for you are the m[Ddim]morning the [Em7]noon and the[Cdim]the night
 
[F6] [G7] [C]
Verse 2:
[F]Leaving so [G]soon my holly [Em]blue
[F]Gently you [G7]flew to the [C]ends of[Cmaj7]of the d[C7]day
f[F]fleeting [G]time passing[Em] through as cold evening[Cdim] dew
[F6]a me[G7]mellow rem[C]reminder of [A7]your once [F6]warm breath
of[G7]of rain
 
[C]la la [Cmaj7]la la la la l[C7]la la la la la la [A7]la la la la
[F6]la la la la l[F6]la la la la la [Fm]la
 
Verse 3:
[F]Snail shell s[G]swirl mother of [Em]pearl
[F]locked like a [G]curl 'round my[C] finger[Cmaj7] so ti[C7]ght
T[F]Though [G]I love you [Em]so you're losing your [Cdim]glow
[F]why do you h[G7]have to let go [C] [A7] but
[F]We'll never [G]be so I[Em7]I'll set you [Cdim]free
[F6]up to the c[G7]clouds [C]so [A7]high
[F]For you are the e[Ddim]earth and the [Em7]sea and the sk[Cdim]sky
 
[F]And you were [Ddim]more beautiful w[Em7]when you could [Cdim]fly

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