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Butterfly

sung by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem LemmerHard

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How to read it: play the letters left to right; the word under them is the word you sing. A plain letter is a white key from Middle C up; ^C is one higher, B↓ one lower, G# the black key to the right, and – means keep singing the same word.

Intro

G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C
G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C G ^G
^C ^C ^G ^C ^C ^D – ^C –
G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C
G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C G ^G ^C ^C ^G – –
^D –

Verse 1

C D – E E E D C D –There are times when I stand by a mirror
C E E E E D C –to take a close look at myself
D E D C B↓ –and the face that I see
C D E –looking right back at me
E E C –wishes it was
A↓ –someone else
^C –But there
–is
A C D –only one you
E F G F – A↓ F –a fragment of light from above
E E E A A –that would joyfully serve
B ^C ^C ^D –and cling to Hashem
–
E E D C –if only it knew
C –the depth
C C C A B –of His love

Chorus

^C ^C B A G G –Time to leave your cocoon,
G A – B B A G A B –my dear butterfly, show yourself and the world
A G A G F Gjust how very high
F E D C D –You can fly, you can soar
–
A↓ A↓ F E D C A↓ C –once you unlock the door,
A↓ A↓ G F E C C –and Hashem will be there at your side

Interlude

G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C
G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C G ^G
^C ^C ^G ^C ^C ^D – ^C –
G ^D ^D ^D ^D ^C G ^D ^D
^D ^D ^C G ^G ^C ^C ^G – –

Verse 2

C D –There are times
E E D C D –when I hear music playing
C E E – D C –but it's more a lament than a song
D E D C B↓ –I'm so used to the pain
C D E –of its tragic refrain
E C –that whispers
A↓ –“You don't belong”
^C –But there
–is
A C D –only one you
E F G F –a Neshama most
A↓ F –precious and sweet
E E E E A A –Our lives are a chorus
B ^C ^C ^D –in praise of Hashem
E E D C –and when your voice
C C C C C C C C C Cis missing, the song's
C – A B ^C –incomplete

Chorus

^C B A G G –Time to leave your cocoon,
G A –my dear butterfly,
B B A G A B –show yourself and the world
A G A G F G G F E D C D –just how very high, you can fly, you can soar
A↓ A↓ F E D C A↓ C –once you unlock the door,
A↓ A↓ G F E C C C D E –and Hashem will be there at your side

Link

D F E – C D E
D G E D C C D E
D ^C B G C –
C D E D F E D C C D E
D G E D C C D E
D ^C B G C D –

Verse 3

C D – E E E D C D –I've been told every soul sent from heaven
C E E E E D C –has its very own mountain to climb
D E D E D –Though some do prevail,
G↓ G↓ C D E –many stumble and fail
A↓ – C B↓ G↓ E↓ E↓ G↓ A↓ –and I know not which fate will be mine
B –But there
–is
A C D –only one you
E F G F – A↓ F –with a calling of your very own
– E E E A A –The road may be long,
B ^D ^C B –a test of the heart
E E D C –But you'll never,
G↓ G↓ C E –no, never, have to walk it
A B ^C –alone

Chorus

B A G G –Time to leave your cocoon,
G A A – B B A G A B –my dear butterfly, show yourself and the world
A G A B ^C ^Cjust how very high
^C ^C ^D ^C B –You can fly, you can soar
–
A↓ A↓ F E D C A↓ C –once you unlock the door, and Hashem will be there at your side
A↓ A↓ G F E –yes, He'll always be there at our side

Ending

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The sheet

Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 1Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 2Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 3Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 4Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 5Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 6Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 7Butterfly by Abie Rotenberg & Shulem Lemmer – keyboard letter-key sheet page 8
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