Verse 1: (G) (Em) (C) Yesterday I went outside (D) (G) With my momma's mason jar (Em) (Fill) Caught a lovely butterfly (G) (Em) (C) When I woke up today (D) (G) Looked in on my fairy pet (Em) (C) (Fill) She had withered all away (D) No more sighing in her breast
Chorus: (D) (G) I'm sorry for what I did (Em) (C) I did what my body told me to (D) (G) I didn't mean to do you harm (G7) (C) (D) Everytime I pin down what I think I want (G) (Fill) It slips away - the ghost (C) slips away
Verse 2 (G) (Em) (C) I smell you on my hand for days (D) (G) I can't wash away your scent (Em) (Fill) If I'm a dog then you're a bitch (G) (Em) (C) I guess you're as real as me (C) (D) Maybe I can live with that (Em) (C) Maybe I need fantasies (Fill) (D) A life of chasing butterfly
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Verse 3: (G) (Em) (C) I told you I would return (D) (G) When the robin makes his nest (G) (Em) (C) But I ain't never coming back (G) (Em) (C) I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry