Chord transcription by Mikayel Abazyan mikayelabazyan@yahoo.com
Playing tips
Small letters denote single notes, while capital letters stand for chords, like C = c e g.
Most probably, someone with better knowledge of the musical structures and skills in
identifying the correct chords will say "Hey, this is a simple G7-5sus2maj@#$ chord!" - you
are always welcome to correct me. Please keep in mind that I tried to put on a piece of
paper what my fingers told me was right, and it is not always that my ears give their
approval for what is written, so please take this with understanding that this is just a
hint of how to play. The recorded music IS the ultimate source of everything, not my
transcription. Anyway...
G 3-2-0-0-0-x
G/f 1-2-0-0-0-x
Em(add2) 0-2-2-0-0-2
G6 1-2-0-0-0-0
A7/g x-0-2-0-2-3 (keyboard: g/ g-c#-e-a)
Bm(5-)7 (keyboard: b-d-f-a)
Intro: Am Bm7
G G/f
Butterflies on the wheel
Em C
of a world that turns unyieldingly...
Am C
every fragile beating wing
Am Bm
moves the motor of the thing,
Em(add2) Em
oh, Ga - ia!
G G/f
Butterflies stir a breeze
Em C
and the ripples flow unceasingly:
Am C
far away the cyclones swirl.
Am Bm
It's a whole, connected world.
Em(add2) Em
oh, Ga - ia!
Bm G G7 G6
Wipe those tears from your tired eyes:
Bm G G7 Am Bm Bm C#m
every breath you take a sacred sigh.
A A7/g F#m D Bm D Bm C#m
A A7/g
Butterflies on the wheel
F#m D
making order out of chaos
Bm D
and each ripple in the air
Bm C#m
turns the motor everywhere.
Bridge:
D C G F D# G(+a) G
Bm G G7 G6
Cry those tears, then dry those tired eyes:
Bm G G7 G Bm(5-)7 Em f-a-b
every breath you take keeps you alive.
G G/f
Butterflies as we are
Em C
freeze in flight beneath the starry sky
Am C
but the ghosts fly on and on...
Am Bm
in this sense we all belong,
Em(add2) Em
oh, Ga - ia!
Am C
And the sum of all the parts
Bm D
is the all-forgiving heart
Bm Em(add2) Em
of Ga - ia!
Bridge:
D C G F D# G(+a) G
Outro: Am Bm7
Em(add2) Em
oh, Ga - ia!