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Mar 2021
D
I was feeling ecstatic
G
when I went to the attic
A
and found my auld busking
D
Guitar

D
But I felt consternation
G
I disturbed hibernation
A
at first it seemed quite
D
Bazaar

D
When I blew off the dust
G
it smelt like old must
A
but t'was time to give it a
D
bar

D
It was then I heard flapping
G
which sounded like clapping
A
my first ever round of
D
applause

D
It stayed with the beat
G
while tapping my feet
A
I kept playing despite all my
D
Flaws

D
I took early retirement
G
though its not a requirement
A
But bad buskers all get
D
menopause

D
I'm strumming the strings
G
and the echo it rings
A
but no jingling of coins as they
D
Fall

D
So I play here alone
G
as to what I was prone
A
never made it to Carnegie
D
Hall

Chorus

D
Time to call it a day
G
as they used to say
A
for no encores or no curtain
D
call

D
Time to call it a day
G
as they used to say
A
for no encores or no curtain
D
call

D
Time to call it a day
G
as they used to say
A
for no encores or no curtain
D
call

Outro

D
There's a butterfly
A
in my
G
guitar

D
There's a butterfly
A
in my
G
guitar

D
There's a butterfly
A
in my
G
guitar


Ps.

When playing the Outro
it is imperative that the
pick hits the woodwork
of the sound chamber to
simulate the Butterfly *****.

Also, it needs to be sung
with a Tennessee/Texas
accent preferably akin to
the "Bad Blake"character.
Ryan O'Leary
Written by
Ryan O'Leary  Mallow.
(Mallow.)   
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