Elusive Butterfly:  Bob Lind
 Top of the charts in '66.

#1.
C                      Dm
You might wake up some mornin',
       G7                                  C
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind.
              Dm              G7
And if you're quick enough to rise,
               Dm                  G7               C
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow.

CHORUS:
         Dm         G7          C
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you.
          G7                            C
It's only me persuing something I'm not sure of.
          Dm     G7           C
Across my dream, with nets of wonder,
            G7                           C
I chase the bright, elusive butterfly of love.

#2.

C              Dm
Out on the new horizon,
        G7                           C
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings.
           Dm                  G7
And if the sleep has left your ears,
                Dm               G7              C
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow.

CHORUS:

#3.

C                       Dm
You might have heard my footsteps,
     G7                                 C
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind.
             Dm               G7
I might have even called your name,
         Dm              G7                   C
As I ran searching after something to believe in.
C                      Dm
You might have seen me runnin',
            G7                          C
Through the long abandoned ruins of the dreams you left behind.
       Dm                 G7
If you remember something there
            Dm                G7              C
That glided past you followed close, by heavy breathing.

CHORUS:

ADD (ending):

          Dm         G7      C
Across my dream with nets of wonder,
            G7                          C
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love.  (x2) Fade.

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