27th February 2001, 9.49pm
THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR by THE JAM
Written by Paul Weller
Wicked B-side to the wicked single ‘Strange Town’ (Polydor, POSP 34, 1979)
Chords used:
Em: 07500x C: x32013
Am7: 575xxx F: 133211
Bm7: 797xxx D: xx0232
G: 320033
A: x02220
INTRO:
Em
————–|————–|
————–|————–|
————–|————–| (x2)
——–5—–|——–5—–|
—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|
–0———–|–0———–|
VERSE:
Em Bm7
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
——–5—–|——–5—–|——–7—–|——–7—–|–|
—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|—–9—–9–|—–9—–9–|–|
–0———–|–0———–|–7———–|–7———–|–|
Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
——–5—–|——–7—–|——–5—–|——–7—–|–|
—–7—–7–|—–9—–9–|—–7—–7–|—–9—–9–|–|
–5———–|–7———–|–5———–|–7———–|–|
Em
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
——–5—–|——–5—–|——–5—–|——–5—–|–|
—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|–|
–0———–|–0———–|–0———–|–0———–|–|
REPEAT VERSE THREE TIMES
CHORUS:
G A C G D
–3—–3–3–|–0—–0–0–|–3–3—–3–|—–2–2–2–|–|
–3—–3–3–|–2—–2–2–|–1–1—–3–|—–3–3–3–|–|
–0—–0–0–|–2—–2–2–|–0–0—–0–|—–2–2–2–|–| (x4)
–0—–0–0–|–2—–2–2–|–2–2—–0–|—–0–0–0–|–|
–2—–2–2–|–0—–0–0–|–3–3—–2–|————–|–|
–3—–3–3–|————–|———–3–|————–|–|
–1–1–1–1–|—–1–1–1–|–|
–1–1–1–1–|—–1–1–1–|–|
–2–2–2–2–|—–2–2–2–|–|
–3–3–3–3–|—–3–3–3–|–|
–3–3–3–3–|—–3–3–3–|–|
–1–1–1–1–|—–1–1–1–|–|
REPEAT INTRO
REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO
REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS
then…
D
–2–2–2–2–|–2–2–2—–|–|
–3–3–3–3–|–3–3–3—–|–|
–2–2–2–2–|–2–2–2—–|–|
–0–0–0–0–|–0–0–0—–|–|
————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|–|
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO
Em Bm7
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
——–5—–|——–5—–|——–7—–|——–7—–|–|
—–7—–7–|—–7—–7–|—–9—–9–|—–9—–9–|–|
–0———–|–0———–|–7———–|–7———–|–|
Am7 Bm7 Am7 Em
————–|————–|————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|————–|–0———–|–|
————–|————–|————–|–0———–|–|
——–5—–|——–7—–|–5———–|–5———–|–|
—–7—–7–|—–9—–9–|—–7–5–7–|–7———–|–|
–5———–|–7———–|————–|–0———–|–|
————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|–|
————–|————–|–|
——-5h7p5–|————–|–|
————–|–7———–|–|
————–|————–|–|
Note: The chorus is just a guess cos the guitars pretty low on the
record – it sounds okay on guitar though. Oh, and the last
two bars are played by the bass but if you’re playing on your
own it finishes the song off properly. Have fun. Bye!
