Black Butterfly (Celebration of the Kings) - Deniece Williams Chords
Tempo:
64.425 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Dm
C
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[F] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so contained, [Bb] takes flight, [Am] as the [Dm] darkness gives way [C] to [Bb] the [Am] [C] dawn.
[Gm] [F] You [C] survived, [Bb] now your moment [C] has arrived, [Bb] now your [C] dream has finally [G] been [D] born.
[Gm] [Am] Black butterflies, [F] spread across [C] the [Ab] water, tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, [F] the [C] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [A] so the ages [Am] win the chicken [Bb] can chew wings.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] While you slept, [F] the [Am] promise [Bb] was [Am] unkept, but your [Dm] fate was as sure [Bb] as the [F] stars.
[Gm] [Am] Now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
[Dm] [C] Black butterfly, [Dm] [Em] spread across the water, [Eb] tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle brings.
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, [Bb] the [Am] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [E] so the way you can, [Am]
[Dm] let your courage light and [Bb] send it [F] soaring.
[A]
[Dm] Write your time in the [F] [Bb] [Am] sky, [Gm] so that all [F] can read it, [Bb] [F]
[C] that our dream conceiving truth, [A] never not [G] [A]
[D] butterfly.
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[C] [D] [A] [Gb] [B]
[Em] [D] [G] [Gm] Cause [F] now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how [C] proud and beautiful [D] you are.
[Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] Across the waters, [Eb] tell your [Gm] sons and your daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
[Bb] Black [Am] butter,
[Dm] [Am] the sky on fire, [Ab] rise up [Gm] even higher, [Em] so the ages [Dm] win the chicken can chew wings.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [E] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[N]
[F] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so contained, [Bb] takes flight, [Am] as the [Dm] darkness gives way [C] to [Bb] the [Am] [C] dawn.
[Gm] [F] You [C] survived, [Bb] now your moment [C] has arrived, [Bb] now your [C] dream has finally [G] been [D] born.
[Gm] [Am] Black butterflies, [F] spread across [C] the [Ab] water, tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, [F] the [C] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [A] so the ages [Am] win the chicken [Bb] can chew wings.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] While you slept, [F] the [Am] promise [Bb] was [Am] unkept, but your [Dm] fate was as sure [Bb] as the [F] stars.
[Gm] [Am] Now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
[Dm] [C] Black butterfly, [Dm] [Em] spread across the water, [Eb] tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle brings.
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, [Bb] the [Am] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [E] so the way you can, [Am]
[Dm] let your courage light and [Bb] send it [F] soaring.
[A]
[Dm] Write your time in the [F] [Bb] [Am] sky, [Gm] so that all [F] can read it, [Bb] [F]
[C] that our dream conceiving truth, [A] never not [G] [A]
[D] butterfly.
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[C] [D] [A] [Gb] [B]
[Em] [D] [G] [Gm] Cause [F] now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how [C] proud and beautiful [D] you are.
[Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] Across the waters, [Eb] tell your [Gm] sons and your daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
[Bb] Black [Am] butter,
[Dm] [Am] the sky on fire, [Ab] rise up [Gm] even higher, [Em] so the ages [Dm] win the chicken can chew wings.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [E] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Dm
C
Am
F
Bb
Dm
C
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
[F] _ [Bb] Morning light, [C] so contained, [Bb] takes flight, [Am] as the [Dm] darkness gives way [C] to [Bb] the [Am] [C] dawn.
[Gm] _ [F] You [C] survived, [Bb] now your moment [C] has arrived, [Bb] now your [C] dream has finally [G] been [D] born. _
[Gm] _ [Am] Black butterflies, [F] _ spread across [C] the [Ab] water, tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings. _
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, _ [F] the [C] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [A] so the ages [Am] win the chicken [Bb] can chew wings.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ [Bb] While you slept, [F] the [Am] promise [Bb] was [Am] unkept, but your [Dm] fate was as sure [Bb] as the [F] stars. _
[Gm] _ [Am] Now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are. _ _
[Dm] _ [C] Black butterfly, _ [Dm] _ [Em] spread across the water, [Eb] tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle brings. _
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, _ [Bb] the [Am] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [E] so the way you can, [Am] _
[Dm] let your courage light and [Bb] send it [F] soaring.
[A]
[Dm] Write your time in the _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] sky, [Gm] so that all [F] can read it, [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[C] that our dream conceiving truth, [A] never not [G] _ [A]
[D] butterfly.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] Cause [F] now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how [C] proud and beautiful [D] you _ are.
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] Across the waters, [Eb] tell your [Gm] sons and your daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
_ [Bb] Black [Am] butter, _
[Dm] _ [Am] the sky on fire, [Ab] rise up [Gm] even higher, [Em] so the ages [Dm] win the chicken can chew wings.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F] _ [Bb] Morning light, [C] so contained, [Bb] takes flight, [Am] as the [Dm] darkness gives way [C] to [Bb] the [Am] [C] dawn.
[Gm] _ [F] You [C] survived, [Bb] now your moment [C] has arrived, [Bb] now your [C] dream has finally [G] been [D] born. _
[Gm] _ [Am] Black butterflies, [F] _ spread across [C] the [Ab] water, tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings. _
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, _ [F] the [C] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [A] so the ages [Am] win the chicken [Bb] can chew wings.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ [Bb] While you slept, [F] the [Am] promise [Bb] was [Am] unkept, but your [Dm] fate was as sure [Bb] as the [F] stars. _
[Gm] _ [Am] Now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are. _ _
[Dm] _ [C] Black butterfly, _ [Dm] _ [Em] spread across the water, [Eb] tell [Gm] your sons and daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle brings. _
[Dm] Black [Am] butter, _ [Bb] the [Am] sky on fire, [Ab] rise [Gm] up even higher, [E] so the way you can, [Am] _
[Dm] let your courage light and [Bb] send it [F] soaring.
[A]
[Dm] Write your time in the _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] sky, [Gm] so that all [F] can read it, [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[C] that our dream conceiving truth, [A] never not [G] _ [A]
[D] butterfly.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] Cause [F] now you're free, [Bb] and the world has [Am] come to see, [Bb] just how [C] proud and beautiful [D] you _ are.
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] Across the waters, [Eb] tell your [Gm] sons and your daughters, [C] what the [F] struggle [C] brings.
_ [Bb] Black [Am] butter, _
[Dm] _ [Am] the sky on fire, [Ab] rise up [Gm] even higher, [Em] so the ages [Dm] win the chicken can chew wings.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _