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[Verse 1]
Em          Em
  Balisong, sweet balisong
          Em                              Em
I'm gonna keep her in my pocket, till the right time comes along
         Em             Em
I got my balisong in my pocket so long
           Em                                   Em
And when I need her don't you know, she's gonna sing that sweet song

[Pre-Chorus]
       G                           G
Listen mother, mother, hey mother, stop your nagging
          G                             G
Cause you know it doesn't matter to me, no
        G                               G
I don't believe it when you say a word about my baby
        G                                 G N.C.
If it's true, then only she could tell me so

[Chorus]
        C
I said, no
             Eb                  F             Bb
You know you lost her, now she's with somebody new
             Bb             Dm     Eb
Playing with someone in the shadows
Eb               F       G
Running with the shadows

[Interlude]
G   G   G   G
G   G   G   G

[Verse 2]
Em             Em
  Butterfly, sharp butterfly
             Em                                   Em
She might be pretty, but be warned, that when she cuts, she makes 'em cry
        Em                  Em
I got my  butterfly, always hiding by my side
           Em                                         Em
And if you need her, don't you know, she'll shine her way into your eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
           G                              G
So, listen brother, brother, hey brother, stop your bragging
          G                             G
Cause you know it doesn't matter to me, no
          G                             G
I don't believe it when you say a word about my baby
        G                                 G N.C.
If it's true, then only she could tell me so

[Chorus]
        C
I said, no
             Eb                  F             Bb
You know you lost her, now she's with somebody new
             Bb             Dm     Eb
Playing with someone in the shadows
Eb               F       G
Running with the shadows

[Refrain]
G             B   C
No one in the windows
     C            D   G
Only where nobody knows
      G           B    C
Yeah, only in the shadows
  C                D          Em
I know because she told me so

[Interlude]
Em    Em    Em    Em
Em    Em    Em    E

[Break]
           N.C.
So, listen mother, mother, hey mother, stop your nagging

Cause you know it doesn't matter to me, no, no, no

I don't believe it when you say a word about my baby

If it's true, then only she could tell me so

[Chorus]
        C
I said, no
             Eb                  F             Bb
You know you lost her, now she's with somebody new
             Bb             Dm     Eb
Playing with someone in the shadows
Eb               F       G
Running with the shadows

[Refrain]
G             B   C
No one in the windows
     C            D   G
Only where nobody knows
      G           B    C
Yeah, only in the shadows
  C                D          G
I know because she told me so

[Coda]
  G                B       C
I know because she told me so
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so
  G                B       C
I know because she told me so
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so

  G                B       C
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  G                B       C
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so (Told me so)

[Outro]
  G                B       C
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  G                B       C
I know because she told me so (Told me so)
  C                D       G
I know because she told me so (Told me so)

G  C
G  Em