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Took the ^Ebgrand prize you and your eyes^Ebdim7 Butterfly light^{Bb Eb/G Bb} Esc^Ab(b5)/Daping the ^Ebreach Of their fangs and their ^Ebmclaws Such a pale little thing ^{Bb Dm/A G} In your lily-white ^Cmskin ^DbHigh up on the di^Abving board ^Gm

^Gm And the ^Db/Ebview from the ^Abdiving board^Gm