Papillon Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays482

Papillon by Blanco White is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, C, Am and Dsus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro G  D  Em  (2x)

    
G               D           Em 
This room has a window that calls 
     G                D            Em 
That tells you you've been there before 
  C              G 
A sundial in the sky 
          G               D           Em 
The only reminder of the days passing by 
G             D      Em 
You, my old solitary friend 
G               D             Em 
For you I would wait 'til the end 
     C                 G 
Just running down the time 
                 G          D         Em 
With all of our yesterdays left far behind 
     Am                   Em 
Your debts have all been paid 

      Am           Em  Dsus2 
So go on and walk away 
   Am                    Em 
I hope out there you'll stay on 
G               D      Em 
Where we won't cry no more 

( Em  G  G  D  Em ) 
( Em  G  G  D  Em ) 

    G                D              Em 
The truth turns the needle through north 
     G            D          Em 
And trusts us to follow its course 
     C                  G 
But sometimes it's the lie 
                    G            D        Em 
That takes the day trembling in all its denial 
     G        D         Em 
Now only one ruling is left 
     G       D                   Em 
When no one believes they'll be next 
     C                 G 
And trails too far to find 
               G              D            Em 
If every damn stranger's got something to hide 
     Am             Em 
But guards are overthrown 
                Am                 Em  Dsus2 
The way is wide open for all who'd go 
      Am            Em 
It's never been so close now 
     G             D       Em 
And there we won't cry no more 

( Em  G  G  D  Em ) 
( Em  G  G  D  Em ) 

     G             D       Em 
And there we won't cry no more 
 G              D      Em 
There we won't cry no more 
 G              D      Em 
There we won't cry no more 
 G              D      Em 
There we won't cry no more 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante