Butterfly Chords
Butterfly by Christina Perri is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Am, Gsus4, C5, Am/F, F, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
Intro-
Am Gsus4 C5 Am/F
Am
You're a pretty butterfly and
Gsus4
You keep on passing by
C5
You never land inside my hands
Am/F
Your home is in the sky
Am
And there's a lesson waiting to be learned
Gsus4
The fire starters always get the best
C5
And the good guys never get the girl
Am/F
And shooting stars cannot fix the world
F
And I've made the same mistakes
C G Am/F
But I won't this time
C G Am/F
No I won't this time
Am Gsus4 C5 Am/F
Am
And you're a pretty butterfly
Gsus4
And I believed all your lies
C5
Blinded by your sideways smile
Am/F
And kindness in your eyes
Am
But there's a limit to your flight
Gsus4
I can offer you a better life
C5
But you keep on flying from the light
Am/F
And I've lost my faith in wrong and right
F
And I've made the same mistakes
C G Am/F
But I won't this time
C G Am/F Gsus4 Am/F Gsus4
No I won't this time
C
I know exactly what you'll do
Am
I made damn sure I studied you
Am/F
You won't pick me I am just a breeze
G
Underneath your wings
C
So I pray each night you'll change your mind
Am
And maybe I am worth the fight
Am/F
But I am wrong every time
G C Am Am/F G
You only know how to fly
C Am
You only know how to fly, whoa oh
Am/F -once (G C* -you can play these chords if you want but
You only, know how to, fly really there are no chords here.)
Have fun and RATE :)
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