Butterfly Wings Chords
by Owl City
Butterfly Wings by Owl City is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C, Dm, F, G, Am and C/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C (C)
If I was a raindrop
Dm F
Would you be my thunder storm?
C (C)
It's cold so surround me
G Am F
With rain clouds to keep me warm
G C (C)
I feel like I'm falling
Dm F
So darling, don't let me go
C
The thought is appalling
(C) G
But should I slip away
Am F G
Into the stormy sea will you remember me?
Instrumental: Dm C G Dm C G (2x)
Dm C G
Asleep in our warm cocoons
Dm C G
We dream of lovely things
Dm C G
We're both gonna wake up soon
F C/E
So we hope that tomorrow brings
G C
Us our butterfly wings
C (C)
If I was a grain of sand
Dm F
Would you be Miami Beach?
C (C)
So dusty with starlight
G Am F
Close your eyes and cuddle close to me
G C (C)
I'll try not to wake you
Dm F
Or make a sound while you're dozing off
C
But in the night should the high tide
(C) G
Sweep me away from you
Am F
Tell me again, my dear,
G
Will you be waiting here?
Instrumental: C G Dm F C G Dm F G (2x)
Dm C G
Whenever we leave the ground
Dm C G
And take to the sky
Dm C G
I'll smile as I'm gazing down
F C/E F
'Cause I've always wondered why
G C
We won't need feathers to fly