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Christina Perri - Butterfly Chords

Chord reference Am, D, F, C, G
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] [D] [F] [Am]You’re a pretty butterfly and [G]you keep on passing by [D]You never land inside my hands, your [F]home is in the sky And [Am]there’s a lesson waiting to be learned [G]The fire starters always get the best And the [D]good guys never get the girl And [F]shooting stars cannot fix the world

And [F]I’ve made the same mistakes, but I [C]won’t [G]this [F]time No I [C]won’t [G]this [F]time

[Am] [G] [D] [F] [Am]And you’re a pretty butterfly, [G]and I believed all your lies Blinded by your [D]sideways smile [F]and kindness in your eyes But [Am]there’s a limit to your flight, [G]I can offer you a better life But [D]you keep on flying from the light And [F]I’ve lost my faith in wrong and right

And [F]I’ve made the same mistakes, but I [C]won’t [G]this [F]time No I [C] [G]won’t this [F]time [G] [F] [G]

I [C]know exactly what you’ll do, I [Am]made damn sure I studied you You [F]won’t pick me I am just a breeze, [G]underneath your wings So I [C]pray each night you’ll change your mind And [Am]maybe I am worth the fight, but [F]I am wrong every time You [G]only know how to [C]fly [Am] [F] [G] You only know [C]how to fly, whoa [Am]oh

Artist Christina Perri
Album Head or Heart
Genres Pop
Year 2014
Key Am

How to Play Butterfly on Guitar?

Christina Perri - Butterfly can be played in the key of Am using the Am, D, F, C, G chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Butterfly with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.