Christina Perri - Butterfly: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Butterfly" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Butterfly Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Christina Perri

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Butterfly" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am
You're a pretty butterfly and
G
You keep on passing by
 D/F#
You never land inside my hands
      F
Your home is in the sky

And there's a lesson waiting to be learned
The fire starters always get the burns
And the good guys never get the girl
And shooting stars cannot fix the world

Chorus:
    F
And I've made the same mistakes
      C/E     G   F
But I won't this time
      C      G   F
No I won't this time

And you're a pretty butterfly
And I believed all your lies
I'm blinded by your sideways smile
And the kindness in your eyes

But there's a limit to your flight
I can offer you a better life
But you keep on flying from the light
And I've lost my faith in wrong and right

Chorus

    C
I know exactly what you'll do
  Am
I made damn sure I studied you
     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
    F
But I am wrong every time
    G                  C Am F G
You only know how to fly



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Butterfly" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Butterfly" by Christina Perri.