Butterfly Knives
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CAPO: 1st fret
[Verso 1]
N.C. D5
I feel absurd, absurdly bored
(D5)
Da-da like too mature
(D5)
For all the things I like to do
(D5)
Butterfly Knives, and huffing glue
B5 A5 G5 E5 B5 A5 G5
(trumpet)
[Verso 2]
N.C. D5
And I feel strange, strangely sick
(D5)
Sick and tired, tired of this
(D5)
The vertigo the dizziness
(D5)
The breathing hard, the medicine
B5 A5 G5 E5 B5 A5 G5
(trumpet)
[Verso 3]
N.C. D5
And I feel weird, weirdly OK
(D5)
God, cigarettes and coffee
(D5)
Without the god, with the devil
(D5)
Without the cigs' guess I’ll have to settle for the Jule
B5 A5 G5 E5 B5 A5 G5
(trumpet)
[Verso 4]
N.C. D5
And I feel grand, invincible
(D5)
I can't die cause I'm immortal
(D5)
Forever good and doing wrong
(D5)
Not aware I’m fucking up
B5 A5 G5 E5 B5 A5 G5
(trumpet)
Ending
{No strumming, only picking the base note and 5 note}
D5 G5
But in group we talkd a lot
B5 A5
And we analyzed
D5 G5
The things w needed to cut out
B5 A5
So we could get on with our lives
D5 G5
You said some really mean things while I was in the hospital
B5 A5
Some really mean things while I was dying
D5 G5
I said some really mean things before I got better
B5 A5
While at least I tried
D5
(let ring)
How to play Butterfly Knives
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.