Butterfly In Reverse — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Butterfly In Reverse by Counting Crows (key of G).
Intro
[C] [Am] [G]
Chorus
[C]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [G]world
They [Am]took a lot of time [C]getting it [G]right on this girl
I said [C]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [G]world[Gmaj7]
They [Em]did a lot of things right on this[A] girl
Verse 1
[F#m] Had a lot of [Bm]girlfriends
[G]I should have [D]known them
[Am]Click your heels and [C]count back from [G]three
[F#m] Do you wanna [Bm7]go back?
[G]You should have [D]known that
The [Am]butterfly in [C]reverse here is [Gmaj7]me
Chorus
[C]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [Gmaj7]world
They [Am]took a lot of time [C]getting it [G]right on this girl
I said [Cmaj7]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [G]world[Gmaj7]
They [Em]did a lot of things [D]right on this[A] [Em][C][A]girl[D]
Post-Chorus
[Cm7] Where'd you wanna [F]go to
With [A#maj7]nothing [D#maj7]beside you
But [Bm7]webbing and [E7]curfews and [A]rain?
[Cm7] And everything that [F]hurts you
Is [A#]locked up [D#]inside you
Like [Am7]butterflies with wings
And [D]other perfect [D7]things
Verse 2
We go [F#m7] swimming in the [Bm7]sunshine
[G]Dangling from [D]clotheslines
[Am7]Separate and [Cmaj7]fall into [Gmaj7]me
[F#m] And did you ever [Bm]seen me?
[G]Me [D]absolutely?
[Am]Me, but all [C]you, but still[G] me?
Chorus
[C]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [Gmaj7]world
They [Am]took a lot of time [C]getting it [G]right on this girl
I said [C]Mary Anne, you're [Am]better than the [G]world[Gmaj7]
They [Em]did a lot of things [D]right on this
[A]They did a lot of things right on this
[Em]They did a lot of things [D]right on this [A] [Em][C]girl[D][A]
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