Zac Brown Band – Butterfly (Guitar)

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As recorded by Zac Brown Band feat. Dolly Parton (From the 2025 Album LOVE & FEAR) [Intro] C G Am F [Verse 1]
C
Innocence doesn't last for long

        Em
But whatever don't kill you makes you strong

C7                              F        Fm
Night is always darkest right before the dawn

   C
So you can let down your armor guard gotta

C
Make room for who you are

    C7                                       F
The calloused hands that had held on to your heart

      Fm         C
Gotta be pulled apart

C
Like reflections on white powder snow

                               C7
Your light was always bound to be shown

C7
There's a beauty in your eyes

       F               Fm
It's a wonder to behold
[Chorus]
      C             G
Butterfly, you will see

               Am
You're so much stronger than you think you are

    F
You just have to believe

        C              E7
You can fly, mend your wings

    Am
Any moment you can free yourself

    F              Fm              C   F
And fly out of the darkness, butterfly
[Verse 2]
C
Every branch broke on your family tree, you know you're

Cmaj7
Better than what they couldn't be

C7                            F                     Fm
You don't have to practice anything that they preach

C
Those that don't matter often mind

C
And those that mind don't matter

                    C7
Don't you pass them by (Don't you pass them by)

          F                     Fm
Oh you'll learn in time (You'll learn in time)

C
 Like reflections on white powder snow

                               C7
Your light was always bound to be shown

C7
There's a beauty in your eyes

       F              Fm
It's a wonder to behold
[Chorus]
      C             G
Butterfly, you will see

               Am
You're so much stronger than you think you are

    F
You just have to believe

        C              E7
You can fly, mend your wings

    Am
Any moment you can free yourself

    F              Fm              C
And fly out of the darkness, butterfly (Butterrfly)
[Bridge]
Em
 There'll be times (There'll be times)

          F
When your faith is gone (When your faith is gone)

        C
Give it one more day (one more day)

     G                        E Am
Keep holding on (Keep holding on)

Am
Oh it's not what they say

          Bb
It's what you believe

             F
That's gonna break the chains

                            Em     A
Changing you to what you're gonna be
[Chorus]
D                  A
Butterfly, now you see

               Bm
You're so much stronger than you think you are

G              A
Now that you believe

        D                              Gb7
You can fly (You can fly), spread your wings (Spread your wings)

           Bm                       A
And in the moment you will free yourself

G              Gm              D
Fly out of the darkness, butterfly (Butterfly)

G              Gm
Fly out of the darkness

      A
Butterfly