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Capo on 3rd Fret and chords relative to capo
GIt started out with a kissAm  
Amand it went a little something like this,Em  
Emyour gonna start 11 steps behiCnd me
GOne day you'll catch up and Am  
Amwe'll fall so in love aEmnd finally 
Ci will get to tell you that
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something special
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something special
GNext thing came my stuff,Am  
buAmt 1 drawer wasnt enough, Em  
so Emyou started cleaning out your cCloset,
Gmy favourite thing to do is spend my Amtime with youEm  
and it didnt take me long to figure out Cthat
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something special
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something.....
GBut the truth is sometimes
Amyou make me so angry
Emthat my heart hits the ground...C  
GAnd the truth is that we don't always see level, Am  
Embut know what i've foundC  
CWhat we have makes the world go round!
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something special
GYou are the one for me boy, 
Amyou give me butterflies
from my head to my feetAm  
Emand i knew from day 1
Cthat you were something.....
(ohhhh, special)
GSo hold me tight and tell me that you love me,Am  
(you were special x2)
sAmo in love from my head to my feet Em  
Cyeah...
(ohhhh, you were something special)
GHold me tight and tell me that you love me,Am  
(ahhh, you were something special)
Amso in love from my head to my feet Em  
Cyeah...
(head to my feet)
CYou were something specialG  
(ahhhh)
(Yeahh)
EmI knew from day 1 that you were something....C  G  

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Butterflies

by Liz Coyles

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3rd Fret and chords relative to capo

G Am

It started out with a kiss

Am Em

and it went a little something like this,

Em C

your gonna start 11 steps behind me

G Am

One day you'll catch up and

Am Em

we'll fall so in love and finally

i will get to tell you that

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something special

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something special

G Am

Next thing came my stuff,

Am Em

but 1 drawer wasnt enough,

Em C

so you started cleaning out your closet,

G Am Em

my favourite thing to do is spend my time with you

and it didnt take me long to figure out that

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something special

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something.....

But the truth is sometimes

you make me so angry

Em C

that my heart hits the ground...

G Am

And the truth is that we don't always see level,

Em C

but know what i've found

What we have makes the world go round!

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something special

You are the one for me boy,

you give me butterflies

from my head to my feet

and i knew from day 1

that you were something.....

(ohhhh, special)

G Am

So hold me tight and tell me that you love me,

(you were special x2)

Am Em

so in love from my head to my feet

yeah...

(ohhhh, you were something special)

G Am

Hold me tight and tell me that you love me,

(ahhh, you were something special)

Am Em

so in love from my head to my feet

yeah...

(head to my feet)

C G

You were something special

(ahhhh)

(Yeahh)

Em C G

I knew from day 1 that you were something....

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