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I lock the door and lock my Chead
And dream of butterflies instGead
The beauty of their colored wCings
The trees, the grass and pretty thAings
ImaginatBion fills the Cvoid of my existence
DDaddy Gsays "I love you girl, it's not your Cfault
Your mom and me don't get aGlong"
I know he's lying, I know there's Cno such thing as
InexplicablAme I hear, fBmorget, this world iCn bed
And suddenly the sun comes Emup
That's when my Cpets all come Dalive
They cheer me up and tell me
GEverything's alright
Stuffed aDnimals are aEmlways CrightG  
GMy favorite song, my favorite Cshow
I wonder if they even Gknow
Or if they care or if they Ceven notice
I am standing tAmhere
I want my pBmets to come aClive
And cheer me up and tell Dme
GEverything's alright
Stuffed aDnimals are EmalwayCs right
GEverything's alright
Stuffed aDnimals are EmalwayCs rigAhtC  A/D  Cm  
AlrG#ight...C#  A#m  C#m  
GMy eyes all Cred, the baby'Ams wet
And someone Cmhas to get that Gphone
I want my pCets to come Amalive and
Cheer me Cmup and tell me
AlrGightC...Am  Cm  
AlrGightC...Am  Cm  G  
Only bass:
GI lock the door and lock my head
          g  N.C. or instruments 
And dream of butterflies instead

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Butterflies Instead

by K's Choice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

A#m

C#m

I lock the door and lock my head

And dream of butterflies instead

The beauty of their colored wings

The trees, the grass and pretty things

B C

Imagination fills the void of my existence

D G C

Daddy says "I love you girl, it's not your fault

Your mom and me don't get along"

I know he's lying, I know there's no such thing as

Am Bm C

Inexplicable I hear, forget, this world in bed

And suddenly the sun comes up

C D

That's when my pets all come alive

They cheer me up and tell me

Everything's alright

D Em C G

Stuffed animals are always right

G C

My favorite song, my favorite show

I wonder if they even know

Or if they care or if they even notice

I am standing there

Bm C

I want my pets to come alive

And cheer me up and tell me

Everything's alright

D Em C

Stuffed animals are always right

Everything's alright

D Em C A C A/D Cm

Stuffed animals are always right

G# C# A#m C#m

Alright...

G C Am

My eyes all red, the baby's wet

Cm G

And someone has to get that phone

C Am

I want my pets to come alive and

Cheer me up and tell me

G C Am Cm

Alright...

G C Am Cm G

Alright...

Only bass:

I lock the door and lock my head

g N.C. or instruments

And dream of butterflies instead

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