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Johnny Stimson – Butterflies Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsGm7 C7 Fmaj7 F G Fdim Fm7 Gbdim Fm F7 Dm7 D7 A Bbm Bbm7 Abmaj7 Gbmaj7

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These are the chords for Butterflies by Johnny Stimson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Gm7  C7 Fmaj7

[Verse 1]
F
 I guess I'm going
   G        Gm7
through a phase
                    C7
I'm feeling kinda low
                    Fmaj7
I never leave the house but
           Fdim
 I'm not home
      Fm7          Gm7
Can't tell if I'm awake,
                  C7
or living in a dream
                Fmaj7
A caterpillar drifting
          Fdim
down a stream

                      Gm7
And I just wanna fly away
             C7
But I can't seem to get my
  F                Gbdim
feet up off the ground
Gm7                C7
Everything is turning
           F
upside down

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[Chorus]
 Fdim   Fm7         Gm7
 Maybe we're just butterflies,
          C7
 butterflies
                 F
Going through a chrysalis
(Oh yeah)
Gbdim      Fm   Gm7
Don't you ever wonder why,
         C7
 wonder why
                    F
We've been going through
     Gbdim
all this
                   Gm7
Maybe there's a cocoon
               C7
around the world
                  F
And we're all dying just
            Gbdim
 to break through
                   Gm7
'Cause we'll be butterflies,
          C7
butterflies
       F
Brand new
Fm7   F7
La-la-la-la

[Verse 2]
Gm7
My consciousness is just
              C7
a state of mind
F                    Dm7     D7
I meditate to metamorphosize
Gm7
 I needed change,
            C7
 I shifted paradigms
F
 Go to Hawaii, get a
  Fdim
whole new life
Gm7                 C7
'Cause I feel the breeze
                       F
just like a second wind
               Fdim
Underneath my wings and
 I'm alive again
Gm7             C7
  Seeing everything
                 F Fmaj7
through a new lens

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[Chorus]

Fdim   Fm7         Gm7
 Maybe we're just butterflies,
          C7
butterflies
                 F
Going through a chrysalis
(Oh yeah)
Gbdim      Fm   Gm7
Don't you ever wonder
              C7
 why, wonder why
We've been going
    F        Gbdim
through all this
                   Gm7
Maybe there's a cocoon
               C7
around the world
                F
And we're all dying just
            Gbdim
 to break through
                   Gm7
'Cause we'll be butterflies,
         C7
 butterflies
       F
Brand new

[Bridge]
Fm7  F   Gm7   C7
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
                   F
Going through a chrysalis
Gbdim       Gm7       C7
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
                F
We won't even remember
      Fmaj7
 this (Oh yeah)
Gm7 C7  F Gbdim Gm7 C7 F

[Chorus]

Gbdim  Fdim        Gm7
Maybe we're just butterflies,
         C7
 butterflies
              A
Oh, we'll be butterflies
       Dm7          Gm7
Butterflies, butterflies,
        C7
butterflies
Brand new

[Outro]
Bbm Bbm7 Fm7 Abmaj7
 Gbmaj7 F Fmaj7 Fm7

How to play Butterflies: key, chords and progression

Butterflies by Johnny Stimson is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 17 chords: Gm7, C7, Fmaj7, F, G, Fdim, Fm7, Gbdim, Fm, F7, Dm7 and D7 and 5 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gm7 – C7 – F – Gbdim (ii7 – V7 – I – ♭ii° in F major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F#m7, B7, Emaj7, E, F#, Edim, Em7, Fdim, Em, E7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 35% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

Fdim chord on guitar (xx3101) — FdimF A♭ C♭

Fm7 chord on guitar (131111) — Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Gbdim chord on guitar (xx4212) — G♭dimG♭ A C

F7 chord on guitar (131211) — F7F A C E♭

Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211) — Dm7D F A C

D7 chord on guitar (xx0212) — D7D F♯ A C

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x) — A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G

Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x) — G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Butterflies chords: questions

What key is Butterflies in?

Butterflies by Johnny Stimson is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Butterflies?

Butterflies uses 17 chords: Gm7, C7, Fmaj7, F, G, Fdim, Fm7, Gbdim, Fm, F7, Dm7, D7 and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of Butterflies?

The main progression is Gm7 – C7 – F – Gbdim (ii7 – V7 – I – ♭ii°).

Is Butterflies easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F#m7, B7, Emaj7, E, F#, Edim, Em7, Fdim, Em, E7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 35% without a capo).

These are the chords for Butterflies by Johnny Stimson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

How to play Butterflies: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Butterflies chords: questions

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