A Coat Of Butterflies chords by Kevin Morby

Chords with lyrics

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:
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There's a lighthouse on the water, throwing light back at the shore
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I heard you died trying to swim towards it, now you're living on the river's floor
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I heard the mighty Mississippi took you out with just one punch
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I heard you had the voice of a sweetheart, but the sweetheart was out getting drunk
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And hey man, have you heard Buckley singing Hallelujah?
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He did what Leonard never could to it, gave it wings then away it was
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Number two in England, and they say you're your daddy's son
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But Jeff, if you're anything like me, you only care about America
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Where you're always in someone's wake
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Or you're singing while you're sinking in sand
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And the river's still from far away
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But if you touch her, she will pull you in
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'Cause she's violent and she's stubborn
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And she's ugly but I love her, *******
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 *******

🎸 Chorus:
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 When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming
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 I'd dream of singing in some kingdom
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 And just like birds, my words would fly
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 And as they'd take flight then so would I

🎸 Verse 2:
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I feel like Valens on a Cessna, flying through the fog
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There's a lighthouse on the water
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That's not a lighthouse, that's just Arkansas
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Yeah, the sky can lift the river, and spread it out over the farm
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Life's just one long day, babe, but I've been awake all day long
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And I, one day too, plan to be king
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Put some gloves on me, oh, and put me in the ring
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And oh, just to be a fighter, big black boots strapped to my feet
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To be so young but so tired, and still prettier than anything

🎸 Verse 3:
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Caterpillar in the winter, 'til wings come in the spring
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'Til then, settle down in some shotgun shack where the wallpaper unlocks your dreams
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And hey man, have you heard him sing with a voice like a symphony weeps?
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I've seen him staring back at the camera
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And I swear to God he looked at me
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And if you wanna settle down, then you came to the right town
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To close your big brown eyes, and wear a coat of butterflies
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But if you wanna live forever, jump in deep with the mysteries sweet
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Wade into the water, close your eyes boy, and sing

🎸 Bridge:
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Want a whole lot of love
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Want a whole lot of love
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Want a whole lot of love
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Want a whole lot of love

🎸 Chorus:
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 When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming
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 I'd dream of singing in some kingdom
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 And just like birds, my words would fly
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 And as they'd take flight then so would I

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