G Bm A moth is not a butterfly C D And I know why, I know why G Bm It kind of makes you want to cry C D G That a moth is not a butterfly [Verse 1] Em Bm But some are happy in the bluest sky Em Am And others search in the dark of night Em Bm And sadness is a silent right Am D E A moth is not a butterfly [Chorus 2] G Bm A stone is not a grain of sand C D It's hard, I guess, to understand G Bm Both broken parts scatter the land C D G A stone is not a grain of sand [Verse 2] Em Bm And one has lived for longer still Em Am The other longs to break until Em Bm The wind can lift it in its hand Am D E A stone is not a grain of sand [Chorus 3] G Bm A desert's not a mountainside C D And I know why, I know why G Bm 'cause one is vast and one divides C D G A desert's not a mountainside [Verse 3] Em Bm 'cause one has need for open space Em Am The other simply in its place Em Bm It must be known far and wide Am D E That a desert's not a mountainside [Chorus 4] G Bm A moth is not a butterfly C D And I know why, I know why G Bm It kind of makes you want to cry C D G That a moth is not a butterfly