If we were vampires [Am] - Jason Isbell
Am Em F
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in
Am Em F
Or the light coming off of your skin
F C
The fragile heart you protected for so long
F C G
Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong
Am Em F
It's not your hands searching slow in the dark
Am Em F
Or your nails leaving love's water-mark
F C
It's not the way you talk me off the roof
F C G
Your questions like directions to the truth
|[Chorus]
| F C
|It's knowing that this can't go on for-ever
|F C G
|Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
|F C
|Maybe we'll get forty years to-gether
| G F
|But one day I'll be gone
| C G
|Or one day you'll be gone
[Verse 2]
Am Em F
If we were vampires and death was a joke
Am Em F
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke
F C
Laugh at all the lovers and their plans
F C G
I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
Am Em F
Maybe time running out is a gift
Am Em F
I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
F C
And give you every second I can find
F C G
And hope it isn't me who's left behind
[CHORUS X 2]
If we were vampires [Am]Jason Isbell
It's not the Amlong, flowing Emdress that you're Fin Or the Amlight coming Emoff of your Fskin The fragile Fheart you protected for so Clong Or the Fmercy in your sense of right and CwrongG It's not your Amhands searching Emslow in the F dark Or your Amnails leaving Emlove's water-Fmark It's Fnot the way you talk meC off the roof Your Fquestions like directions to the CtruthG
Chorus It's Fknowing that this can't go on for-Cever FLikely one of us will have to Cspend some days aGlone FMaybe we'll get forty years to-Cgether But Gone day I'll be Fgone Or one day you'll be CgoneG
Verse 2 If we were Amvampires and Emdeath was a Fjoke We'd go Amout on the Emsidewalk and Fsmoke FLaugh at all the lovers and theirC plans I Fwouldn't feel the need to hold your ChandG Maybe Amtime running Emout is a Fgift I'll work Amhard 'til the Emend of my Fshift And Fgive you every second I can Cfind And Fhope it isn't me who's left CbehindG