If We Were Vampires — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Chords and lyrics for If We Were Vampires by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (key of C).
Verse 1
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Note: The picking pattern throughout is an alternating quick bass note,
high note except for the licks below.
Chords used:
Bm x 2 4 4 3 2
C x 3 2 0 1 0
Dsus4 x 0 0 2 3 3
Em/A 0 0 2 0 0 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
Intro
[Em/A]Em/A [Bm]G [C][Em/A]Em/A G [Bm][C]Dsus4: the lick is
Verse
It's not the [Em/A]long flowing [Bm]dress that you're [C]in
Or the [Em/A]light coming [Bm]off of your [C]skin
The fragile [Em/A]heart you protected for so [G]long
Or the [Em/A]mercy in your sense of right and [G]wrong[Dsus4]
Verse
It's not your [Em/A]hands, searching [Bm]slow in the [C]dark
Or your [Em/A]nails leaving [Bm]love's [C]watermark
It's not the [Em/A]way you talk me off the [G]roof
Your [Em/A]questions like directions to the [G]truth[Dsus4]
Chorus
It's [C]knowing that this can't go on [G]forever
[C]Likely one of us will have to [G]spend some days [Dsus4]alone
[C]Maybe we'll get forty years [Em/A]together
[Dsus4]But one day I'll be [C]gone or one day you'll be [Em/A]gone[Dsus4]
Verse
If we were [Em/A]vampires and [Bm]death was a [C]joke
We'd go [Em/A]out on the [Bm]sidewalk and [C]smoke
And [Em/A]laugh at all the lovers and their [G]plans
I [Em/A]wouldn't feel the need to hold your [G]hand[Dsus4]
Verse
Maybe [Em/A]time running [Bm]out is a [C]gift
I'll work [Em/A]hard 'til the [Bm]end of my [C]shift
To [Em/A]give you every second I can [G]find
And [Em/A]hope it isn't me who’s left [G]behind[Dsus4]
Chorus
It's [C]knowing that this can't go on [G]forever
[C]Likely one of us will have to [G]spend some days [Dsus4]alone
[C]Maybe we'll get forty years [Em/A]together
[Dsus4]But one day I'll be [C]gone or one day you'll be [Em/A]gone[Dsus4]
Interlude
[Em/A]Em/A [Bm]G [C][Em/A]Em/A G [Bm][C]Dsus4: the lick is
Chorus
It's [C]knowing that this can't go on [G]forever
[C]Likely one of us will have to [G]spend some days [Dsus4]alone
[C]Maybe we'll get forty years [Em/A]together
[Dsus4]But one day I'll be [C]gone or one day you'll be [Em/A]gone[Dsus4]
Outro
[Em/A] [Bm] [C] [Em/A] [Bm] [C]
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