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If We Were Vampires tab by Jason Isbell

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Intro/Verse/Interlude/Outro:
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC               Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4-----------------------0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------3-3----3-3----|

Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-----2--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3-------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0----0-----0-2h4----0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2----2----------0--0-|  (Repeat. Strum a Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 every fourth line in verse.)
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------3-3---|

Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-|
Chord diagramFF|-2-|
Chord diagramC majorC|-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---|

Verse:
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Or the light coming off of your skin

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|
The fragile heart you protected for so long

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-----2--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3-------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0----0-----0-2h4----0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2----2----------0--0-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------3-3---|              Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Or the mercy in your sense of right and wrong

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
It's not your hands searching slow in the dark

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Or your nails with your lover's watermark

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|
It's not the way you talk me off the roof

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|        Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Your questions like directions to the truth

Chorus:
  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|
It's knowing that this can't go on forever

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|          Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0--------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0---------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0----0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3--2---2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|
Maybe we'll get forty years together

  Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4       Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramE minor 7Em7       Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0--------------------3--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----3----1-----1---------0----------3-----3---3-|
Chord diagramFF|---2-----2----0---------0---------0------2-----2---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-0---0----------2------2------0----0--0----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------3------3-----3--2---2------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone

Verse:
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
If we were vampires and death was a joke

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|
Laugh at all the lovers and their plans

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|       Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
Maybe time running out is a gift

  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3-|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4---------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|
I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|
And give you every second I can find

Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------3-3----3-3----|   Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
And hope it isn't me who's left behind

Chorus:
  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|
It's knowing that this can't go on forever

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|          Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0--------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0---------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0----0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3--2---2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|
Maybe we'll get forty years together

  Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4       Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramE minor 7Em7       Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0--------------------3--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----3----1-----1---------0----------3-----3---3-|
Chord diagramFF|---2-----2----0---------0---------0------2-----2---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-0---0----------2------2------0----0--0----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------3------3-----3--2---2------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone

Interlude:
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramC majorC               Em7no5
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0-------0-------0----2--0----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------3-----3-------1-----1--3----------3---------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----2--0------4-----------------------0---0----0-2h4----0------0---|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0------0---4----4---2----2----2---2---2---2---------0--0---0--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----2-----2----2---3--3------3------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------3-3----3-3----|

Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-----2--0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3-------------|
Chord diagramFF|---0----0-----0-2h4----0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2----2----------0--0-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------3-3---|

Chorus:
  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|
It's knowing that this can't go on forever

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0-----1---3---------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0--------------------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0-----0-----0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3---3-------3---3---|          Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone

  Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-1-----1---------0--------|
Chord diagramFF|---0---------0---------0--|
Chord diagramC majorC|-----2------2------0----0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3------3-----3--2---2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|
Maybe we'll get forty years together

  Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4       Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramE minor 7Em7       Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------0--------------------3--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----3----1-----1---------0----------3-----3---3-|
Chord diagramFF|---2-----2----0---------0---------0------2-----2---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-0---0----------2------2------0----0--0----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------3------3-----3--2---2------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
But one day I'll be gone
Or one day you'll be gone


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| h  Hammer-on

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