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Intro:
Dm F A#maj7
Dm F A#maj7
A# F Dm
A# F Dm C
Verse 1:
Dm F A#maj7
It's not the long, flowing dress that you're in
Dm F A#maj7
Or the light coming off of your skin
A# F Dm
The fragile heart you protected for so long
A# F Dm C
The mercy in your sense of right and wrong
Dm F A#maj7
It's not your hands searching slow in the dark
Dm F A#maj7
Or your nails leaving love's watermark
A# F Dm
It's not the way you talk me off the roof
A# F Dm C
Your questions like directions to the truth
Chorus:
A# F
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
A# F C
It's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
A# F
Maybe we'll get forty years together
Dm
But one day I'll be gone
F C
Or one day you'll be gone
Verse 2:
Dm F A#maj7
If we were vampires and death was a joke
Dm F A#maj7
We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke
A# F Dm
Laugh at all the lovers and their plans
A# F Dm C
I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
Dm F A#maj7
Maybe time running out is a gift
Dm F A#maj7
I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
A# F Dm
And give you every second I can find
A# F Dm C
And hope it isn't me who's left behind
Chorus:
A# F
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
A# F C
It's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
A# F
Maybe we'll get forty years together
Dm
But one day I'll be gone
F C
Or one day you'll be gone
Interlude:
Dm F A#maj7
Dm F A#maj7
A# F Dm
A# F Dm C
Chorus:
A# F
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
A# F C
It's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
A# F
Maybe we'll get forty years together
Dm
But one day I'll be gone
F C
Or one day you'll be gone
Chorus:
A# F
It's knowing that this can't go on forever
A# F C
It's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone
A# F
Maybe we'll get forty years together
Dm
But one day I'll be gone
F G
Or one day you'll be gone
Outro:
Dm F A#maj7
Dm F A#maj7
Song History
Published: January 23, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025