G
What if you
Decide to
Light fires in airless places
Are the
C
Odds that you'll
Burn your fingers
Or suffer from lack of breath
A
In the smallest room
Of an unassuming
A7
Roadside motel
D
I thought this
C
In the light
F
Of your absence
C
I just might
Am
Have a cocktail
C
I might just
G
Stay a few days in this
F C
Roadside motel
C
G
What if we
Had cold blood
In our average person veins?
C
In private
Hot bedrooms
Would we be able to see
Our breath?
A
On my lunch break
D
On Monday
A A7
In the back room with Martha
D
I thought this
C
In the smoke
F
Of your excuses
C
I just might
Am
Sneak out the back
C
I might just
G
Write some letters in this
F C
Quiet back room
C
G
What if we
Could only
See the things we understood?
C
Our eyes would
See empties
Instead of tangled, screwy fulls
A
All the light and fire
And smoke and blood
And stuff would
Have
A7
To up
D
And go
C
I know I
F
Don't prefer that
C
I know I
Am
Could breathe without you
C
I know I'm
G
Pretty lucky
F C
I just have to think about it
