When We Were Trees

C Bb Am G Am Dm C G C Am You fell too fast like a cannon ball F G Am But the fishnet stocking hands caught me again C Bb Am And your head explodes like nothing's wrong F G Am And my God, we laid there silent for an hour C Bb And the birds they watched like a funeral Dm F G Am And they sang us all their pretty funeral songs C Am Yahweh, Yahweh, Hallelujah F C Dm What a mess that you have made again this time C Am Tempt us, tempest, Hallelujah C Dm And the birds they cry and watch us as we squall C Bb Am Dm C G And as we fall C G Am And we must have laid alone for hours F G Am I could feel your cold blood creeping up my arm C Bb Am And I asked you if you were all right F G Am But the bubbles from your mouth gave out alarm C Bb Am And our mothers ran towards your ghost F G Am While our fathers tried to fix your egg-shelled head C Am And they're singing, "Humpty Dumpty, Hallelujah F C Dm The king himself could not fix you again" C Am Now, I sing because I miss you F C G C And I meant to tell you that, but I was scared C Am C G I was scared