Deathbed chords by
Relient K
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Key: C major
Intro 1
F
F

F
F

F
F

F
F

C
C

C
C

G
G

Pre-chorus 1
F
F

I can smell the death on the sheets,
covering me
C
C

G
G

I can't believe this is the end
Chorus 1
C
C

F
F

But this is my deathbed,
G
G

Am
Am

I lie here alone
C
C

F
F

If I close my eyes tonight,
G
G

C
C

I know I'll be home
Verse 1
C
C

Gm
Gm

The year is 1941
Bb
Bb

F
F

I was 8 years old and far, far too young
C
C

Gm
Gm

To know that the stories of battles and glory
Bb
Bb

F
F

Was a tale, a kind mother made up for a son
C
C

Gm
Gm

You see, dad was a traveling preacher
Bb
Bb

F
F

Teaching the words of the teacher
C
C

Gm
Gm

Mother had sworn he went off to the war
Bb
Bb

And died there with honor,
F
F

somewhere on a beach there
Am
Am

E
E

But he left once, to never return
C
C

D
D

Which taught me that I should unlearn
F
F

C
C

Whatever I thought a father should be
Cm
Cm

I abandoned that thought
D
D

like he abandoned me
By '47, I was fourteen
G
G

I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Gm
Gm

D
D

A
A

I smoked until I threw up, yet I still lit 'em up
D
D

For thirty more years, like a machine
Bridge 1
F
F

C
C

So right there you have it,
F
F

C
C

that one filthy habit
Dm
Dm

C
C

G
G

Is what got me where I am today
Pre-chorus 2
F
F

I can smell the death on the sheets,
covering me
C
C

G
G

I can't believe this is the end
F
F

I can hear the sad memories still haunting me
C
C

G
G

So many things I'd do again
Chorus 2
C
C

F
F

But this is my deathbed,
G
G

Am
Am

I lie here alone
C
C

F
F

If I close my eyes tonight,
G
G

C
C

I know I'll be home
Verse 2
C
C

Gm
Gm

Got married on my 21st
Bb
Bb

F
F

Eight months before my wife would give birth
C
C

Gm
Gm

It's easier to be sure you love someone
Bb
Bb

F
F

When a father inquires with the barrel of a gun
Am
Am

E
E

The union was far from harmonious
C
C

No two people could've been
D
D

more alone than us
F
F

The years would go by
C
C

and she'd love someone else
Cm
Cm

D
D

And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
From there, it's your typical spiel
Yeah, if life was a highway,
G
G

I was drunk at the wheel
Gm
Gm

D
D

I was helpin' the loose ends all fall apart
A
A

Yeah, I swear I was destined to fail
D
D

and fail from the start
Bridge 2
F
F

C
C

I bowled about 6 times a week
F
F

C
C

A bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
F
F

C
C

Our marriage had taken a 7-10 split
Dm
Dm

C
C

And along with my pride,
G
G

the ex-wife took the kids
Pre-chorus 3
F
F

I can smell the death on the sheets,
covering me
C
C

G
G

I can't believe this is the end
F
F

I can hear those sad memories
still haunting me
C
C

G
G

So many things I'd do again
Chorus 3
C
C

F
F

But this is my deathbed,
G
G

Am
Am

I lie here alone (lie here)
C
C

F
F

If I close my eyes tonight,
G
G

C
C

I know I'll be home
Verse 3
C
C

I was so scared of Jesus
Gm
Gm

but he sought me out
Bb
Bb

F
F

Like the cancer in my lungs, it's killing me now
C
C

Gm
Gm

And I've given up hope on the days I have left
Bb
Bb

F
F

But I cling to the hope of my life in the next
Am
Am

Well, then Jesus showed up, said,
E
E

"Before we go up
C
C

D
D

I thought that we might reminisce
F
F

See one night in your life,
C
C

when you've turned out the lights
Cm
Cm

D
D

You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
Bridge 3
D
D

You cried, wolf,
Bm
Bm

A
A

the tears, they soaked your fur
G
G

Em
Em

The blood dripped from your fangs,
D
D

A
A

you said, "What have I done?"
Em
Em

D
D

Bm
Bm

You loved that lamb with every sinful bone
A
A

G
G

And there you wept alone,
Em
Em

A
A

your heart was so contrite"
Em
Em

You said, "Jesus, please
D
D

G
G

forgive me of my crimes
Em
Em

D
D

G
G

Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Em
Em

D
D

G
G

Stay with me until my life is through
Em
Em

And on that day,
D
D

G
G

please take me home with you"
Pre-chorus 4
G
G

I can smell the death on the sheets,
covering me
D
D

A
A

I can't believe this is the end
G
G

I can hear you whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
F#
F#

D
D

A
A

You'll never be lonely again"
Chorus 4
D
D

G
G

But this was my deathbed,
A
A

Bm
Bm

I died there alone
D
D

G
G

When I closed my eyes tonight,
A
A

you carried me
Interlude 1
G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

(home)
G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

G
G

G
G

D
D

D
D

Outro 1
D
D

I am the way,
Bm
Bm

G
G

A
A

follow me and take my hand
D
D

And I am the truth,
Bm
Bm

A
A

G
G

embrace me and you'll understand
D
D

And I am the light
Am
Am

G
G

and for me, you'll live again
A
A

Bm
Bm

G
G

A
A

Bm
Bm

For I am love, I am love
D
D

Em
Em

G
G

A
A

D
D

I, I am love

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