Deathbed chords by Relient K
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Intro 1
(F major) (F major) (F major) (F major)
(C major) (C major) (G major)
Pre-chorus 1
I can smell the (F major) death on the sheets,
covering me
I can't believe this is the (C major) end (G major)
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Chorus 1
But (C major) this is my deathbed, (F major)
I (G major) lie here alone (A minor)
If I (C major) close my eyes to (F major) night,
I (G major) know I'll be (C major) home
Verse 1
The (C major) year is 194 (G minor) 1
I was (B flat major) 8 years old and far, far too (F major) young
To (C major) know that the stories of (G minor) battles and glory
Was a (B flat major) tale, a kind mother made (F major) up for a son
You see, (C major) dad was a traveling (G minor) preacher
(B flat major) Teaching the words of the teacher (F major)
(C major) Mother had sworn he went (G minor) off to the war
And (B flat major) died there with honor,
some (F major) where on a beach there
But he (A minor) left once, to never re (E major) turn
Which (C major) taught me that I should un (D major) learn
What (F major) ever I thought a (C major) father should be
I a (C minor) bandoned that thought
like he (D major) abandoned me
By '47, I was fourteen
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and (G major) nicotine
(G minor) I smoked until I threw (D major) up, yet I still lit 'em (A major) up
For thirty more years, like a ma (D major) chine
Bridge 1
So (F major) right there you have it, (C major)
that (F major) one filthy habit (C major)
Is what (D minor) got me where (C major) I am to (G major) day
Pre-chorus 2
I can smell the (F major) death on the sheets,
covering me
I can't believe this is the (C major) end (G major)
I can hear the (F major) sad memories still haunting me
So many things I'd do a (C major) gain (G major)
Chorus 2
But (C major) this is my deathbed, (F major)
I (G major) lie here alone (A minor)
If I (C major) close my eyes tonight, (F major)
I (G major) know I'll be (C major) home
Verse 2
Got (C major) married on my 2 (G minor) 1st
(B flat major) Eight months before my (F major) wife would give birth
It's (C major) easier to be sure you (G minor) love someone
When a (B flat major) father inquires with the barrel (F major) of a gun
The (A minor) union was far from har (E major) monious
No two (C major) people could've been
more alone (D major) than us
The (F major) years would go by
and she'd (C major) love someone else
And I (C minor) realized I hadn't been (D major) loved yet myself
From there, it's your typical spiel
Yeah, if life was a highway,
I was (G major) drunk at the wheel
I was (G minor) helpin' the loose ends (D major) all fall apart
Yeah, I (A major) swear I was destined to fail
and fail from the (D major) start
Bridge 2
I (F major) bowled about 6 times a week (C major)
A (F major) bottle of Beam kept the memories (C major) from me
Our (F major) marriage had taken a (C major) 7-10 split
And a (D minor) long with my (C major) pride,
the ex- (G major) wife took the kids
Pre-chorus 3
I can smell the (F major) death on the sheets,
covering me
I can't believe this is the (C major) end (G major)
I can hear those (F major) sad memories
still haunting me
So many things I'd do a (C major) gain (G major)
Chorus 3
But (C major) this is my deathbed, (F major)
I (G major) lie here alone (A minor) (lie here)
If I (C major) close my eyes to (F major) night,
I (G major) know I'll be (C major) home
Verse 3
I was (C major) so scared of Jesus
but (G minor) he sought me out
Like the (B flat major) cancer in my lungs, it's (F major) killing me now
And I've (C major) given up hope on the days (G minor) I have left
But I (B flat major) cling to the hope of my (F major) life in the next
Well, then (A minor) Jesus showed up, said,
"Before (E major) we go up
I (C major) thought that we might reminisce (D major)
See one (F major) night in your life,
when you've (C major) turned out the lights
You (C minor) asked for and prayed for (D major) my forgiveness"
Bridge 3
You cried, (D major) wolf,
the (B minor) tears, they soaked your fur (A major)
The (G major) blood dripped from your fangs, (E minor)
you (D major) said, "What have I (A major) done?"
You loved that lamb (E minor) with (D major) every sinful bone (B minor)
And (A major) there you wept alone, (G major)
your (E minor) heart was so con (A major) trite"
You said, (E minor) "Jesus, please
forgive (D major) me of my (G major) crimes
(E minor) Sanctify this (D major) withered heart of (G major) mine
(E minor) Stay with me until (D major) my life is through (G major)
And (E minor) on that day,
please (D major) take me home with (G major) you"
Pre-chorus 4
I can smell the (G major) death on the sheets,
covering me
I can't believe this is the (D major) end (A major)
I can hear you (G major) whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
You'll never be (F sharp major) lonely a (D major) gain" (A major)
Chorus 4
But (D major) this was my deathbed, (G major)
I (A major) died there alone (B minor)
When I (D major) closed my eyes to (G major) night,
you (A major) carried me
Interlude 1
(G major) (home) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
(G major) (G major) (D major) (D major)
Outro 1
(D major) I am the way,
follow me (B minor) and take my hand (G major) (A major)
And (D major) I am the truth,
em (B minor) brace me and you'll (A major) understand (G major)
And I (D major) am the light
and for me, (A minor) you'll live again (G major)
For I (A major) am (B minor) love, (G major) I (A major) am (B minor) love
(D major) I, (E minor) (G major) I (A major) am (D major) love
Deathbed
Relient K
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