Deathbed chords by
Relient K (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Fmaj7

Pre-chorus 1

Fmaj7

I can smell the death on the sheets,

covering me

I can't believe this is the end

Chorus 1

But this is my deathbed,

I lie here alone

If I close my eyes tonight,

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 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
But he left once, to never return
C/G C/G 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
Which taught me that I should unlearn
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Whatever     I thought a father should be
Cm/Eb Cm/Eb 
 
I abandoned that thought
D D 
 
like he abandoned me
D/C# D/C# 
 
By '47, I was fourteen
D/C D/C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Gm/Bb Gm/Bb 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
I        smoked until I threw up,   yet I still lit 'em up
A/Ab A/Ab 
 
A/G A/G 
 
D D 
 
For thirty more years, like a machine

Bridge 1

Fmaj7

So right there you have it,

Fmaj7

that one filthy habit

Is what got me where I am today

Pre-chorus 2
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I can smell the death    on the sheets,
covering me
C C 
 
G G 
 
I can't believe this is the end
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I can hear the sad      memories still haunting me
C C 
 
G G 
 
So many things I'd do again

Chorus 2

But this is my deathbed,

I lie here alone

If I close my eyes tonight,

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 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
The union was far from harmonious
C/G C/G 
 
No two people could've been
F#dim F#dim 
 
more alone    than us
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
The years    would go by
C/E C/E 
 
and she'd love  someone else
Cm/Eb Cm/Eb 
 
D D 
 
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
D/C# D/C# 
 
From there, it's your typical spiel
D/C D/C 
 
Yeah, if life  was a highway,
G/B G/B 
 
I was drunk at the wheel
Gm/Bb Gm/Bb 
 
D/A D/A 
 
I was helpin'  the loose ends all   fall apart
A A 
 
A/Ab A/Ab 
 
A/G A/G 
 
Yeah, I swear I was destined to fail
D D 
 
and fail from the start

Bridge 2
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
C C 
 
I bowled   about 6 times a week
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
C C 
 
A bottle   of Beam kept the memories from me
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
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
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I can smell the death    on the sheets,
covering me
C C 
 
G G 
 
I can't believe this is the end
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
I can hear those sad      memories
still haunting me
C C 
 
G G 
 
So many things I'd do again

Chorus 3

But this is my deathbed,

I lie here alone (lie here)

If I close my eyes tonight,

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,
Abdim Abdim 
 
"Before     we go up
C/G C/G 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
I thought that we might reminisce
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
See one night    in your life,
C/E C/E 
 
when you've turned out the lights
Cm/Eb Cm/Eb 
 
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 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
The blood dripped from your fangs,
D D 
 
A A 
 
you said, "What have I done?"
Em7 Em7 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
You loved that lamb  with every sinful bone
A A 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
And there you wept alone,
Em7 Em7 
 
A A 
 
your heart was so contrite"
Em7 Em7 
 
You said, "Jesus, please
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
forgive me of my crimes
Em7 Em7 
 
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Em7 Em7 
 
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Stay  with me until my life is through
Em7 Em7 
 
And on    that day,
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
please take me home with you"

Pre-chorus 4
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
I can smell the death    on the sheets,
covering me
D D 
 
A A 
 
I can't believe this is the end
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
I can hear you whisper  to me,
"It's time to leave
Bbdim7 Bbdim7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
You'll never be lonely    again"

Chorus 4

But this was my deathbed,

Bm7

I died there alone

When I closed my eyes tonight,

you carried me

Interlude 1
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
(home)
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G/D G/D 
 
D D 
 
D D

Outro 1
D D 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
I  am the way,
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
follow me    and take my hand
D D 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
And I  am the truth,
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
embrace me and you'll   understand
D D 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
And I  am the light
Am/C Am/C 
 
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 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
D D 
 
I, I        am       love

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFmaj7 C G F Am...

Chords

Fmaj7
C
G
F
Am
Gm
Bb
Abdim
C/G
F#dim
C/E
Cm/Eb
D
D/C#
D/C
G/B
Gm/Bb
D/A
A
A/Ab
A/G
Dm
Bm
Em7
Gmaj7
Gadd9
Bbdim7
Bm7
G/D
D/F#
Gsus2
Asus4
Am/C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Abdim: x-x-6-7-x-7
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
F#dim: x-x-4-5-x-5
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Cm/Eb: x-6-5-5-8-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D/C#: x-4-x-2-3-2
D/C: x-3-x-2-3-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Gm/Bb: x-1-0-0-3-3
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A/Ab: 4-x-2-2-2-x
A/G: 3-x-2-2-2-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3
Bbdim7: x-1-2-0-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
Am/C: x-3-2-2-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Deathbed by Relient K, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Relient K.

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