Deathbed Relient K
I wanted an easy, but accurate version of this song so I ended up writing the chords
myself (first one ever!). It's such a lovely song and hope more people can enjoy it as a
result of my chords!
Capo 5
I can smell the d[C]eath on the sheets
Co[C]vering me
[C]I can't believe this is the [G]end
But t[G]his is my deat[C]hbed
I l[D]ie here alo[Em]ne
If I c[G]lose my eyes to[C]night
I kn[D]ow I'll be ho[G]me
The y[G]ear was nineteen forty[Dm] one
I was eigh[F]t years old and
Far, far too y[C]oung
To kno[G]w that the stories
Of batt[Dm]les and glory
Was a ta[F]le a kind mother
Made up [C]for her son
You see
[G]Dad was a traveling p[Dm]reacher
[F]Teaching the words of the T[C]eacher
My m[G]other had sworn he
Went [Dm]off to the war
And died[F] there with honor
Somewh[C]ere on a beach there
But he [Em]left once to never [B]return
Which t[G]aught me that I should u[A]nlearn
Whate[C]ver I thought a f[G]ather should be
I ab[A#]andoned that thought
Like he a[A]bandoned me
By [A]forty seven I was fo[A9]urteen
I'd ac[G]quired a taste for liquor and n[D]icotine
I smo[Dm]ked until I threw [A]up
Yet I still lit 'em [E]up
For th[Emaj7]irty more year[E7]s
Like a ma[A]chine
So r[C]ight there you hav[G]e it
That [C]one filthy ha[G]bit
Is wha[Am]t got me where I [G]am today[D]
I can smell the de[C]ath on the sheets
Covering me
I can't b[C]elieve this i[G]s the end[D]
I can hear those[C] sad memories
Still haunting me, So many things
[C]I'd do [G]again[D]
But thi[G]s is my de[C]athbed
I [D]lie here a[Em]lone
If I [G]close my eyes tonight[C]
I kno[D]w I'll be h[G]ome
I got m[G]arried on my twenty [Dm]first
[F]Eight months before my wife would give [C]birth
It's ea[G]sier to be sure you love someon[Dm]e
When her f[F]ather inquires with the b[C]arrel of a gun
The [Em]union was far from har[B]monious
No two [G]people could have been more al[A]one than us
The y[C]ears would go by and she'd l[G]ove someone else
And I r[A#]ealized I hadn't been lov[A]ed yet myself
[A] [A9]
Yeah if l[G]ife was a highway
I was [D]drunk at the wheel
I was s[Dm]eeing the loose ends
[A]All fall apart
Yeah I s[E]wear I was [Emaj7]destined to [E7]fail
And fail from the [A]start
I [C]bowled about six times a [G]week
The [C]bottle of Beam kept the [G]memories from me
The [C]marriage had taken a s[G]even-ten split
And a[Am]long with my [G]pride the ex-w[D]ife took the kids
I can smell the [C]death on the sheets, covering me
I can't believe [C]this is the [G]end[D]
I can hear those[C] sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
[C]I'd do a[G]gain[D]
But [G]this is my d[C]eathbed
I [D]lie here a[Em]lone
If I c[G]lose my eyes [C]tonight
I [D]know I'll be h[G]ome
I was s[G]o scared of Jesus
But [Dm]He sought me out
Like the c[F]ancer in my lungs
That's ki[C]lling me now
And I've g[G]iven up hope
On the d[Dm]ays I have left
But I [F]cling to the hope
Of my li[C]fe in the next
Then J[Em]esus showed up
Said, "[B]Before we go up
I [G]thought that we might r[A]eminisce
See one n[C]ight in your life
When you t[G]urned out the light
You a[A#]sked for and prayed for [A]my forgiveness"
You cried w[A]olf
The [F#m]tears they soaked your f[E]ur
The bl[D]ood dripped from your f[Bm]angs
You s[A]aid, "What have I do[E]ne?"
You loved that Lamb[Bm]
With e[A]very sinful b[F#m]one
And t[E]here you wept alone
Your[Bm] heart was so c[E]ontrite
You said, "J[Bm]esus, please forgive [A]me of my c[D]rimes
[Bm]Sanctify this w[A]ithered heart of [D]mine
[Bm]Stay with me until[A] my life is t[D]hrough
And o[Bm]n that day please [A]take me home with y[D]ou"
I can smell the death on the s[D]heets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the [A]end[E]
I can hear You w[D]hisper to me,
"It's time to leave
You'll never be lonely a[A]gain"[E]
But t[A]his was my d[D]eathbed
I [E]died there [F#m]alone
When I cl[A]osed my eyes t[D]onight
You c[E]arried me [D]home
Instrumental : (D A) x many times
(Jon Foreman)
[A]I am the [C#m]Way
Follow [F#m]Me
And take My [D]hand[E]
And I[A] am the T[C#m]ruth
Emb[F#m]race Me and you'll u[D]nderstand[E]
And [A]I am the L[C#m]ight
And for M[G]e you'll live [D]again
For [D]I [E]am [F#m]Love
[D]I [E]am [F#m]Love
[A]I,[D] [D] [E] [A]I am Love
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