• Song:

    Deathbed

  • Artist:

    Relient K

  • Album:

    Five Score And Seven Ye...

These are the chords to the song Deathbed. The tabs before were not totally accurate,
because this song is so amazing, I wanted to get a 100% accurate version out. I have 
a chord chart. i am not a chord name fundi but the chords are right even if the
names arn't. Enjoy!


A (x02220@1)     Am (x02210@1)     A/G# (402220@1) OR A/G# (402220@1)   A/G (302220@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)     Bm (x24432@1)    Bm7x02220 (x20202@1) X02210   4X2400    4X2450   3X2400   X13331   X24432  X24232

C (x32010@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)     C/G (3x555x@1)  OR C/G (3x555x@1)    C/E (x3111x@5)    Cm/Eb    DX32010 (xx0232@1) X35543   332010    33555    032010   x6554x   X0232

D/C# (x40232@1)  D/C (x30232@1)    D/F# (200232@1)    D/F# (200232@1)   Em7      F (133211@1)  OR  F (133211@1)     G5x4x232 (355xxx@1) X3X232   200232    200230   022030   133211   XX3211  320022

G (320003@1)     Gm (355333@1)     G/B (143121@7)     Gm/Bb    G/D (4x3121@7)OR  G/D (4x3121@7)OR  G/D355433 (4x3121@7) 355333   X2X022    X1X022   XX0022   X50322   XX0787

Intro:
                FI (133211@1)can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
                             C (x32010@1)   GI (320003@1)can't believe this is the end

Chorus:

    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)       AmBut (x02210@1)this is my deathbed I lie here alone
      C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)       G (320003@1)          CIf (x32010@1)I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home

Verse 1:

    C (x32010@1)                     GmThe (355333@1)year was nineteen forty one I was
Bb (x1333x@1)                             FEight (133211@1)years old and Far far too young
   C (x32010@1)                      GmTo (355333@1)know that the stories Of battles and glory
      Bb (x1333x@1)                    FWas (133211@1)a tale a kind mother made up for her son You see
C (x32010@1)                 GmDad (355333@1)was a traveling preacher
Bb (x1333x@1)                      FTeaching (133211@1)the words of the Teacher
    C (x32010@1)                   GmBut (355333@1)mother had sworn went off to the war
    Bb (x1333x@1)                  FAnd (133211@1)died there with honor somewhere on a beach there

       Am (x02210@1)               A/G#But (402220@1)he left once to never return
      C/G (3x555x@1)                   D/F#Which (200232@1)taught me that I should unlearn
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)              C/EWhatever (x3111x@5)I thought a father should be
  Cm (x3101x@1)                           DI (xx0232@1)abandoned that thought Like he abandoned me

   D (xx0232@1)               D/C#By (x40232@1)forty seven I was fourteen
    D/C (x30232@1)                           G/BI'd (143121@7)acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Gm/B                 D/AI (x00232@1)smoked until I threw up
                    A (x02220@1)    A/G# (402220@1)      A/G (302220@1)         D/F#Yet (200232@1)I still lit 'em up for thirty more years Like a machine

   Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)              CSo (x32010@1)right there you have it
     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         CThat (x32010@1)one filthy habit
        Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)    GIs (320003@1)what got me where I am today

Intro:
                Fmaj7I (1x3210@1)can smell the death on the sheets Covering me
                            C (x32010@1)   GI (320003@1)can't believe this is the end
                 FamJ7
I can hear those sad memories Still haunting me
                       C (x32010@1)  GSo (320003@1)many things I'd do again

Chorus:

    C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)       G (320003@1)      AmBut (x02210@1)this is my deathbed I lie here alone
      C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)          CIf (x32010@1)I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home

Verse 2:

      C (x32010@1)                  GmI (355333@1)got married on my twenty first
Bb (x1333x@1)                   FEight (133211@1)months before my wife would give birth
     C (x32010@1)                   GmIt's (355333@1)easier to be sure you love someone
         Bb (x1333x@1)                     FWhen (133211@1)her father inquires with the barrel of a gun


    Am (x02210@1)               Am/G#The (402210@1)union was far from harmonious
       C/G (3x555x@1)                       D/F#No (200232@1)two people could have been more alone than us
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                     C/EThe (x3111x@5)years would go by and she'd love someone else
    Cm (x3101x@1)                     DAnd (xx0232@1)I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself

    D (xx0232@1)                  D/C# (x40232@1)         D/CAnd (x30232@1)there's your typical spiel Yeah, if life was a highway
      G/B (143121@7)                     Gm/Bb                D/AI (x00232@1)was drunk at the wheel I was helping the loose ends All fall apart
       A (x02220@1)          A/G# (402220@1)     A/G (302220@1)                  D/F#Yeah (200232@1)I swear I was destined to fail And fail from the start


  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                  CI (x32010@1)bowled about six times a week
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                 CThe (x32010@1)bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               CThe (x32010@1)marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Dm (xx0231@1)          C (x32010@1)          GAlong (320003@1)with my pride the ex-wife took the kids

Intro:

                FI (133211@1)can smell the death on the sheets covering me
                            G (320003@1)   CI (x32010@1)can't believe this is the end
                 FI (133211@1)can hear those sad memories still haunting me so many things
        G (320003@1)  CI'd (x32010@1)do again

Chorus:

    C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)       G (320003@1)      AmBut (x02210@1)this is my deathbed I lie here alone
     C (x32010@1)           FIf (133211@1)I close my eyes tonight
  G (320003@1)          CI (x32010@1)know I'll be home

Verse 3:

      C (x32010@1)                    GmI (355333@1)was so scared of Jesus but He sought me out
         Bb (x1333x@1)                      FLike (133211@1)the cancer in my lungs that's killing me now
         C (x32010@1)                  GmAnd (355333@1)I've given up hope on the days I have left
      Bb (x1333x@1)                    FBut (133211@1)I cling to the hope of my life in the next


     Am (x02210@1)                  A/G#Then (402220@1)Jesus showed up said "Before we go"
   A/G (302220@1)                    D/F#"I (200232@1)thought that we might reminisce"
     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                         C/E"See (x3111x@5)one night in your life When you turned out the light"
     Cm/Eb                    D"You (xx0232@1)asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"

Bridge:

          D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)                   AYou (x02220@1)cried wolf The tears they soaked your fur
    G5 (355xxx@1)                     Em7
The blood dripped from your fangs
    D (xx0232@1)                AYou (x02220@1)said, "What have I done?"
               Em7       D (xx0232@1)          BmYou (x24432@1)loved that lamb With every sinful bone
     A (x02220@1)            G5 (355xxx@1)      Em (022000@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)there you wept alone Your heart was so contrite
           Em7            D (xx0232@1)              G5You (355xxx@1)said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Em7            D (xx0232@1)              G5Sanctify (355xxx@1)this withered heart of mine
Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)               G5Stay (355xxx@1)with me until my life is through
   Em7                 D (xx0232@1)               G5And (355xxx@1)on that day please take me home with you"

Intro:
                 G5I (355xxx@1)can smell the death on the sheets covering me
                            D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)can't believe this is the end
               G5I (355xxx@1)can hear You whisper to me, "It's time to leave
                 Bb (x1333x@1)    D (xx0232@1)   AYou'll (x02220@1)never be lonely again"

Chorus:

    D (xx0232@1)          G5 (355xxx@1)      A (x02220@1)        BmBut (x24432@1)this was my deathbed I died there alone
       D (xx0232@1)             G5 (355xxx@1)        A (x02220@1)      G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7)  D (xx0232@1) repeat.
When I closed my eyes tonight You carried me home

Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:]

Outro:

D (xx0232@1)      D/F# (200232@1)     Bm7 (x20202@1)           G (320003@1) AI (x02220@1)am the Way follow Me and take My hand
    D (xx0232@1)      D/F# (200232@1)    Bm7 (x20202@1)        A (x02220@1)         GAnd (320003@1)I am the Truth, embrace Me and you'll understand
    D (xx0232@1)      D/F# (200232@1)       D/C (x30232@1)             GAnd (320003@1)I am the Light and for Me you'll live again
    G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)BmFor (x24432@1)I am Love I am Love
D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  DI----I (xx0232@1) , I am Love


That's it. Just use my chord chart and you'll do fine. Please rate! God Bless!

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