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Deathbed Tab

by Relient K


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!


                 OR      /G                   
x02220  X02210   4X2400    4X2450   3X2400   X13331   X24432  X24232

                  OR       /E      /    
X32010  X35543   332010    33555    032010   x6554x   X0232

                               OR         
x4x232  X3X232   200232    200230   022030   133211   XX3211  320022

                     /      OR    OR  
355433  355333   X2X022    X1X022   XX0022   X50322   XX0787

Intro:
                
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
                                  
I can't believe this is the end

Chorus:

                                 
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
                                       
If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home

Verse 1:

                           
The year was nineteen forty one I was
                               
Eight years old and Far far too young
                           
To know that the stories Of battles and glory
                            
Was a tale a kind mother made up for her son You see
                   
Dad was a traveling preacher
                        
Teaching the words of the Teacher
                         
But mother had sworn went off to the war
                        
And died there with honor somewhere on a beach there

                        
But he left once to never return
                           
Which taught me that I should unlearn
                
Whatever I thought a father should be
                               
I abandoned that thought Like he abandoned me

                    
By forty seven I was fourteen
                                 
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
/                 
I smoked until I threw up
                                             
Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years Like a machine

                   
So right there you have it
                
That one filthy habit
                         
Is what got me where I am today

Intro:
                
I can smell the death on the sheets Covering me
                                 
I can't believe this is the end
                 FamJ7
I can hear those sad memories Still haunting me
                           
So many things I'd do again

Chorus:

                                
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
                                       
If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home

Verse 2:

                          
I got married on my twenty first
                     
Eight months before my wife would give birth
                          
It's easier to be sure you love someone
                                
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun


                     
The union was far from harmonious
                                
No two people could have been more alone than us
                           
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
                           
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself

                                   
And there's your typical spiel Yeah, if life was a highway
                             /                
I was drunk at the wheel I was helping the loose ends All fall apart
                                              
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail And fail from the start


                      
I bowled about six times a week
                       
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
                     
The marriage had taken a seven-ten split
                        
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids

Intro:

                
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me
                                 
I can't believe this is the end
                 
I can hear those sad memories still haunting me so many things
            
I'd do again

Chorus:

                                
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
                  
If I close my eyes tonight
              
I know I'll be home

Verse 3:

                            
I was so scared of Jesus but He sought me out
                                 
Like the cancer in my lungs that's killing me now
                             
And I've given up hope on the days I have left
                            
But I cling to the hope of my life in the next


                         
Then Jesus showed up said "Before we go"
                         
"I thought that we might reminisce"
                                
"See one night in your life When you turned out the light"
     /                    
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"

Bridge:

                                       
You cried wolf The tears they soaked your fur
                           
The blood dripped from your fangs
                      
You said, "What have I done?"
                                  
You loved that lamb With every sinful bone
                                         
And there you wept alone Your heart was so contrite
                                       
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
                            
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
                             
Stay with me until my life is through
                                     
And on that day please take me home with you"

Intro:
                 
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me
                               
I can't believe this is the end
               
I can hear You whisper to me, "It's time to leave
                            
You'll never be lonely again"

Chorus:

                                  
But this was my deathbed I died there alone
                                              /       repeat.
When I closed my eyes tonight You carried me home

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

Outro:

                               
I am the Way follow Me and take My hand
                                       
And I am the Truth, embrace Me and you'll understand
                                    
And I am the Light and for Me you'll live again
              
For I am Love I am Love
          
I----I  , I am Love


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