Deathbed Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 I can smell the death on Fthe sheets

 CoFvering me

FI can't believe this F/Gis the end C

 But thisC is my deathbeFd

 I lGie here aloAmne

 If I cClose my eyes tonight F

 I knGow I'll be home C

 The yearC was nineteen forty one G

 I was eighA♯t years old and

 Far, far too young F

 To knoCw that the stories

 Of battGles and glory

 Was a taleA♯ a kind mother

 Made up foFr her son

You see

CDad was a traveling preacher G

A♯Teaching the words of the Teacher F

 My mothCer had sworn he

 Went off Gto the war

 And diedA♯ there with honor

 Somewhere oFn a beach there

 But he leftAm once to never return G♯

 Which taughtC/G me that I should unlearn D/F♯

 Whatever FI thought a father should Cbe

 I abandD♯oned that thought

 Like he abandoD/F♯ned me

 By forDty seven I was fourteen A/C♯

 I'd acquirCed a taste for liquor and nicotine G

 I smoA♯ked until I threw up D/A

 Yet I still lit 'em up A

 For thirG♯ty more years G

 Like a machineD

 So rigFht there you have it C

 That one Ffilthy habit C

 Is what got F/Dme where I am todaCy G

 I can smell the death on tFhe sheets

Covering me

 I can't believe this iF/Gs the end C G

 I can hear those sad memoriFes

Still haunting me

So many things

F/GI'd do agCain G

 But thiCs is my deathbed F

 I Glie here aloAmne

 If I cloCse my eyes tonight F

 I knoGw I'll be home C

 I got marriCed on my twenty first G

 EA♯ight months before my wife would givFe birth

 It's eaCsier to be sure you love someonGe

 When her father iA♯nquires with the barrel of a gun F

 The unioAmn was far from harmonious E/G♯

 No two people C/Gcould have been more alone than us D/F♯

 The yearFs would go by and she'd love someone else C

 And I realizeD♯d I hadn't been loved yet myD/F♯self

 From there Dit's your typical spiel A

 Yeah if lifeC was a highway

 I was drunGk at the wheel

 I was seeiA♯ng the loose ends

D/AAll fall apart

 Yeah I swear AI was destined toG♯ fail G

 And failF♯ from the start D

 I boFwled about six times a week C

 The botFtle of Beam kept the memories from me C

 The marriaFge had taken a seven-ten split C

 And alonF/Dg with my pride the eCx-wife took the kidGs

 I can smell the death on tFhe sheets

Covering me

 I can't believe this iF/Gs the end C G

 I can hear those sad memoriFes

Still haunting me

So many things

F/GI'd do aCgain G

 But thisC is my deathbed F

 I Glie here aloAmne

 If I clCose my eyes tonight F

 I knoGw I'll be home C

 I was so sCcared of Jesus

 But HG/De sought me out

 Like the canceA♯r in my lungs

 That's killiFng me now

 And I've givenC up hope

 On the days G/DI have left

 But I clinA♯g to the hope

 Of my lifeF in the next

 Then JesusAm showed up

 Said, "BeE/G♯fore we go up

 I tC/Ghought that we might reminisce D/F♯

 See one night iFn your life

 When you turned outC the light

 You asked fD♯or and prayed for my forgiveness" D

 You cried wolf D

 The teaBmrs they soaked your fur A

 The blooGd dripped from your fangs Em

 You saidD, "What have I done?" A

 You loved that Lamb Em

 With everyD sinful bone Bm

 And there yAou wept alone

GYour hearEmt was so contrite A

 You said, "Jesus, plEmease forgive me of my criDmes G

EmSanctify this witheredD heart of mine G

EmStay with me until my Dlife is through G

 And on Emthat day please take me home withD you" G

 I can smell the death on the sGheets

Covering me

 I can't believe this is the end D A

 I can hear You whisper to me, G

"It's time to leave

 You'll never be lonely again"G/A♯ D A

 But thisD was my deathbed G

 I diAed there alone Bm

 When I closed my Deyes tonight G

 You carried Ame home G/D D

During the instrumental, its all : G D

[Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings]

DI am the Way F♯ D

 Follow Me Bm

 And take My hand G A

 And I aDm the Truth F♯ D

 EmbraceBm Me and you'll understaAnd G

 And I aDm the Light F♯ D

 And for Me you'Cll live again G

 For I GamA Love Bm

GI Aam LoBmve

D/F♯I, G G A ID am Love

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