Capo: 5 Tuning:

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^Ceath on the sheets Co^Cvering me ^CI can't believe this is the ^Gend

But t^Ghis is my deat^Chbed I l^Die here alo^Emne If I c^Glose my eyes to^Cnight I kn^Dow I'll be ho^Gme

The y^Gear was nineteen forty^Dm one I was eigh^Ft years old and Far, far too y^Coung To kno^Gw that the stories Of batt^Dmles and glory Was a ta^Fle a kind mother Made up ^Cfor her son

You see

^GDad was a traveling p^Dmreacher ^FTeaching the words of the T^Ceacher My m^Gother had sworn he Went ^Dmoff to the war And died^F there with honor Somewh^Cere on a beach there But he ^Emleft once to never ^Breturn Which t^Gaught me that I should u^Anlearn Whate^Cver I thought a f^Gather should be I ab^A#andoned that thought Like he a^Abandoned me

By ^Aforty seven I was fo^A9urteen I'd ac^Gquired a taste for liquor and n^Dicotine I smo^Dmked until I threw ^Aup Yet I still lit 'em ^Eup For th^Emaj7irty more year^E7s Like a ma^Achine

So r^Cight there you hav^Ge it That ^Cone filthy ha^Gbit Is wha^Amt got me where I ^Gam today^D

I can smell the de^Cath on the sheets Covering me I can't b^Celieve this i^Gs the end ^D I can hear those^C sad memories

Still haunting me, So many things

^CI'd do ^Gagain ^D But thi^Gs is my de^Cathbed I ^Dlie here a^Emlone If I ^Gclose my eyes tonight^C I kno^Dw I'll be h^Gome

I got m^Garried on my twenty ^Dmfirst ^FEight months before my wife would give ^Cbirth It's ea^Gsier to be sure you love someon^Dme When her f^Father inquires with the b^Carrel of a gun The ^Emunion was far from har^Bmonious No two ^Gpeople could have been more al^Aone than us The y^Cears would go by and she'd l^Gove someone else And I r^A#ealized I hadn't been lov^Aed yet myself

From ^Athere it's your typical ^A9spiel Yeah if l^Gife was a highway I was ^Ddrunk at the wheel I was s^Dmeeing the loose ends ^AAll fall apart Yeah I s^Ewear I was ^Emaj7destined to ^E7fail And fail from the ^Astart

I ^Cbowled about six times a ^Gweek The ^Cbottle of Beam kept the ^Gmemories from me The ^Cmarriage had taken a s^Geven-ten split And a^Amlong with my ^Gpride the ex-w^Dife took the kids

I can smell the ^Cdeath on the sheets, covering me I can't believe ^Cthis is the ^Gend ^D I can hear those^C sad memories

Still haunting me So many things

^CI'd do a^Ggain ^D But ^Gthis is my d^Ceathbed I ^Dlie here a^Emlone If I c^Glose my eyes ^Ctonight I ^Dknow I'll be h^Gome

I was s^Go scared of Jesus But ^DmHe sought me out Like the c^Fancer in my lungs That's ki^Clling me now And I've g^Given up hope On the d^Dmays I have left But I ^Fcling to the hope Of my li^Cfe in the next Then J^Emesus showed up Said, "^BBefore we go up I ^Gthought that we might r^Aeminisce See one n^Cight in your life When you t^Gurned out the light You a^A#sked for and prayed for ^Amy forgiveness"

You cried w^Aolf The ^F#mtears they soaked your f^Eur The bl^Dood dripped from your f^Bmangs You s^Aaid, "What have I do^Ene?" You loved that Lamb^Bm With e^Avery sinful b^F#mone And t^Ehere you wept alone Your^Bm heart was so c^Eontrite

You said, "J^Bmesus, please forgive ^Ame of my c^Drimes ^BmSanctify this w^Aithered heart of ^Dmine ^BmStay with me until^A my life is t^Dhrough And o^Bmn that day please ^Atake me home with y^Dou"

I can smell the death on the s^Dheets Covering me I can't believe this is the ^Aend ^E I can hear You w^Dhisper to me,

"It's time to leave

You'll never be lonely a^Again" ^E But t^Ahis was my d^Deathbed I ^Edied there ^F#malone When I cl^Aosed my eyes t^Donight You c^Earried me ^Dhome

Instrumental : (D A) x many times [Jon Foreman]

^AI am the ^C#mWay Follow ^F#mMe And take My ^Dhand ^E And I^A am the T^C#mruth Emb^F#mrace Me and you'll u^Dnderstand ^E And ^AI am the L^C#might And for M^Ge you'll live ^Dagain For ^DI ^Eam ^F#mLove ^DI ^Eam ^F#mLove ^AI,^D ^D ^E ^AI am Love

Relient K - Deathbed