Relient K - Deathbed

I can smell the de^Fath on the sheets cove^Fring me I c^Fan't believe th^Fis is the en^Cd ^G But th^Cis is my deat^Fhbed, I l^Gie here a^Amlone If I c^Close my eyes ton^Amight I kno^Gw I'll be hom^Ce

Th^Ce year was 19^F41 I was eig^Ght years old and far,^Am far too youn^Cg To kn^Amow that the stor^Gies of battl^Fes and gl^Cory Was a t^Fale a kind m^Gother made up for her s^Amon You see, da^Cd was a trav^Geling prea^Amcher Teach^Gin' the wo^Frds of the Tea^Amcher But mot^Cher had sw^Forn he went of^Cf to the w^Gar And di^Ced there with ho^Fnor Somew^Ghere on a be^Amach there But he le^Amft once to never ret^Furn Which tau^Gght me that I should un^Amlearn Wha^Ctever I tho^Fught a fat^Cher should b^Ge I aband^Coned that th^Fought like he aban^Gdoned m^Ame By '4^C7, I was four^Fteen I'd acq^Guired a taste for liquor and nic^Amotine ^CI smoked until I th^Grew up Yet I still lit 'em u^Amp for thirty more ye^Fars Like a mac^Amhine

So rig^Cht there you have it ^F That o^Cne filthy habit ^G Is what g^Fot me where I^G am to^Amday

I can smell the de^Fath on the sheets cove^Fring me I c^Fan't believe th^Fis is the en^Cd ^G I can hear those s^Fad memories stil^Fl haunting me s^Fo many things I'd do ag^Cain ^G But th^Cis is my deat^Fhbed, I l^Gie here a^Amlone If I c^Close my eyes ton^Amight, I kn^Gow I'll be ho^Cme

Got^C married on my twenty-^Ffirst Ei^Gght months before my wi^Amfe would give bi^Crth It^Am's easier to be sure you lo^Gve someone When her fa^Fther inqui^Gres with the bar^Amrel of a gun The un^Cion was far from harmo^Fnious No two peo^Gple could have been more al^Amone than us The ye^Cars would go b^Fy and she'd lo^Cve someone el^Gse And I real^Cized I ha^Fdn't been lov^Ged yet mys^Amelf From the^Cre it's your typical sp^Fiel Yeah, if li^Gfe was a highway, I was dr^Amunk at the wheel (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) I was hel^Cping the loo^Fse ends al^Gl fall ap^Amart (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) Yeah, I sw^Amear I was dest^Gined to fa^Fil, and fa^Gil from the st^Cart I bow^Cled about six times a we^Gek A bot^Ctle of Be^Fam kept the memo^Cries from ^Amme Our marr^Ciage had taken a seve^Gn-ten spl^Amit And alo^Cng with my pri^Fde, the ex-wi^Gfe took the ki^Amds

I can smell the de^Fath on the sheets cove^Fring me I c^Fan't believe th^Fis is the en^Cd ^G I can hear those s^Fad memories stil^Fl haunting me s^Fo many things I'd do ag^Cain ^G But th^Cis is my deat^Fhbed, I l^Gie here a^Amlone If I c^Close my eyes ton^Amight, I kn^Gow I'll be ho^Cme

I was s^Co scared of Jesus, but H^Fe sought me out Like the can^Gcer in my lungs that's kil^Amling me now And I've gi^Cven up ho^Fpe on the da^Gys I have le^Amft But I cli^Amng to the ho^Gpe of my li^Ffe in the ne^Cxt Then Jes^Cus showed up^F, said, "Be^Cfore we go u^Gp I thou^Cght that we mi^Fght remin^Amisce See, one n^Cight in your li^Ffe when you tu^Crned out the l^Gights You as^Cked for and pra^Fyed for M^Gy forgivene^Amss"

You cried w^Amolf The tears they soaked your fu^Gr The blood dripped from your fa^Fngs You said, "What have I do^Amne?" You loved that La^Ammb With every sinful bo^Cne And there you wept al^Fone Your heart was so cont^Grite You said, "Je^Csus, please forgive me of my cr^Amimes Sanct^Cify this withered heart of mi^Amne St^Cay with me until my life is thr^Fough An^Cd on that day, please ta^Fke me home with Y^Cou"

I can smell the de^Fath on the sheets cov^Fering me I^F can't believe th^Fis is the en^Cd ^G I can hear You wh^Fisper to me, "It^F's time to leave Yo^Fu'll never be lon^Fely ag^Cain" ^G But thi^Cs was my deat^Fhbed, I die^Gd there a^Amlone When I clo^Csed my eyes to^Amnight, Y^Gou carried me ho^Cme

^CI am the Wa^Gy Follow M^Fe and take My ha^Amnd And ^CI am the Tru^Gth Embr^Face Me and you'll understa^Amnd And^C I am the Li^Gfe And through M^Fe, you'll live ag^Amain For ^CI ^Fam L^Gove ^FI a^Gm L^Amove ^CI, ^AmI ^AmI a^Gm Lo^Cve