Dead Sea — The Lumineers
Chords and lyrics for Dead Sea by The Lumineers (key of C).
Verse 1
Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com
Chords used:
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
Caug/E: 0.3.0.1.1.x
Fmaj7: x.3.3.2.1.x
Am: x.0.2.2.1.0
G6: 3.2.0.0.3.x
Am/G: 3.x.2.2.1.0
Dsus2/A: x.0.0.2.3.0
G: 3.2.0.0.3.3
Intro
[C]
Verse
[C] I stood alone, upon the platform in vain[Caug/E]
Puerto Ricans they were playing me salsa in the [Fmaj7]rain
With open doors and manual [C]locks
In [Fmaj7]fast food [Caug/E]parking [C]lots
Pre-Chorus
[C] I headed West, I was a man on the move[Caug/E]
New York had lied to me, I needed the truth
Oh, I[Fmaj7] need somebody, needed someone I could [C]trust
I don't [Am]gamble, but if I [G6]did I would [Fmaj7]bet on [C]us
Chorus
[C] Like the Dead Sea
You told me I was like the [Fmaj7]Dead Sea
(C) Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh [G6]Lord, like [Fmaj7]the Dead [C]Sea
[C] Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
The nicest words you ever [Fmaj7]said to me
(C) Am
Honey can't you see,
I was born to [G6]be, be your [Fmaj7]Dead [C]Sea
Verse
[C]You told me you were good at running away[Caug/E]
Domestic life, it never suited you like a [Fmaj7]suitcase
You left with just the [C]clothes on your back
You[Fmaj7] took the [Caug/E]rest [C]when you took the map
Pre-Chorus
[C]Yes, there are times we live for [Caug/E]somebody else
Your father died and you decided to live
It [Fmaj7]for yourself you felt, you just felt it [C]was time
[Am]And I'm glad, [G6]cause you with [Fmaj7]cats, [C]that's just not right
Chorus
[C] Like the Dead Sea
You told me I was like the [Fmaj7]Dead Sea
(C) Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh [G6]Lord, like [Fmaj7]the Dead [C]Sea
[C] Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
The nicest words you ever [Fmaj7]said to me
(C) Am
Honey can't you see,
I was born to [G6]be, be your [Fmaj7]Dead [C]Sea
Bridge
[Am] I been down, I been [Am/G]defeated[Fmaj7]
You're the message I was [C]heeding[Dsus2/A]
Would you stay,
Would you stay [G]the night?
Chorus
[C] Like the Dead Sea
You told me I was like the [Fmaj7]Dead Sea
(C) Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh [G6]Lord, like [Fmaj7]the Dead [C]Sea
[C] Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
The nicest words you ever [Fmaj7]said to me
(C) Am
Honey can't you see,
I was born to [G6]be, be your [Fmaj7]Dead [C]Sea
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