Dead Sea

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Note: for the bridge, the two chords at the end of the first two lines are to be strummed once each.
Furthermore, I like to play the last two lines of the bridge with a rit and sing the descending melody Wes
adds to 'Night' without any guitar. So for that, just strum G once.
Another Note: The recording I based this on seems to have slightly different lyrics at the end than other
versions I have found. However, the rest is the same. The variation for the last 2 lines is: "Honey can't
you see, I was born to be, be your Dead Sea"
[Verse]
C
I stood alone, upon the platform in vain
E7 F
The Puerto Ricans they were playing me salsa in the rain
C
With open doors and manual locks
F Fm C
In fast food parking lots
C
I headed West, I was a man on the move
E7
New York had lied to me, I needed the truth
F C
Oh, I need somebody, needed someone I could trust
Am G F C
I don't gamble, but if I did I would bet on us
[Chorus]
C
Like the Dead Sea
F
You told me I was like the Dead Sea
Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
G F C
Oh Lord, like the Dead Sea
C
Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
F
The finest words you ever said to me
Am
Honey can't you see,
G F C
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
[Verse]
C
You told me you were good at running away
E7 F
Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase
C
You left with just the clothes on your back
F Fm C
You took the rest when you took the map
C
Yes, there are times we live for somebody else
E7
Your father died and you decided to live
F C
It for yourself you felt, you just felt it was time
Am G F C
And I'm glad, cause you with cats, that's just not right
[Chorus]
C
Like the Dead Sea
F
You told me I was like the Dead Sea
Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
G F C
Oh Lord, I'm your Dead Sea
C
Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
F
The nicest words you ever said to me
Am
Honey can't you see,
G F C
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
[Bridge]
Am Am Am7
I been down, I been defeated
F F Am
You're the message I will heed it
D
Would you stay,
G
Would you stay the night?
[Chorus]
C
Dead Sea
F
You told me I was like the Dead Sea
Am
You'll never sink when you are with me
G F C
Oh Lord, I’m your Dead Sea
C
Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
F
The nicest words you ever said to me
Am
Honey cant you see,
G F C
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea

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Note: for the bridge, the two chords at the end of the first two lines are to be strummed once each.
Furthermore, I like to play the last two lines of the bridge with a rit and sing the descending melody Wes
adds to 'Night' without any guitar. So for that, just strum G once.
Another Note: The recording I based this on seems to have slightly different lyrics at the end than other
versions I have found. However, the rest is the same. The variation for the last 2 lines is: "Honey can't 
you see, I was born to be, be your Dead Sea"
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]

Dead Sea Chords by The Lumineers

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