Brendan's Death Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][Am][Em]
[G][G]
[D][C][Am][Em]
[G][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]If I [C]die before I [Am]get it d[Em]one
Will you de[G]cide
[D]Take my [C]words and turn them
[Am]Into [Em]signs that will sur[G]vive
Because a [D]long [C]time ago
[Am]I kn[Em]ew not to depr[G]ive

[Verse 2]
It's [D]safe out [C]there
and now you're [Am]every[Em]where
Just like the [G]sky
And [D]you are [C]love, you are the [Am]love su[Em]preme
You are the [G]rise
And when you [D]hear [C]this
You'll know it's [Am]your [Em]jam
It's your good[G]bye

[Chorus 1]
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]drummer drums
He's gonna [C]play my song
To carry [Em]me along
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]boatman comes
To ferry [C]me away
To where we [Em]all belong

[Verse 3]
[D]We all [C]crossed
when we were [Am]feeling [Em]lost
It's just the [G]time
Ka[D]tari [C]cried the day her [Am]lover [Em]died
She recog[G]nized
Because you [D]gave [C]her
A life of [Am]real [Em]love
It's no sur[G]prise

[Verse 4]
The [D]night's are [C]long
But the [Am]years are [Em]short
When you're a[G]live
[D]Way back [C]when would never [Am]be aga[Em]in
It was a [G]time
It's gonna [D]catch [C]you
So glad I [Am]met [Em]you
To walk a [G]line

[Chorus 2]
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]drummer drums
He's gonna [C]play my song
To carry [Em]me along
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]boatman comes
To ferry [C]me away
To where we [Em]all belong

[Interlude 1]
[Em](Come and get me..[Em].)[Em][Em]
[Em][Em][Em][Em]
[Em][Em][Em][Em]

[Chorus 3]
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]drummer drums
He's gonna [C]play my song
To carry [Em]me along
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]boatman comes
To ferry [C]me away
To where we [Em]all belong

[Bridge 1]
[G]Let me live
So when it's [C]time to die
Even the [Em]reaper cries
[G]Let me die
So when it's [C]time to live
Another [Em]sun will rise

[Interlude 2]
(I said, [G]yeah, yeah [C]yeah...)[Em][Em]
[G][C][Em][Em]

[Chorus 4]
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
And when the [G]drummer drums
He's gonna [C]play my song
To carry [Em]me along
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
When the [G]boatman comes
To ferry [C]me away
To where we [Em]all belong

[Outro 1]
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone
[G]Like I said
You know I'm [C]almost dead
You know I'm [Em]almost gone