WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Mark Lanegan - Death Drums Along The River Chords | Ver. 1
[VERSE 1]
F#7 Asus2
What'd I miss, a life to save?
F#sus4 F#7
To my memories, I have been a slave
F#7 Asus2
Can't sleep for the radio
F#sus4 F#7
Red Christmas lights from Mexico
[CHORUS]
F#7 Asus2
Oh, to drink that dirty water
F#sus4 F#7
Oh, to sleep in burning sand
F# Asus2
Oh, to just protect my children
F#sus4 F#7 A F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
[VERSE 2]
F#7 Asus2
Dear Lord, do you come to take me?
F#sus4 F#7
Spare me over 'til New Year's morning
F#7 Asus2
One last night and I'll be ready
F#sus4 F#7
But now I'm shaking so unsteady
[CHORUS]
F#7 Asus2
I would ride a camel
F#sus4 F#7
I will hitch a ride
F#7 Asus2
Three men walk up to a manger
F#sus4 F#7
And hear a baby start to cry
[VERSE 3]
F#7 Asus2
What did I have? A razor blade
F#sus4 F#7
To a life of crime, I was a slave
F#7 Asus2
That infernal constant static
F#sus4 F#7
Turned from layman to fanatic
[CHORUS]
F#7 Asus2
Oh, to bathe in dirty water
F#sus4 F#7
Oh, to find some shade to sleep
F#7 Asus2
Oh, to reach that foreign country
F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
F#7 Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
[INTERLUDE]
F#7 Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
[VERSE 4]
F#7 Asus2
Lord, I feel you here to take me
F#sus4 F#7
You are here to take me home
F#7 Asus2
Can you spare some ayahuasca
F#sus4 F#7
I won't want to go alone
[CHORUS]
F#7 Asus
I swear I'll come over
F#sus4 F#7
I'll not miss my final ride
F#7 Asus
I'll stash myself in transportation
F#sus4 F#7
I will not miss my day to die
F#7 Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
I will not miss my day to die
[INTERLUDE]
F#7 Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
[VERSE 6]
F#7 Asus2
What did I see? A life to save
F#sus4 F#7
To my memories I had been a slave
F#7 Asus2
Can't sleep for the radio
F#sus4 F#7
And Christmas lights from Mexico
[CHORUS]
F#7 Asus2
Oh, to wear a clean suit
F#sus4 F#7
Oh, to say that I am sorry
F#7 Asus2
Oh, to step upon the gallows
F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
F#7 Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
F#7
Death drums beat along the river
Asus2 F#sus4 F#7
Death drums beat along the river
[OUTRO]
F#7 Asus2
What did I hear? A life to save