Death Drums Along The River chords by Mark Lanegan

• Difficulty: Intermediate

CHORDS:
  F#7 Asus2 F#sus4
e|-0-----7-------14--|
b|-7-----10------14--|
g|-6-----9-------11--|
d|-4-----7-------11--|
a|-------------------|
e|-------------------|


🎸 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