The Lumineers – Dead Sea (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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I stood alone, upon the platform in vain

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Puerto Ricans they were playing me salsa in the rain

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With open doors and manual locks

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In fast food parking lots

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I headed West, I was a man on the move

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New York had lied to me, I needed the truth

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Oh, I need somebody, needed someone I could trust

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I don't gamble, but if I did I would bet on us
[Chorus]
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Like the Dead Sea

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You told me I was like the Dead Sea

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You'll never sink when you are with me

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Oh Lord, like the Dead Sea

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Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea

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The finest words you ever said to me

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Honey can't you see,

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I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
[Verse 2]
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You told me you were good at running away

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Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase

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You left with just the clothes on your back

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You took the rest when you took the map

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Yes, there are times we live for somebody else

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Your father died and you decided to live

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It for yourself you felt, you just felt it was time

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And I'm glad, cause you with cats, that's just not right
[Chorus]
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Like the Dead Sea

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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

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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]
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I been down, I been defeated

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You're the message I was heeding

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Would you stay,

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Would you stay the night?
[Chorus]
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Dead Sea

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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.