Verse 1:
C
I stood alone, upon the platform in vain
Caug F
Puerto Ricans they were playing me salsa in the rain
C
With open doors and manual locks
FFmC
In fast food parking lots
C
I headed West, I was a man on the move
Caug
New York had lied to me, I needed the truth
FC
Oh, I need somebody, needed someone I could trust
AmGFC
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
GFC
Oh Lord, like the 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,
GFC
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
Verse 2:
C
You told me you were good at running away
Caug F
Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase
C
You left with just the clothes on your back
FFmC
You took the rest when you took the map
C
Yes, there are times we live for somebody else
Caug
Your father died and you decided to live
FC
It for yourself you felt, you just felt it was time
AmGFC
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
GFC
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,
GFC
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
Bridge:
Am
I been down, I been defeated
F
You're the message I was heeding
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
GFC
Oh Lord, I?m your Dead Sea
C
Whoa, I'm like the Dead Sea
F
The finest words you ever said to me
Am
Don?t need to move your feet so quickly,
GFC
Oh Lord, I?m your Dead Sea.