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The song is about Brendan Mullen, founder of The Masque,
A small punk rock club which was an important part of the early L.A. punk scene.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan's Death Song
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| Intro: |
| D C Am Em G |
| D C Am Em G |
| If I die before I get it done will you decide? |
| D C Am Em |
| Take my words and turn them into signs |
| G |
| it will survive, |
| D C Am Em G |
| Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive |
| D C Am Em |
| It's safe out there and now your every where |
| G |
| just like the sky, |
| D C Am |
| And you are love, you are the lucid |
| Em G |
| dream you are the ride |
| D C Am |
| And when you hear this you know it's your |
| Em G |
| jam it's your good bye |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| G |
| And when the drummer drums he's gonna |
| C Em |
| play my song to carry me along |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| G |
| And when the boatman comes |
| C Em |
| to ferry me away to where we all belong |
| D C |
| We all cross |
| Am Em G |
| when we were feeling lost it's just the time. |
| D C Am Em |
| Kateri cried the day her lover died |
| G |
| she recognized, |
| D C Am |
| Because you gave her a life of real |
| Em G |
| love it's no surprise. |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| G |
| And when the drummer drums |
| C Em |
| he's gonna play my song to carry me along |
| G C |
| Let me live, so when it's time to die, |
| Em |
| even the Reaper cries. |
| G C |
| Let me die so when it's time to live |
| Em |
| another sun will rise. |
| G C Em |
| I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
| G C Em |
| I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
| Bridge: |
| D G D D x4 |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| G |
| And when the boatman comes |
| C Em |
| to ferry me away to where we all belong |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| G C |
| Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
| Em |
| you know I'm almost gone |
| Ending: |
| D D D G x4 |
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