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Bed Of Roses by Bon Jovi
Bed Of Roses
CHORDS:
EADGBe
Am *02210
Bb 113331
C *32010
Dm *00231 or better: 557765
F 133211
Keyboard arranged for guitar:
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E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------
G ----10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-----
D -------12-------12-------12-------12-------10-------10-------10-------10--
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rhythm fig #1: Rhythm fig #2: Rhythm fig #3:
E --------------- ----------------- --------------------------------------
B --------------- ----------------- --------------------------------------
G --------------- ----------------- --------------------------------------
D -----------(5)- ----------------- --------------------------------------
A -----------(3)- ---------3------- --------------------------------------
E --1~--1-3-1-0-- --1~-1-5---1~---- --1~--3(b)5-3(b)5-3(b)5-3-1~----------
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Intro: (with keyboard part played over top)
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E ---10-12-(b)13-12-10------------------10-12-(b)13-12-10-------------------
B --10-------------------10^13^10------10-----------------13(b)15--10^13----
G -10---------------------------------10------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E ---10-12-(b)13-12-10-----------------------10-12-(b)13-12-10--------------
B --10------------------13(b)15--13^15------10-----------------13(b)15--10^13
G -10---------------------------------14---10-------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1: (Keyboard part played over the top)
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Bb F
Sitting here wasted and wounded with this old piano.
Bb F
Trying hard to capture the moment, this morning I don't know.
Am Bb F
'cause a bottle of vodka still lies in my head and some blonde
Bb
gave me nightmares, I think that she's still in my bed.
Bb C F
As I think about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead.
Bb F
With an iron-clad fist I wake up to french-kiss the morning.
Bb F
While a marching band keeps it's own beat in my head while we're talking
Am Bb F
about all of the things I longed to believe, about love, the truth,
Bb
what you mean to me and the truth is...
Bb C (rhythm fig #1)
Baby you're all that I need.
Chorus:
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Dm C Bb F (rhythm fig #3)
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses.
Dm C Bb F (rhythm fig #2)
Tonight I sleep on a bed of nails.
Bb F Bb F
I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is.
Dm C Bb F
Lay you down, on a bed of roses.
Verse #2:
I'm so far away, each step that I take's on my way home.
A king's ransom in dimes I'd give each night to see through this payphone.
But I'd run out of time or it's hard to get through till the bird on the wire
flies me back to you. I'll just close my eyes.
And whisper "baby it probably is true".
Bridge:
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Bb C
The hotel bars hangover whiskey's gone dry.
F
The bartender's wig's crooked, she's giving me the eye.
Bb Bb C F (rhythm fig. #1)
I might've said yes, but I laughed so hard I think I died.
Solo:
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E ---------------------------------------------10---------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------13^10-13(b)15~-13(b)15--13
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------3-5-5(b)7-5(b)7~-3^5---------------------------------------------
A --5-3-5~----------------------3~--3^5-------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------/5~---------------------------------
|<- I made this up because it's |
| hard to transcribe |
| from videotape ! ->|
E --13(b)15--13~--13-10----10-----------------------------------13-15-(b)17~
B ----------------------13----13-10---10-13-13(b)15~------15-17-------------
G ----------------------------------9------------------/14------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------- triplet triplet triplet --------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E --15-13-17(b)18--17--13^15--------------------10-12-(b)13-12-(b)12/~-----
B ---------------------------13~--13^15--------10---------------------------
G --------------------------------------14~---10----------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3:
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Now as you close your eyes you know I'll be thinking about you.
My mistress she calls me to stand in her spotlight again.
I won't be alone, you know that don't mean I'm not lonely.
I've got nothing to prove, for its you I'd die to defend.
Sitting here wasted and wounded
At this old piano
Trying hard to capture
The moment this morning I don't know
'Cause a bottle of vodka
Is still lodged in my head
And some blonde gave me nightmares
I think that she's still in my bed
As I dream about movies
They won't make of me when I'm dead
With an ironclad fist
I wake up and french kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps
Its own beat in my head
While we're talking
About all of the things that I long to believe
About love and the truth and what you mean to me
And the truth is, baby you're all that I need
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses
Well I'm so far away
That each step that I take is on my way home
A king's ransom in dimes I'd given each night
Just to see through this payphone
Still I run out of time
Or it's hard to get through
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
I'll just close my eyes and whisper
Baby blind love is true
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses
Well, this hotel bar's hangover whiskey's gone dry
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye
I might have said yeah
But I laughed so hard I think I died, ooh yeah
Now as you close your eyes
Know I'll be thinking about you
While my mistress she calls me
To stand in her spotlight again
Tonight I won't be alone
But you know that don't mean I'm not lonely
I've got nothing to prove
For it's you that I'd die to defend
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down
I wanna lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down
On a bed of roses
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