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Bed of Roses by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond child, David Brian,
Alec David, and Ticco Torries
Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour
note: This tab is submitted after a lot of correction. It has lead guitar, better
chords, a better solo and intro with correct pith and effects, and better rhythm.
It is a 100% correct by me but if you think its incorrect in some place, mail me @
dal_roti13@hotmail.com . By the way this is a classic song by bon jovi and you ll
enjoy playing it as much you enjoy listening to it. The best part is the solo when
you play it with chords. its sounds even better than it does on the CD. Any way,
have fun.
Chords used:
* EADGBe bend:___________________b
Dm___xx0231 slide:__________________s
C____x32010 hammer on:______________h
Bb___x13331 / x1333x pull off:_______________p
F____xx3211 / xx321x vibrato:________________v
Am___x02210 hold note:______________~
Tuning:
Guitar 1: standard (EADGBe) (for all chords and intro)
Guitar 2: standard (EADGBe) (for all progressions and solo)
Prog A:e-|--1-----1------|B-|----3-----3----|G-|--2-0-3-2-0-3--|repeatedD-|------3-----3--|ProgressionA-|---------------|E-|---------------|
Prog B:e-|--1-----1------|B-|----1-----1----|G-|--2-0-2-2-0-2--|repeatedD-|------3-----3--|progressionA-|---------------|E-|---------------|
Prog C:e-|--------------------------------------|B-|--------1-----3~-1-----1-----1--------|G-|-------------------2-0---2-0---3-2-3--|D-|----------0------------------------3--|A-|--3-0-------3-------------------------|E-|------3-------------------------------|
Prog D:e-|------------|B-|--3h4p3-----|G-|--------3~--|D-|------------|A-|------------|E-|------------|
Prog E:e-|----------------|B-|--8-6-----------|G-|------7p5-7~s2--|D-|----------------|A-|----------------|E-|----------------|
Prog F:e-|--12s17~s15s13-13h15------|B-|---------------------13~--|G-|--------------------------|D-|--------------------------|A-|--------------------------|E-|--------------------------|
Prog G:e-|-----------|B-|-----------|G-|-----0-----|D-|-----------|A-|-----------|E-|-1-1-3-0~--|
Prog H:e-|------------|B-|------------|G-|------------|D-|------------|A-|--0---------|E-|----3-1-1~--|
Prog I:e-|----------|B-|----------|G-|----------|D-|----------|A-|------0~--|E-|--1-3-5~--|
Prog J:e-|--10-13------------------|B-|--------11-13------------|G-|--------------10-12------|D-|--------------------12~--|A-|-------------------------|E-|-------------------------|
Prog K:e-|--------13~-12--|B-|----------------|G-|--10------------|D-|-----12---------|A-|----------------|E-|----------------|
Prog L:e-|---------------------|B-|--3h4p3-------3------|G-|--------3---3---3----|D-|----------3-------3--|A-|---------------------|E-|---------------------|
* Prog M:e-|--1-3-1-0~--|B-|------------|G-|------------|D-|------------|A-|------------|E-|------------|
Prog N:e-|---1-3-1-0~--|B-|-------------|G-|-------------|D-|-------------|A-|-------------|E-|-1-----------|
Prog O:e-|-------13----15h17-15h17-15p13h15v--|B-|-13-15----15------------------------|G-|------------------------------------|D-|------------------------------------|A-|------------------------------------|E-|------------------------------------|
Intro: Prog A Prog B Prog A Prog B e-|--10-12h13~12~10~--------------------------10-12h13~12~10~-------------------|B-|-------------------13p12-13p10~---------------------------13b15~15p13----13~-|G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-----|D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Prog A Prog B Prog A Prog Be-|--10-12h13~12~10~--------------------------10-12h13~12~10~-------------------|B-|------------------13h15~-13h15----------------------------13b15~15p13----13~-|G-|------------------------------14~-------------------------------------14-----|D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Prog A Prog B
Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano
Prog A Prog B
Trying hard to capture the moment, this morning I dont know
Am Prog C Bb F
cause a bottle of vodka still lodged in my head and some blonde
Bb Prog D
gave me nightmares, think that shes still in my bed
Bb C F
As I dream about movies they wont make of me when Im dead
Verse 2:
Prog A Prog B Prog E
With an iron-clad fist I wake up and french-kiss the morning
Prog A Prog B Prog F
While some marching band keeps its own beat in my head while were talking
Am Prog C Bb F
but about all the things I longed to believe, about love, the truth,
Bb prog D
what you mean to me and the truth is
Bb C F Prog G
Baby youre all that I need
Chorus:
Dm C Bb F Prog H
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
Dm C Bb F Prog I
for Tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
Bb F Bb F
ohhhh! I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
Dm C Bb F
Lay you down, on a bed of roses
Verse 3:
Prog A Prog B Prog J
when Im so far away, each step that I takes on my way home
Prog A Prog B Prog K
A kings ransom in dimes Id give each night to see through this payphone
Am Prog C Bb F
still I run out of time or its hard to get through till the bird on the wire
F Prog L
flies me back to you I just close my eyes
Bb C F Prog M
And whisper baby blind love is true
[Chorus]
Prog M Bb C
where the hotel bars hangover whiskeys gone dry
F Am
The barkeepers wig crooked, and shes giving me the eye
Bb Bb C F Prog M
and I might have said yeah, but I laughed so hard I think I died
oh yeah
Solo:#_|______Dm_____C__Bb_____F______Am_________Bb__Bb__Bb_____F____|e-|----------------5v----------------10p8s5-10~-10~-10v-15-13~--|B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------3-5-5b-7v-3-5---------------------------------------|A-|--5-3-5v---------------3~-3-5--------------------------------|E-|------------------------------3~-----------------------------|
#_|__F_________________________________________________F___F____|e-|--10----------------10----10v-s0-----12----13-15-15h17~-17~--|B-|-----13-11-10-11-13----13---------13----13-------------------|G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
#_|______Bb__F________F_____________C____________Dm_C______F____|e-|15----18bp17s13-13h15-------------------10-12h13~12~h13-13~--|B-|---18-----------------13~--13h15-8h10~-----------------------|G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
Prog A Prog B
Now as you close your eyes you know Ill be thinking about you
Prog A Prog B
while my mistress she calls me to stand in her spotlight again
Prog A Prog B
tonight I wont be alone, you know that dont mean Im not lonely
Dm C Bb F Prog N
Ive got nothing to prove, for its you that Id die to defend
Chorus
[Prog O]
Chorus
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