Artist: Bon Jovi
Song: Bed of Roses
Album: Keep the faith (1992)
IÂ’ve seen a lot of different versions of this song,
but thereÂ’s always something missing.
IÂ’m pretty sure this oneÂ’s right.
Corrections and comments are welcome. Please rate it:)
Normal tuning: (EADGBe)
Key:
b – Bend note(12b13) rb – release bend
p – Pull off h – Hammer on
/\ - slide up/down ~ - Vibrato
PM – Palm mute [x]- Artificial harmonic
Rake – Drag pick over notes while slightly palm muting with finger
Guitar 1(Acoustic): Piano part or chords
Guitar 2(Distorted): Intro, fills, solo and chorus
Background piano part: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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Distortion) Rake rake e|-12b13rb12--10~~------------|--10-12-12b13rb-12~~-10~~---------------|B|-10--------------10-13-10~~-|--10---------------------13b15rb---13~~-|G|-10-------------------------|--10-----------------------------14-----|D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Rake rakee|10-12-12b13-12~~-10~~-----------------|10-12-12b13rb-12~~10~~-----------|B|10------------------13b15rb-10-13-10~~|10------------------13b15rb--13~~| G|10------------------------------------|10-------------------------14----|D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 1:
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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 is still lodged in my head and some blonde
Bb (Fill 1)
gave me nightmares, I think that she's still in my bed.
e|-------------|B|-3h4-3-------|G|-------3-----|D|---------3~~-|A|-------------|E|-------------| Bb C FAs I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead.
Verse 2:-------- Bb F (Fill 2)With an iron-clad fist I wake up to french-kiss the morning.e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|-10h12--10--------------|D|-----------10h12-10/12~~|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
Bb F(Fill 3)While a marching band keeps it's own beat in my head while we're talking rakee|15b17rb-13h15------|B|12------------13~~-|G|12-----------------|D|-------------------|A|-------------------|E|-------------------|
Am Bb F about all of the things I longed to believe, about love, the truth, Bb (Fill 1)what you mean to me and the truth is...Bb C F (Fill 4)Baby you're all that I need.e|-----------|B|-----------|G|-----------|D|---------5-|A|---------3-|E|--1-3-1--0-|
Chorus:------- Dm C Bb F (Fill 5)I wanna lay you down in a bed of rosesE|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-1-1--3b5rb3b5rb3b5rb3—-1~~-| PM---|
Dm C Bb F (Fill 6)for Tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nailse|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|---------3----|A|-----0-3------|E|-1-1-------1~~| PM---| Bb F Bb FOhhhh 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:-------- (Fill 7)Well IÂ’m so far away, each step that I takeÂ’s on my way home rakee|-10-13---------------------|B|-10----10-13---------------|G|-10----------10-12---------|D|-------------------10h12~~-|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------| (Fill 8)
A kingÂ’s ransom in dimes IÂ’d give each night to see through this payphonee|-------13~~-12~~----------------|B|-13--------------15~~-15\13~~---|G|----14--------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|
still I run out of time or itÂ’s hard to get through till the bird on the
(Fill 1)
wire flies me back to you I just close my eyes
(Fill 4)
And whisper baby blind love is true
Chorus:------- Dm C Bb F (Fill 5)I wanna lay you down in a bed of rosesE|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-1-1--3b5rb3b5rb3b5rb3—-1~~-| PM---|
Dm C Bb F (Fill 6)for Tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nailse|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|---------3----|A|-----0-3------|E|-1-1-------1~~| PM---| Bb F Bb FOhhhh I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
Dm C Bb F (Fill 4)
Lay you down, on a bed of roses
Bridge:
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Bb C
Well, this hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry
F
The barkeeper's wig's crooked, and she's giving me the eye
Bb
I might have said yeah
Bb C F (Fill 4) C
But I laughed so hard I think I died ooh yeah
Solo:
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e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|-----------3-5-5b[7]--5b[7]~---3h5--------------|A|--5-3-5~---------------------------3~--3h5------|E|-------------------------------------------3/5~-|
e|-10-------------------------------|B|----13p10-13b15~--13b15~--13~~~~~-|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
_Triplet__Triplet__Triplet_ e|13b15--13~--13-10----10-----------------------|---------13-15b17---15b17|B|------------------13----13-10---10-13-13b15~\-|----15-17----------------|G|------------------------------9---------------|/14----------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-17-15p13-17b18—18rb17--13h15-------------------|B|------------------------------13~~-13h15--------|G|----------------------------------------12h14~~-|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|
Rakee|-10-12-12b13rb12-12b13-13~~|B|-10------------------------|G|-10------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Verse 4:
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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.
Dm C Bb F (Fill 4)
IÂ’ve got nothing to prove, for itÂ’s you that IÂ’d die to defend
Chorus:------- Dm C Bb F (Fill 5)I wanna lay you down in a bed of rosesE|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-1-1--3b5rb3b5rb3b5rb3—-1~~-| PM---|
Dm C Bb F (Fill 6)for Tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nailse|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|---------3----|A|-----0-3------|E|-1-1-------1~~| PM---| Bb F Bb FOhhhh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
Dm C Bb (Fill 7) Lay you down.... e|-----------13-15-13-15b17--15b17—17rb13h15--15b17------|B|-----15-17----------------------------------------15~~-|G|-/14---------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:------- Dm C Bb F (Fill 5)I wanna lay you down in a bed of rosesE|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-1-1--3b5rb3b5rb3b5rb3—-1~~-| PM---|
Dm C Bb F (Fill 6)for Tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nailse|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|---------3----|A|-----0-3------|E|-1-1-------1~~| PM---| Bb F Bb FOhhhh I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
Dm C Bb F
Lay you down, on a bed of roses
ThatÂ’s it! It took a while, but I hope itÂ’s worth it.
Any comments, corrections are welcome!
Ole-Johnny Tune
