BED OF ROSES
BON JOVI

SLOW ROCK
Tempo	=  55

KEY : C		CHORDS : C, F, G, Am, Em

F                                  C
SITTING HERE WASTED AND WOUNDED AT THIS OLD PIANO
F
TRYING HARD TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT THIS MORNING						    	    C                   Em
I DON'T KNOW 'CAUSE A BOTTLE OF VODKA
         F                          C
IS STILL LODGED IN MY HEAD AND SOME BLOND GAVE ME NIGHTMARES
                          F
I THINK SHE'S STILL IN MY BED AS I DREAM ABOUT MOVIES
       G
THEY WON'T MAKE OF ME WHEN I'M DEAD

           F                                        C
WITH AN IRONCLAD FIST I WAKE UP AND FRENCH KISS THE MORNING
              F
WHILE SOME MARCHING BAND KEEPS IT'S OWN BEAT IN MY HEAD
            C             Em
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS
       F                     C
THAT I LONG TO BELIEVE ABOUT LOVE, THE TRUTH,
                            F
WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME AND THE TRUTH IS
G                      C
BABY YOU'RE ALL THAT I NEED

          Am      G         F      C
I WANT TO LAY YOU DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
      Am     G          F      C
FOR TONITE I SLEEP ON A BED OF NAILS
          F          C            F    C
I WANT TO BE JUST AS CLOSE AS THE HOLY GHOST IS
    Am  G   F                 C
AND LAY YOU DOWN... ON BED OF ROSES

         F                                            C
WELL I'M SO FAR AWAY THAT EACH STEP THAT I TAKE IS ON MY WAY HOME
         F
A KING'S RANSOM IN DIMES I'D GIVEN EACH NIGHT
                       C             Am
TO SEE THROUGH THIS PAYPHONE STILL I RUN OUT OF TIME
        F                             C
OR IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH TILL THE BIRD ON THE WIRE
                          F
FLIES ME BACK TO YOU I'LL JUST CLOSE MY EYES AND WHISPER
 G                   C      Em
BABY, BLIND LOVE IS TRUE

          Am      G         F      C
I WANT TO LAY YOU DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
      Am     G          F      C
FOR TONITE I SLEEP ON A BED OF NAILS
          F          C            F    C
I WANT TO BE JUST AS CLOSE AS THE HOLY GHOST IS
    Am  G   F                 C       Em
AND LAY YOU DOWN... ON BED OF ROSES

          F                        G
WELL THIS HOTEL BAR'S HANGOVER WHISKEY'S GONE DRY
       C
THE BARKEEPER'S WIG'S CROOKED
                                  F
AND SHE'S GIVING ME THE EYE AND I MIGHT HAVE SAID YEAH
                            G       C
YES BUT I LAUGHED SO HARD I THINK I DIED

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        F                                          C
NOW AS YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES KNOW I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU
             F                                    C
WHILE MY MISTRESS SHE CALLS ME TO STAND IN HER SPOTLIGHT AGAIN
           F                                                C
TONITE...I WON'T BE ALONE TO KNOW THAT DON'T MEAN I'M NOT LONELY
           Am                      F                   C
IV'E GOT NOTHING TO PROVE FOR IT'S YOU THAT I'D DIE TO DEFEND

          Am      G         F      C
I WANT TO LAY YOU DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
      Am     G          F      C
FOR TONITE I SLEEP ON A BED OF NAILS
          F          C            F    C
I WANT TO BE JUST AS CLOSE AS THE HOLY GHOST IS
    Am  G   F     Em
AND LAY YOU DOWN

          Am      G         F      C
I WANT TO LAY YOU DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
      Am     G          F      C
FOR TONITE I SLEEP ON A BED OF NAILS
          F          C            F    C
I WANT TO BE JUST AS CLOSE AS THE HOLY GHOST IS
    Am  G   F              C
AND LAY YOU DOWN ON BED OF ROSES