Bed of Roses
Bon Jovi
[Verse 1]
Sitting here wasted and wounded
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 blond gave me nightmares
Think she's still in my bed
As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead
[Verse 2]
With an ironclad fist
I wake up, and French kiss the morning
While some marching band keepsits own beat
In my head while we're talking
About all of the things, that I long to believe
About love, the truth, what you mean to me
And the truth is
Baby, you're all that I need
[Chorus]
I want to 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
[Verse 3]
Well I'm so far away
Step that I take is on my way home
King's ransom in dimes
Given each night 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, whisper Baby, blind love is true
[Chorus]
I want to 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
[Bridge]
Well, this hotel bar 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, uh yeah
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
I want to 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
[Chorus]
I want to 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
Capo on 3
[Intro]
G D G D (2x)
[Verse 1]
G
Sitting here wasted and wounded
D
This old piano
G
Trying hard to capture the moment
D
This morning I don't know
F#m G
'Cause a bottle of vodka is still lodged in my head
D
And some blond gave me nightmares
G
Think she's still in my bed
G A D
As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead
[Verse 2]
G
With an ironclad fist
D
I wake up, and French kiss the morning
G
While some marching band keepsits own beat
D
In my head while we're talking
F#m G
About all of the things, that I long to believe
D
About love, the truth, what you mean to me
G
And the truth is
G A D D A A*
Baby, you're all that I need
[Refrain 1]
Bm Bm
I wanna lay
A G D
You down in a bed of roses
Bm Bm
For tonite
A G D
I sleep on a bed of nails
G
Oh, I want to be
D
Just as close as
G D
The Holy Ghost is
Bm A G G
And lay you down
G G* D
On a bed of roses
[Verse 3]
G
Well I'm so far away
D
Step that I take is on my way home
G
King's ransom in dimes
D
Given each night to see through this payphone
F#m
Still I run out of time
G
Or it's hard to get through
D
Till the bird on the wire
Flies me back to you
G
I'll just close my eyes, whisper
G A D D A A*
Baby, blind love is true
[Refrain 2]
Bm Bm
I wanna lay
A G D
You down in a bed of roses
Bm Bm
For tonite
A G D
I sleep on a bed of nails
G
Oh, I want to be
D
Just as close as
G D
The Holy Ghost is
Bm A G G
And lay you down
G G* D A
On a bed of roses
[Bridge]
G
Well this hotel bar hangover
A D
Whiskey's gone dry the barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye
G
I might have said yeah
G A D D A A*
But I laughed so hard I think I died, uh yeah!...
[Solo]
Bm A G D (3x) Bm A G G G G* D
[Verse 4]
G
Now as you close your eyes
D
Know I'll be thinking about you
G
While my mistress she calls me
D
To stand in her spotlight again
G
Tonite, I won't be alone
D
But you know that don't mean I'm not lonely
Bm A G
I've got nothing to prove for it's you
G D A
That I'd die to defend
[Refrain 3]
Bm Bm
I wanna lay
A G D
You down in a bed of roses
Bm Bm
For tonite
A G D
I sleep on a bed of nails
G
Oh, I want to be
D
Just as close as
G D
The Holy Ghost is
Bm A G G G
And lay you down
Bm Bm
I wanna lay
A G D
You down in a bed of roses
Bm Bm
For tonite
A G D
I sleep on a be...ed of nails!
G
I want to be
D
Just as close as
G D
The Holy Ghost is!
Bm A G ( Bb)
Lay you down
(G) ( G*) D
The bed of roses