bed of roses

F - 133211
Am - x02210
C - x32010
Dm - x00231
Fsus4 - xx3311


Verse 1


Bb F
Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old pi ano

Bb F
Trying hard to capture the moment, this morning I d on't know

Am Bb
'Cause a b ottle of vodka's still lo dged in my head and some

F Fsus4 F Bb
Blonde gave me nightmares, t hink that she's still in my bed

C F
As I dream about movies they w on't make of me when I'm de ad

Verse 2(as verse 1


With an iron clad fist I wake up and french kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps its own beat in my head while were talking
About all of the things that I long to believe
About love, the truth and what you mean to me

Bb C F
And the truth is, baby you're a ll that I ne ed

Cbourus

(Richie sings backround vocals three steps higher)

Dm C Bb F
I want to lay you d own in a bed of ros es

Dm C Bb F
For t onight I sl eep on a bed of n ails

Bb F Bb F
Oh, I wanna be just as c lose as the Holy Gh ost is

Dm C Bb F
And l ay yo u do wn on a bed of ro ses

Verse 3


Well 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
Still I run out if time 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

Cbourus


Bridge


C Bb C
Well this h otel bar's hangover whisk ey's ran dry

F
The bar kee per's wig's crooked and she's givin' me the eye

Bb C F
Well I m ight have said yes, but I laughed so hard, I think I di ed


Interlude


Play 'Dm - C - Bb - F' four times in the same rhythm as the chourus


Breakdown


Bb F
Now as y ou close your eyes, you know I'll be thinking about you

Bb F
While my mi stress, she calls me to stand in her spotlight ag ain

Bb F
Tonight, I wo n't be alone, but you know it don't mean I'm not lonely

Dm C Bb F
I've got n othin' to pr ove for it's you that I'd die to def end

Cbourus
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