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Marias Bed

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MARIA'S BED
*Hammer on the second string (B) during first notes of the C and the F
Guitar    *CC    *FF     *CC   *FF    *CC   *FF    *CC     *FF  
First and Second verse (guitar mandolin piano)
            *		     C  			C*		F  F  
Been on a barbed wire highway 40 days and nights 
I ain't complain'n that's my job and it suits me right 
I got a sweet soul fever rushin' around my head 
I'm gonna sleep tonight in Maria's bed 
(nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night
Got on a deaCd man's Csuit FanFd smilin' skull ring 
Lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing 
I keep my heart in my work, my troubles in my head 
And I keep my soul in Maria's bed 
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
BIG BASS AND DRUMS ON THE LAST F
CI beeCn up Fon Fsugar mountain, 'cross the sweet blue sea 
I walked the valley of love and tears and mystery 
I got run out'a luck and gave myself up for dead 
Then I drank the cool clear waters from Maria's bed 
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
She give me canAmdy stFick Fkisses 'neath a wolf dog moon
                        ( C6 beats)                                  F  F  
One sweet breath and she'll take you, mister, to the upper room 
I was burAmned by the aFngelFs, sold wings of lead 
Then I fell Cin the roses and sweet Csalvation of Maria's bGed G  
I CbeCen oFut Fin the desert, doin' my time 
Siftin' through the dust for fools gold, lookin' for a sign 
Holy man said, "Hold on, brother, there's a light up ahead." 
Ain't nothin' like the light that shines on me in Maria's bed 
Well I take my Cblessings at the riverhead F  
                            C(             C  G)
I'm living in the light of Maria's bed
(nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
Hey Hey (nighty night night   nighty night night nighty night night)
CC   FF   CC   FF   
CC   FF    CC    FF     
CC    FF   CC    FF
CC    FF    CC   FF
CC    FF    CC   FF  
C   F    C    F
C   F

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Marias Bed

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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MARIA'S BED

*Hammer on the second string (B) during first notes of the C and the F

Guitar *CC *FF *CC *FF *CC *FF *CC *FF

First and Second verse (guitar mandolin piano)

C C F F

* *

Been on a barbed wire highway 40 days and nights

I ain't complain'n that's my job and it suits me right

I got a sweet soul fever rushin' around my head

I'm gonna sleep tonight in Maria's bed

(nighty night night nighty night night nighty night night

C C F F

Got on a dead man's suit and smilin' skull ring

Lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing

I keep my heart in my work, my troubles in my head

And I keep my soul in Maria's bed

Hey Hey (nighty night night nighty night night nighty night night)

BIG BASS AND DRUMS ON THE LAST F

C C F F

I been up on sugar mountain, 'cross the sweet blue sea

I walked the valley of love and tears and mystery

I got run out'a luck and gave myself up for dead

Then I drank the cool clear waters from Maria's bed

Hey Hey (nighty night night nighty night night nighty night night)

Am F F

She give me candy stick kisses 'neath a wolf dog moon

C F F

( 6 beats)

One sweet breath and she'll take you, mister, to the upper room

Am F F

I was burned by the angels, sold wings of lead

C C G G

Then I fell in the roses and sweet salvation of Maria's bed

C C F F

I been out in the desert, doin' my time

Siftin' through the dust for fools gold, lookin' for a sign

Holy man said, "Hold on, brother, there's a light up ahead."

Ain't nothin' like the light that shines on me in Maria's bed

C F

Well I take my blessings at the riverhead

C C G

( )

I'm living in the light of Maria's bed

(nighty night night nighty night night nighty night night)

Hey Hey (nighty night night nighty night night nighty night night)

CC FF CC FF

C F C F

C F

About Marias Bed Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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