Merle Haggard – Im Gonna Paint Me A Bed Of Roses (Guitar)

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BPM: 110 - 4/4 Strumming: Give that country swang rhythm with alternate root notes on the 1st and 3rd beats. So for E it would be E-0 and A-2. For B it is A-2 and E-0. For A it is A-0 and E-0. In the chorus walk up to A from E by doing A-2 on beat 3 and A-0 on beat 4, then you can down strum the A chord on beat 1 instead of hitting the root again. [Intro]

   3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|---------|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-------------|-----0-----0-0-0-|
B|---0-----|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-------------|-----0-----0-0-0-|
G|---------|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-------0-----|-----1-----1-1-1-|
D|------0--|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2---2/4---2---|-----2-----2-2-2-|
A|---------|-0---------------|-0---0-------------|---------2-------|
E|-0-------|---------0-------|-------------------|-0---------------|

   B
   1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a   1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & a

e|---------------------|-----2-2-----------|-----2---------------|
B|---------------------|-----4-4-----------|-----4---------------|
G|---------------------|-----4-4-----------|-----4---------------|
D|-----------4/6-6\4p2-|-----4-4-----------|-----4---------------|
A|-----2h3h4-----------|-2---2-2---4h5p4-2-|-2---2-4-------------|
E|-0-------------------|---------2---------|---------2b3-0-2b3r2-|

   E
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|
B|-----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-0-|
G|-----1-----1-1-1-|-----1-----1-1-1-|
D|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-----2-2-2-|
A|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-0---------------|

[Verse]

         E
In our bedroom, there's a portrait

        A
Done in different shades of gray

      B                              E
That I penciled out before you broke my heart

In the sketch, we're arm in arm

           A
But in the background, there's a storm

         B
That was soon to come and tear my world apart

[Verse]

    E
And before my days are over

          A
I'm gonna try my hand again

         B                           E
And do a portrait like I wanted life to be

Put some flowers on the ground

             A
And color springtime all around

    B                           E
And paint a bed of roses just for me

[Chorus]

          A                  E
I'm gonna paint me a bed of roses

        B                                 E
One without one single cloud in my big blue sky

                A                  E
Yeah, I'm gonna paint me a bed of roses

      B                   E
Where love and passion never die

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