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The Bed Tab by Lou Reed

The Bed tab by Lou Reed

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Lou Reed - The Bed (Berlin)

=======================
---------intro---------
=======================
(0:00)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

(0:15)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
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=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(0:28)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-----------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(0:35)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(0:41)
e-------------------|-----------------|
b-------------------|-----------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-----------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(0:48)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(0:55)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|

(1:02)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-------1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|

=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(1:08)
e-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----5------(7)*-|-----3---------1--s3**|
g-----2-------4---|-----5-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--s4--|
d---2-------4-----|---5------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5--|
a-0-------2-------|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6---------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3--------------------|

* lay down your finger softly on the strings, directly above the 7th metal fret
** Don’t pick the strings, just slide

(1:20)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(1:22)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|-----3---------1--/3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0----(7)----|-----4--5--\3--2--/4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2-------(7)---|---5----7--\5--3--/5-|
a-0-------2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|

(1:34)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|


(1:36)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

(1:49)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3-3-3-|


=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(2:02)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-----------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(2:09)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3--|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(2:16)
e-------------------|-----------------|
b-------------------|-----------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-----------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(2:23)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(2:29)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|

(2:36)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-1-----1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|


=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(2:43)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|-----3---------1--s3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--s4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|

(2:56)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|-----3---------1--/3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--/4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--/5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|

(3:07)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----------------|


=======================
--------bridge---------
=======================
(3:10)
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b-------3------3--|------3------3---|------5-------5--|--5-------5----5-|
g-----4-4------4--|----4--------4---|----5---5-----5--|--5-5-----5----5-|
d----5---------5--|---5---------5---|---5----------5--|--5-5-----5----5-|
a---5-------------|-----------------|-3----------3----|--3-----3----3---|
e-3---------------|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|

(3:24)
e------0----0--0--|-----0-0----0----|-----------------|-----------------|
b----2--2---2--2--|-----2-2----2----|-----3-5------3--|-----------------|
g---2-2-----2--2--|-----2-2----2----|---------5----4--|-3-3---3-----3---|
d-----------2--2--|------------2----|--------------5--|-5-5---5-----5---|
a-0---------------|-0-------------0-|---5-------------|-6-6---6-----6---|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3----------3----|-----3-----3---3-|

(3:37)
e-----------------|-------(7)--10~--|
b------1----1--1--|------(7)--------|
g-----0-----2--2--|-----(7)---------|
d----4------4-----|----(7)----------|
a-3-------------3-|-s5--------------|
e-----------------|-----------------|


=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(3:44)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-------------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(3:51)
e---------------------|-------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3p1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a---------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(3:58)
e-------------------|-------------------|
b-------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(4:04)
e---------------------|-------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3p1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a---------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


(4:11)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|

(4:18)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-1-----1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|


=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(4:25)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|-----3---------1--s3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----------|-----4--5--\3--2--s4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|

(4:37)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|--------3------------|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|------4--------------|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5-----------------|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|---------------------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|



This is the place where she lay her head
when she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
candles lit the room brightly at night

And this is the place where she cut her wrists
that odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

This is the place where we used to live
I paid for it with love and blood
And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf
Filled with her poetry and stuff

And this is the room where she took the razor
and cut her wrists that strange and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

I never would have started if I'd known
that it's end this way
But funny thing, I'm not at all sad
that it stopped this way

This is the place where she lay her head
when she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
candles lit the room brightly at night

And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

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