Marias Bed

	  		
 
 

Difficulty - Novice 

Structure = Verses and one Bridge section 

The intro section and the verses are the same - the only changes in chordal structure are in the bridge  
and the last two lyric lines which mirror the bridge section.  Drone strum the G string on the verse part.  
When Springsteen plays live the hammer on/off of the G string in the C chord shape differs than in the  
studio recording.  You'll have to listen to see how much of how often you want to do this when playing.  
He does mix up the hammer on and sometimes he'll hit the E and B string and sometimes he won't. 


Bridge Section Chords: 
Em  C  G   C 
Em  C  G   D 


Intro & Verse 

Been on a barbed wire highway 40 days and nights 

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

                                  I ain't complainin',it's  
e|---------------------1---------------------------------| 
B|--1---1---1----1-----1---1---1-----1--------2--4--4--4-| 
G|--0---0---0----0-----0---0---0-----0------0-------0----| 
D|--2---2--2p0---0h2----2---2---2----2p0-----------------| 
A|--3---3---3----3---------3---3-----3-------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

  my job and it suits me right 


e|-----------------------------------------------1-------| 
B|--2---4---4---4---2---0----1-----1----1---1----1----1--| 
G|--0---0---------------0----0-----0----0---0----0----0--| 
D|---------------------------2-----2---2p0--0h2---2----2-| 
A|---------------------------3-----3----3---3---------3--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

The rest of the Verses are the same - you'll need to listen to  
see when the lyrics start and where as the lyrical melody 
and phrasing differs in each verse slightly. 




Bridge Section (Strum this section) 

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

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

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

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

I was burned by the angels, sold        wings of lead,  Then 

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


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

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



| /  slide up 
| \  slide down 
| h  hammer-on 
| p  pull-off 
| ~  vibrato 
| +  harmonic 
| x  Mute note