Deep Purple - Time for Bedlam: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Time for Bedlam" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Time for Bedlam Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Deep Purple

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Time for Bedlam" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm
Descending the cold steps
of the institution for the politically insane
Never to be seen again
Saying farewell to daylight
From henceforth I shall rot in
a stinking bed of wet straw

Bm
Right from the ashes of life
I learned to behave
What to believe, what not to say,
from cradle to grave
A
Ah, like a good little slave

Sucking my milk from the venomous
tit of the state
That's clearly designed to suppress
every thought of escape
Ah, I surrender to fate

Chorus:
Bm
No pity, no pity
                                   G      A
Don't want no pity for me in this filthy cell
                 E
I'll see you in hell
See you in hell

Frozen in time, I'm a specimen
pinned to my throne
With an army of butterflies pilloried,
placid and prone
Ah, we are never alone

Chorus

After centuries of living
with nothing but my convictions
Broken fingers clawing through
the walls of my incarceration
Escaping the clutches of eternal damnation
I was justified


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Time for Bedlam" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Time for Bedlam" by Deep Purple.

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