Key: :[F#m] (w: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) (BPM: 122)

INTRO:
[F#m] [D5] [E5] [F#m] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[F#m] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[F#m] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's [D5] tough, [E5] so [F#m] tough.
[F#m] Gina works the diner all day.
[F#m] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For [D5] love, [E5] mmmm for [F#m] love.

PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to [D5] hold [E5] on, to what we've [F#m] got.
It [D5] doesn't make a [E5] difference if we [F#m] make it or not.
We've [D5] got each [E5] other, and [F#m] that's a lot, ^[E5] for ^[D5] love.
We'll ^[E5] give it a ^[E5 open] shot.

CHORUS:
[F#m] Whoa [D5] ooh, we're [E5] halfway there
[A5] Whoa [D5] ooh, [E5] livin' on a prayer
[F#m] Take my [D5] hand, we'll [E5] make it I swear
[A5] Whoa [D5] ooh, [E5] livin' on a prayer

BREAK: [F#m]

VERSE 2:
[F#m] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[F#m] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [D5] tough, [E5] mmm it's [F#m] tough
[F#m] Gina dreams of running away.
[F#m] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-[D5]-kay, [E5] so [F#m] me day.

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta [D5] hold [E5] on, [F#m] ready or not ^[E5]
You [D5] live for the fight when that's ^[E5] all that you've ^[E5 open] got.

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+3] [Am]

CHORUS 2:
[Am] Whoa [F5] ooh, we're [G5] halfway there
[C5] Whoa [F5] ooh, [G5] livin' on a prayer
[Am] Take my [F5] hand, we'll [G5] make it I swear
[C5] Whoa [F5] ooh, [G5] livin' on a prayer

REPEAT CHORUS 2: