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

INTRO:
[G#m] [E5] [F#5] [G#m] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[G#m] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[G#m] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's [E5] tough, [F#5] so [G#m] tough.
[G#m] Gina works the diner all day.
[G#m] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For [E5] love, [F#5] mmmm for [G#m] love.

PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to [E5] hold [F#5] on, to what we've [G#m] got.
It [E5] doesn't make a [F#5] difference if we [G#m] make it or not.
We've [E5] got each [F#5] other, and [G#m] that's a lot, ^[F#5] for ^[E5] love.
We'll ^[F#5] give it a ^[F#5 open] shot.

CHORUS:
[G#m] Whoa [E5] ooh, we're [F#5] halfway there
[B5] Whoa [E5] ooh, [F#5] livin' on a prayer
[G#m] Take my [E5] hand, we'll [F#5] make it I swear
[B5] Whoa [E5] ooh, [F#5] livin' on a prayer

BREAK: [G#m]

VERSE 2:
[G#m] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[G#m] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [E5] tough, [F#5] mmm it's [G#m] tough
[G#m] Gina dreams of running away.
[G#m] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-[E5]-kay, [F#5] so [G#m] me day.

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta [E5] hold [F#5] on, [G#m] ready or not ^[F#5]
You [E5] live for the fight when that's ^[F#5] all that you've ^[F#5 open] got.

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+3] [Bm]

CHORUS 2:
[Bm] Whoa [G5] ooh, we're [A5] halfway there
[D5] Whoa [G5] ooh, [A5] livin' on a prayer
[Bm] Take my [G5] hand, we'll [A5] make it I swear
[D5] Whoa [G5] ooh, [A5] livin' on a prayer

REPEAT CHORUS 2: