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

INTRO:
[Dm] [A#5] [C5] [Dm] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[Dm] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[Dm] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's [A#5] tough, [C5] so [Dm] tough.
[Dm] Gina works the diner all day.
[Dm] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For [A#5] love, [C5] mmmm for [Dm] love.

PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to [A#5] hold [C5] on, to what we've [Dm] got.
It [A#5] doesn't make a [C5] difference if we [Dm] make it or not.
We've [A#5] got each [C5] other, and [Dm] that's a lot, ^[C5] for ^[A#5] love.
We'll ^[C5] give it a ^[C5 open] shot.

CHORUS:
[Dm] Whoa [A#5] ooh, we're [C5] halfway there
[F5] Whoa [A#5] ooh, [C5] livin' on a prayer
[Dm] Take my [A#5] hand, we'll [C5] make it I swear
[F5] Whoa [A#5] ooh, [C5] livin' on a prayer

BREAK: [Dm]

VERSE 2:
[Dm] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[Dm] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [A#5] tough, [C5] mmm it's [Dm] tough
[Dm] Gina dreams of running away.
[Dm] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-[A#5]-kay, [C5] so [Dm] me day.

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta [A#5] hold [C5] on, [Dm] ready or not ^[C5]
You [A#5] live for the fight when that's ^[C5] all that you've ^[C5 open] got.

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+3] [Fm]

CHORUS 2:
[Fm] Whoa [Db5] ooh, we're [D#5] halfway there
[Ab5] Whoa [Db5] ooh, [D#5] livin' on a prayer
[Fm] Take my [Db5] hand, we'll [D#5] make it I swear
[Ab5] Whoa [Db5] ooh, [D#5] livin' on a prayer

REPEAT CHORUS 2: