Bon Jovi, Livin' On A Prayer (1986)
^{Key: :[Bm] (w: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) (BPM: 122)}

INTRO:
[Bm] [G5] [A5] [Bm] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[Bm] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[Bm] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's [G5] tough, [A5] so [Bm] tough.
[Bm] Gina works the diner all day.
[Bm] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For [G5] love, [A5] mmmm for [Bm] love.

PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to [G5] hold [A5] on, to what we've [Bm] got.
It [G5] doesn't make a [A5] difference if we [Bm] make it or not.
We've [G5] got each [A5] other, and [Bm] that's a lot, ^[A5] for ^[G5] love.
We'll ^[A5] give it a ^[A5 open] shot.

CHORUS:
[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

BREAK: [Bm]

VERSE 2:
[Bm] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[Bm] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [G5] tough, [A5] mmm it's [Bm] tough
[Bm] Gina dreams of running away.
[Bm] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-[G5]-kay, [A5] so [Bm] me day.

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta [G5] hold [A5] on, [Bm] ready or not ^[A5]
You [G5] live for the fight when that's ^[A5] all that you've ^[A5 open] got.

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+3] [Dm]