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

INTRO:
[Fm] [C#5] [D#5] [Fm] : [x2]

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

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

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

BREAK: [Fm]

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

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

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

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+3] [G#m]

CHORUS 2:
[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