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

INTRO:
[D#m] [B5] [C#5] [D#m] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[D#m] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[D#m] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's [B5] tough, [C#5] so [D#m] tough.
[D#m] Gina works the diner all day.
[D#m] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For [B5] love, [C#5] mmmm for [D#m] love.

PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to [B5] hold [C#5] on, to what we've [D#m] got.
It [B5] doesn't make a [C#5] difference if we [D#m] make it or not.
We've [B5] got each [C#5] other, and [D#m] that's a lot, ^[C#5] for ^[B5] love.
We'll ^[C#5] give it a ^[C#5 open] shot.

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

BREAK: [D#m]

VERSE 2:
[D#m] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[D#m] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [B5] tough, [C#5] mmm it's [D#m] tough
[D#m] Gina dreams of running away.
[D#m] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-[B5]-kay, [C#5] so [D#m] me day.

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

SOLO: [over CHORUS]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta [B5] hold [C#5] on, [D#m] ready or not ^[C#5]
You [B5] live for the fight when that's ^[C#5] all that you've ^[C#5 open] got.

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

CHORUS 2:
[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