Bon Jovi, Livin' On A Prayer (1986)
Key: :[Abm] (w: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) (BPM: 122)
INTRO:
[Abm] [E5] [Gb5] [Abm] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
[Abm] Tommy used to work on the docks.
[Abm] Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck,
It's
[E5] tough,
[Gb5] so
[Abm] tough.
[Abm] Gina works the diner all day.
[Abm] Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For
[E5] love,
[Gb5] mmmm for
[Abm] love.
PRE-CHORUS:
We've got to
[E5] hold
[Gb5] on, to what we've
[Abm] got.
It
[E5] doesn't make a
[Gb5] difference if we
[Abm] make it or not.
We've
[E5] got each
[Gb5] other, and
[Abm] that's a lot, ^
[Gb5] for ^
[E5] love.
We'll ^
[Gb5] give it a ^
[Gb5 open] shot.
CHORUS:
[Abm] Whoa
[E5] ooh, we're
[Gb5] halfway there
[B5] Whoa
[E5] ooh,
[Gb5] livin' on a prayer
[Abm] Take my
[E5] hand, we'll
[Gb5] make it I swear
[B5] Whoa
[E5] ooh,
[Gb5] livin' on a prayer
BREAK: [Abm]
VERSE 2:
[Abm] Tommy's got his six-string in hock.
[Abm] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So
[E5] tough,
[Gb5] mmm it's
[Abm] tough
[Abm] Gina dreams of running away.
[Abm] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby, it's o-
[E5]-kay,
[Gb5] so
[Abm] me day.
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:
REPEAT CHORUS:
SOLO: [over CHORUS]
PRE-CHORUS 2:
Oooooooooh, we gotta
[E5] hold
[Gb5] on,
[Abm] ready or not ^
[Gb5]
You
[E5] live for the fight when that's ^
[Gb5] all that you've ^
[Gb5 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: 