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(@minotaur)
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Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Em C D ...

(Once upon a time, not so long ago ....)

Em Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck
C D Em
It's tough, so tough.

Em Em
Gina works the dinner all day
Em
Working for her man. She brings home her pay
C D Em
For love, for love.

C D Em
She says we've got to hold on to what we've got.
C D Em
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.
C D Em C
We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.
D
We'll give it a shot.

Em C D G C D
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Em C D
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
G C D
Wooo, livin' on a prayer

Em Em
Tommy's got his six string in hock,
Em
now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
C D Em
So tough, it's so tough.

Em Em
Gina dreams of running away
Em
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
C D Em
Baby it's O.K., some day.

C D Em
We've got to hold on to what we've got.
C D Em
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.
C D Em C
We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.
D
We'll give it a shot.

Em C D G D
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Em C D
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
G C D
Wooo, livin' on a prayer
C
Livin' on a prayer.

Solo: Em, C, D, G, C, D ...

Em C D Em D
Oooooooooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not
C D
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got.

Gm Eb F Bb Eb F
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Gm Eb F
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
Bb Eb F
Wooo, livin' on a prayer

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 Bish
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Good job on this one but I have a question.

Is the key change not noted?

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As far as I can see it's in G all the way through, unless I missed something.

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Maybe it's my untrained ear but it sounds like it jumps up to A? after the solo/during the last chorus :?:

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I'll have to revisit it. Maybe someone else can help too.

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Thanks for the replies!

This stuff is so much fun.

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D'oh! I copied the previous chorus for the lyrics and didn't change the chords. :roll: Looks like Eb, but the F must be something he liked, since Eb has Fm.
Gm Eb F Bb Eb F
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Gm Eb F
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
Bb Eb F
Wooo, livin' on a prayer

Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways. :lol:

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Thanks, Minotaur

I hadn't gone back to revisit it either or I might have been able to give you a better guess on the new chording. I just knew it didn't sound the same.

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In "researching" this, I realized there are two different endings. Most acoustic covers use the G maj key version. That's probably what I was thinking of, not just being lazy in doing a copy/paste (which is always a distinct possibility :lol: ).

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Either way the extra effort is very much appreciated!

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No problem. I learned something. :D

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I'll have to try his tonight when I get home. :note1:

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Haha party classic!

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