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
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
Good job on this one but I have a question.
Is the key change not noted?
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
As far as I can see it's in G all the way through, unless I missed something.
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
Maybe it's my untrained ear but it sounds like it jumps up to A? after the solo/during the last chorus :?:
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
I'll have to revisit it. Maybe someone else can help too.
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
Thanks for the replies!
This stuff is so much fun.
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
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:
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
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.
:D
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
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: ).
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
Either way the extra effort is very much appreciated!
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
No problem. I learned something. :D
It is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.
I'll have to try his tonight when I get home. :note1:
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