Livin On A Prayer tab - bon jovi

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livin on a prayer by bon jovi

chords
 
Em     022000        bend:      b
Em2    022002        slide:     s  
Em3    022003        hammer on: h
C      x32010        pull off:  p
D      xx0232        vibrato:   v   
G      320003

*  prog A     prog B             prog C
e-|----------|------------------|--7--5-------------------|
B-|--3-3-3---|--5s-8--7--5---5v-|-------8-5---5--------5--|
G-|----------|-------------7----|--------------4-4---7----|
D-|----------|------------------|-------------------------|
A-|----------|------------------|-------------------------|
E-|----------|------------------|-------------------------|


another guitar  (repeat for intro and verses 1 and 3)      
e-|------------|
B-|------------|
G-|------------|
D-|--5-7---5---|
A-|------7-----|
E-|------------| 

Intro (played after a while on lead guitar)
           C    D    Em   Em   C      D      Em
e-|--------0----2----0----|----|--0---|--2---|--0-0-----0----|
B-|--------1----3----0----|----|----1-|----3-|------0-3---0--|
G-|--------0----2----0----|----|------|------|---------------|
D-|--------2----0----2----|----|------|------|---------------|
A-|---7-5--3----x----2----|----|------|------|---------------|
E-|--------x----x----0----|----|------|------|---------------| 
                              
Verse 1:

Em3   Em2     Em
tommy used to work on the docks

Em3    Em2  Em 
unions been on strike

    Em3  Em2 Em          C
hes down and his luck is tough

D      Em
ohh so tough

Em3  Em2   Em 
Gina works the diner all day

Em3    Em2     Em
workin for her man

Em3        Em2     Em      C       
she brings all her pay for love

D       Em
ohh for love


Verse 2:
                  C    D             Em 
They say we gotta hold on to what we got

C             D                           Em 
Doesnt make a difference if we make it or not

        C      D                 Em      C
We've got each other and thats a lot for love

      D
We'll give it a shot
 
Chorus:

Em     C        D   
Ohhhhhhh! we're half way there

G             D
Woa oh! We're livin on a prayer

Em      C            D
Take my hand, we 'll make it i swear

G             D
Woa oh! We're livin on a prayer


verse 3:

Em3   Em2     Em
Tommy got his six string in hock

    Em3  Em2     Em         Em3 
Now he's holding in what he used

 Em2       Em        C     D progA         progB
To make it talk - so tough,        so tough

Em3  Em2       Em
Gina dreams of running away

         Em3   Em2    Em  
When she cries in the night

                          progC 
Tommy whispers: Baby it's okay, someday

Verse 2

Chorus

Solo:

e-|--------------------------10-10-12-13-------------10-10p-8--------------------------
B-|----------------5-5-------------------13-11-11-13-----------------------------------
G-|----------5-5-7-----7-7-------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---7-5-7-----------------------------------------------------5-7-7-8-8-7-8-7-5-5-5--
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-|---10-10-12-13-------------10-10v---------------------|
B-|---------------13-11-11-13-------13-10----------------|
G-|---------------------------------------12-10----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------12-10-12-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 4:
                  C    D             
Oohhhhh! we gotta hold on ready or not 

       C 
you'll live for the fight 
           D
when thats all that you've got  

Chorus x3

third chorus fade out

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