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Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi

Em C D ...

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

Em                                 Em/F# (022002)
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck
      C      D           Em
It's though,   so though.

Gina work the dinner all day
Working for her man. She brings home hre pay
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                 D7sus4
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Em       C          D
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
G  C  D7sus4
Wooo, livin' on a prayer

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

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

We've got to hold on ....

Em  C           D           G                 D7sus4
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Em       C          D
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
G  C  D7sus4
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.


Bb   Eb        Fsus4     F
Woooooo, we're half ---- way there
Bb   Eb  F7sus4
Woooooo, livin' on a prayer
Gm      Eb             F
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Bb  Eb F7sus4
Woooo, livin on a prayer



Hi, this is my version of Bon Jovis 'Livin' on a prayer'. It is the version from the Club-Gigs 1992 and the same which was played in Europe on the 'Keep the faith' tour. Much better version for acoustic guitar, but if you add the guitar-riff you can play it with a band too. 
Use capo on 3rd fret. The original is with em - C - D  (without capo), but much harder to sing. 

Enjoy.


Livin on a prayer (Bon Jovi) 


Verse 1 
am 
Tommy used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike he's down on his luck 
	    F	  G	am 
It's tough, so tough 
am 
Gina works the diner all day working for her man, she brings home her pay 
	    F	  G	am 
For love - for love 


PreChorus 
She says:  
			F G			am 
We've got to hold on to what we've got 
		F		G			am 
'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not 
			F	 G	am 
We've got each other and that's a lot 
	F		G 
For love - we'll give it a shot 

Chorus 
am F	    G		am 
Oh oh We're half way there 
am F	    G 
Oh oh, livin' on a prayer 
am F	    G		am 
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear 
am F	    G 
Oh oh, livin' on a prayer 

Verse 2 
Tommy got his six string in hock, now he's holding in what he used to make it talk 
So tough, it's so tough 
Gina dreams of running away, when she cries in the night Tommy whispers : 
Baby it's okay, someday 

PreChorus 

Chorus 

Solo 

We've got to hold on to what we've got 
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got 

Chorus 

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Transcribed by Matthias Kiess, July 1995, e-mail: kiess@ipa.fhg.de
Any corrections, additions, tabs, tricks, licks... are welcome.



From: matt@physics.su.OZ.AU (Dr_Bungo)
Subject: Re: REQ:Living on a prayer - Bon Jovi

Johnny used to work on the docks,
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck
Its tough, so tough
Gina works the diner by day.
Workin' for her man,
She brings home her pay
for love, for love

(She says) We gotta hold on to what we got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We got each other, and thats a lot for love...
We'll give it a shot!

Woah-oh We're half way there
Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer.

Johnny's got his 6-string in hock,
gone are the days
when he used to mak it talk
so tough, so tough.

(Gina sumthin sumthin sumthin)
She crys in the night
Johnny says it's okay..
Some day...

(repeat We gotta etc...)

Chorues

Solo

Corus

fade.......

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The song is mainly in Em, and the only other
chords are C, D, F, G... I'll sit down with
a
 guitar and work them out. Anybody feel free
to annotate this and repost it....




From: Julien Krolikowski <badname_98@yahoo.com>

here it goes...

Living on a Prayer Accoustic
Julien Krolikowski

You should tune down half step 


        E  A  D  G  B  e 

Em(1)   0  2  2  0  0  0
Em(2)   -  7  9  9  8  7
Csus4*  -  3  5  5  3  3
Dsus4*  -  5  7  7  5  5
C       -  3  2  0  1  0
D       -  -  0  2  3  2
G       3  2  0  0  3  3
Cadd9   -  3  2  0  3  3



Em(2)
Tommy used to work on the docks

Em(2)
Union's been on strike

                               Csus4  Dsus4    Em(2)   
He's down on his luck ... It's tough,       so tough

Em(2)
Gine works the dinner all day

Em(2)                
Workin'for her man, she brings home her pay 

  Csus4  Dsus4     Em(2)
For love -      for love...


                         C   D               Em(1)
She says - We've got to hold on to what we've got
     C               D                          Em(1)
It doesn't make a difference if we'll make it or not
     C           D                Em(1)
We've got each other, and that's a lot
   C                        D
For love ... We'll give it a shot


Em(1)  C      D
Ohh   ohh we're half way there

G    Cadd9     D
Ohh ohh    we're livin'on a prayer

Em(1)     C           D       
Take  my hand... we'll make it ... I swear

G   Cadd9          D
Ohh        we're livin'on prayer


Em(2)
Tommy got his six string in hock

Em(2)
Now he's holdin'in what he used 

Em(2)                 Csus4 Dsus4     Em(2)
to make it talk - so tough..      so tough

Em(2)
Gina dreams of running away

Em(2)
When she cries in the night 

Em(2)                     Csus4 Dsus4   Em(2)
Tommy whispers - Baby it's okay...    someday


              C   D                Em(1)
We've got to hold on to what we've got
     C              D                           Em(1)
It doesn't make a difference if we'll make it or not
   C             D                Em(1)
We've got each other, and that's a lot
      C                       D
For love ... We'll give it a shot


Em(1)  C                   D
Ohh   ohh we're half way there

G  Cadd9                   D
Ohh ohh we're livin'on a prayer

Em(1)    C                 D
Take  my hand... we'll make it ... I swear

G   Cadd9                  D
Ohh       we're livin'on prayer

|Em(1)|
(silence)
We're living on a prayer....

Solo --->  Em(2)- Csus4- Dsus4- Em(2)- Em(2)- C- D- Em(2)

             C   D               Em(1)
We've gotta hold on... ready or not
     C          
You live fot the fight, 
        D
when it's all that you've got


And i say 

Em(1)  C              D
Ohh   ohh we're half way there yeah

G   Cadd9                    D
Ohh ohh   we're living on a prayer

Em(1)     C             D       
Take  my hand , we'll make it I swear

G   Cadd9         D
Ohh ohh   we're living on a prayer


Em(1)  C    D                 
Ohhh   ohhh We're half way,  hon

G    Cadd9              D
ohh we're livin on a prayer

Em(1)     C          D             
take  my hand , we'll make it a swear yeah

G   Cadd9    D     
ohh  we're livin on a prayer

*let's go*
Em C |D| 
Em C |D|
Em C |D|
*alright*
G Cadd9 D...
