Livin On A Prayer Acoustic tab by Bon Jovi

Tabs

• Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords used:

   E minorEm   Em2  Csus4Csus4 Dsus4Dsus4 C majorC   D MajorD   G+G   Cadd9Cadd9
------0------7------3------5------0------3------3------3------|
------0------8------3------5------1------2------3------3------|
------0------9------5------7------0------3------0------0------|
------2------9------5------7------2------0------0------x------|
------2------7------3------5------3------x------x------3------|
------0------x------x------x------x------x------3------x------|

play the Em2 chord like this
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----8--8-7--7-7-8--8-8-7----|
----9--9-7--7-7-9--9-9-7----|
----9--9-7--7-7-9--9-9-7----|
----7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7----|
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Em2 (intro)

Em2
Tommy used to work on the docks

Em2
The union’s strike

              Csus4Csus4 Dsus4Dsus4  Em2 (riff 1)
He’s down on his look It’s tough,    so tough

Em2
Gina works the dinner all day

Em2
Workin’for her man, she brings home her pay

Csus4Csus4   Dsus4Dsus4   Em2 (riff 1)
For love    for love...


            C majorC  D MajorD        E minorEm
She says  We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
   C majorC        D MajorD             E minorEm
It doesn’t make a difference if we’ll make it or not
   C majorC     D MajorD          E minorEm
We’ve got each other, and that’s a lot
  C majorC      D MajorD
For love We’ll give it a shot

E minorEm  C majorC     D MajorD
Ohh  ohh we’re half way there

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
Ohh ohh   livin’on a prayer

E minorEm    C majorC      D MajorD
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9  D MajorD
Ohh ohh   livin’on a prayer

Em2 (riff 2)

Em2
Tommy feels his six string hock

Em2
He’s on his knees with what used

Em2          Csus4Csus4 (riff 3) Dsus4Dsus4   Em2
to make it look  so tough         so tough

Em2
Gina dreams of running away

Em2
When she cries in the night

Em2            Csus4Csus4 Dsus4Dsus4  Em2 (riff 1)
Tommy whispers  Baby it’s okay     someday


           C majorC  D MajorD        E minorEm
He said we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
  C majorC       D MajorD               E minorEm
It doesn’t make a difference if we’ll make it or not
   C majorC    D MajorD          E minorEm
We’ve got each other, and that’s a lot
   C majorC      D MajorD
For love ... We’ll give it a shot


E minorEm   C majorC    D MajorD
Ohh  ohh we’re half way there

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9  D MajorD
Ohh ohh   livin’on a prayer

E minorEm    C majorC      D MajorD
Take my hand  we’ll make it I swear

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9         D MajorD
Ohh     livin’on prayer

C majorC

We’re living on a prayer....


Em2 - Csus4Csus4 - Dsus4Dsus4 - Em2 - Em2 - C majorC - D MajorD - Em2 (solo)

      C majorC  D MajorD      E minorEm
We’ve gotta hold on ready or not
  C majorC
You live fot the fight,
     D MajorD
when it’s all that you’ve got


         E minorEm C majorC    D MajorD
Would i straight walk we’re half way there yeah

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9    D MajorD
Ohh ohh  we’re living on a prayer

E minorEm    C majorC      D MajorD
Take my hand , we’ll make it I swear

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9    D MajorD
Ohh ohh  we’re living on a prayer

I say

E minorEm   C majorC D MajorD
Ohhh  ohhh We’re half way,

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
ohh    livin on a prayer

E minorEm    C majorC      D MajorD
take my hand , we’ll make it a swear

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
ohh    livin on a prayer


E minorEm C majorC   D MajorD
G+G Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC   D MajorD
(end)

intro
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--------------5-7-7/9/7-5-7-7--5h7p5----------------|
----------5-7------------------------5-7-(7)-(7)----|
----5h7p5-------------------------------------------|

----12*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----12*--15b17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------14-12-14-14h16p14-12-14-14h16p14-12-14----12h14p12---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5p0----|
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riff 1
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--------0--0h2p0------------------|
----0-2----------2--0h2p0---------|
--------------------------3--0----|


riff 2
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----7-8-7h8p7------------------------------------|
--------------9---7------------------------------|
----------------9--------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0...----|
-------------------------------------------------|
--------------------0----------------------------|


riff 3
--------------------------------------12...-14...-15...-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------15b17-17-12----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------14-14b16-14-12-------|
------------5-7--7/9/7-5-7-7/9/7-5h7------------------------------------------------14----|
--------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------|
----------7h8----|
----7h9p7--------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|


solo
-----------------------------------------------------12----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------12--12-15b17--17p15-----------|
------------------------------------------------------x------------------16p14~----|
----0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2...--------------5-7-7/9/7-5-7~---------------------------------|
--------------------------------5-7------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------(0)--5-7----------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------12...-14...-15...--15b----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----12-14-14/16-12-14-12-14-14/16~--12--------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------14-12h14~----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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----15-17-15-17-15b17----17-15--------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------16-14b16r14-12----12-12h14p12-------12-14-12~----|
----------------------------------------------14-------------12-14--------------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------8-8/10--8p7-7/8-------------|
-----------------------------------------------9-------------------7-7h9~----|
------------5-7-7/9-5-7-7/9-5h7~------5-7-7/9--------------------------------|
--------5-7-----------------------5-7----------------------------------------|
----5-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|


end
----3-3-3-3--3-0--0---------|
----3-3-3-3--3-0---0--------|
----0-0-0-0--0-0----0-------|
----0-0-0-x--x-x-----2------|
----x-x-x-3--3-3------2-----|
----3-3-3--------------0----|


*   = harmonic
~   = vibrato
x   = don’t play the string
...  = play note MANY times
(word) = this is what richie plays, (exmpl. (riff1))

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