Livin On A Prayer Acoustic tab by Bon Jovi

• Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords used:

   Em   Em2  Csus4 Dsus4 C   D   G   Cadd9
------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

              Csus4 Dsus4  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

Csus4   Dsus4   Em2 (riff 1)
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’ll make it or not
   C     D          Em
We’ve got each other, and that’s a lot
  C      D
For love We’ll give it a shot


Em  C     D
Ohh  ohh we’re half way there

G  Cadd9 D
Ohh ohh   livin’on a prayer

Em    C      D
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear

G  Cadd9  D
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          Csus4 (riff 3) Dsus4   Em2
to make it look  so tough         so tough

Em2
Gina dreams of running away

Em2
When she cries in the night

Em2            Csus4 Dsus4  Em2 (riff 1)
Tommy whispers  Baby it’s okay     someday


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


Em   C    D
Ohh  ohh we’re half way there

G  Cadd9  D
Ohh ohh   livin’on a prayer

Em    C      D
Take my hand  we’ll make it I swear

G  Cadd9         D
Ohh     livin’on prayer

C

We’re living on a prayer....


Em2 - Csus4 - Dsus4 - Em2 - Em2 - C - D - Em2 (solo)

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


         Em C    D
Would i straight walk we’re half way there yeah

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

Em    C      D
Take my hand , we’ll make it I swear

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

I say

Em   C D
Ohhh  ohhh We’re half way,

G  Cadd9 D
ohh    livin on a prayer

Em    C      D
take my hand , we’ll make it a swear

G  Cadd9 D
ohh    livin on a prayer


Em C   D
G Cadd9 D
Em C   D
(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))