Livin On A Prayer Acoustic chords by Richie Sambora

Tuning: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Intermediate

First guitar chords for verses:
Em 022000
Cadd9 x320030
Dsus2 xx0230

Second guitar chords for verses:
Em x79987
Csus2 x35533
Dsus2 x57755

Special chords for chorus:
G* 320030
Cadd9 x320030

In prechorus both guitars play open standard chords

Intro:
Em

Verse:
Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
The union's went on strike
                            Cadd9
He's down on his luck, it's tough,
Dsus2 Em
  so  tough
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em                                               Cadd9
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay for love
Dsus2   Em
    for love

Prechorus:
                       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

Chorus:
Em  C         D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9   D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em      C           D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9  D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer

Solo:
Em

Verse:
Em
Tommy put his six string in hock
Em                                                  Cadd9
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk so tough
D      Em
oh, so tough
Em
Gina dreams of runnin' away
Em                                                Cadd9
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers, it's okay,
D     Em
 some day.

Prechorus:
                       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

Chorus:
Em  C         D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9   D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em      C           D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9  D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
C

Solo:
Em-Em-Cadd9-D-Em-Em-C-D-Em 2x

Prechorus:
             C    D           Em
We've got to hold on ready or not
    C
You live for the fight,
          D
When it's all that you've got

Chorus:
Em  C         D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9   D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em      C           D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9  D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer

Chorus:
Em  C         D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9   D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em      C           D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9  D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer

Outro:
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em