Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Livin’ On A Prayer Chords

Performed by Bon Jovi

Verse 1

Em
Tommy used to work
On the docks
Em
Union’s been on strike
He’s down on his luck
……C        D       Em
It’s tough, so tough ..
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em
Working for her man,
She brings home her pay
…….C    D                  Em
For love, hmm .. for love ..

……………………………………….C      D
She says, we’ve got to hold on
…..D                Em
To what we’ve got
…C                        D
It doesn’t make a difference
………..D              Em
If we make it or not
………….C            D
We’ve got each other
………D          Em     C
And that’s a lot for love
………..D
We’ll give it a shot

Em    C            D
Oh …… we’re half way there
G   C       D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Em         C
Take my hand,
………..D
We’ll make it, I swear
G   C     D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer

Verse 2

Em
Tommy’s got his
Six string in hock
………Em
Now he’s holding in
When he used to make it talk,
……C       D                 Em
So tough, hmm .. it’s tough
Em
Gina dreams of running away
…………………Em
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers
………………C     D    Em
Baby it’s okay, someday

………………………C      D
We’ve got to hold on
…..D                 Em
To what we’ve got
…C                       D
It doesn’t make a difference
……….D               Em
If we make it or not
…………C             D
We’ve got each other
………D           Em     C
And that’s a lot for love
……….D
We’ll give it a shot

Em   C           D
Oh …… we’re half way there
G   C     D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Em          C
Take my hand,
……….D
We’ll make it, I swear
G   C     D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
C
Livin’ on a prayer

Music:

……………………….C      D
We’ve got to hold on
D              Em
Ready or not
……..C
You live for the fight
……………………D
When that’s all that you’ve got

Scale change

D#                  F
[ Oh…… we’re half way there
A# D#   F
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Gm          D#
Take my hand,
……………….F
And we’ll make it, I swear
A# D#   F
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer ] – 3

End