Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer (WTC) Lyrics

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BON JOVI Tabs - livin on a prayer acoustic Guitar Tablatures, Chords

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Artist : Bon Jovi
song : Livin' on a prayer acoustic version (as performed for the WTC tribute)
tabbed by : Christian Strowitzki
tuning : 1/2 step down

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

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

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----
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

riff 1
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----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--------0--0h2p0------------------
----0-2----------2--0h2p0---------
--------------------------3--0----

riff 2
-------------------------------------------------
----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~----------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----15-17-15-17-15b17----17-15--------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------16-14b16r14-12----12-12h14p12-------12-14-12~----
----------------------------------------------14-------------12-14--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------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----

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