Livin-On-A-Prayer Bon Jovi Guitar
Livin-On-A-Prayer Bon Jovi Guitar
Livin-On-A-Prayer Bon Jovi Guitar
Words & Music by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child
C5 D5 E5 E5* G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5
3fr 5fr 7fr 3fr 6fr 6fr
q = 122
Intro
*Em[add9] Cadd#11/E D/E Em[add9]
(Synth.)
Fade in
*Chord symbols reflect overall harmony.
(Bass enters)
Cadd#11/E D/E
Em[add9] Cadd#11/E D/E
Em[add9]
Gtr. 1 (elec.)
Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo. Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo. Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo. Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo.
w/talk box, dist. + P.M.
Fig. 1
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0 0 7
5
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0 0 7
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0 0 7
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Verse
1° Gtr. 1 tacet
2° Gtr. 1 w/Fig. 1(x4)
Em
go... 1. Tom - my used to work on the docks.
2. Tom - my’s got his six string in hock.
Esus2 Em Esus4
3
Un - ion’s been on strike, he’s down on his luck, it’s
Now he’s hold - ing in when he used to make it talk so
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tough, so tough.
Gtr. 1 tough, mmm, it’s tough.
Wow, wow. Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo.
Fig. 2… slight P.M.
5 7
3 5 7 5 5
loco
0 7 0 0 7
Gtr. 2 (elec.)(2°)
w/talk box+dist.
Wha, ah,
full full
20 20
0
14 14 14 14 0
Gi - na works the din - er all day.
Gi - na dreams of run - ning a - way. When she
Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo. Oo, wo, oo, wo.
slight P.M.
…Fig. 2 ends
7 5 5 7 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7
w/bar
grad. dive
wow.
15
17
0 0
-3 1/2 -6
(1°) Gtr. 1 w/Fig. 2
Em Esus4 C5
3
Work - ing for her man, she brings home her pay for love,
cries in the night Tom - my whis - pers; “Ba - by it’s o - kay
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mmm, for love. She says: We’ve got to
some - - day.” We’ve got to
Pre-Chorus
C5 D5 E5 C5 D5
hold on to what we’ve got. It does - n’t make a dif - f ’rence if we
Gtr. 1
talk box off
P.M.
5 7 7 7 9 X 5 7
3 5 5 5 7 X 3 5 0
0
E5 C5 D5 E5
make it or not. We’ve got each oth - er, and that’s a lot for
7 7 9 X 5 7 7 7 9 X
5 5 7 X 3 5 0 5 5 7 X
Chorus
C5 D5 E5* C5
3
love. We’ll give it a shot. Whoa, we’re
3
Fig. 3… P.M. P.M.
5 7 7 7 7 2 5 5
3 5 5 5 5 2 3 3
10 0 0 0
D5 G5 C5 D5
half - way there. Oh, liv - in’ on a prayer.
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
7 5 7
5 5 3 0 5 0
0 3 X
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E5 C5 D5 G5 C5 D5
Take my hand, we’ll make it, I swear. Oh, liv - in’ on a prayer.
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
…Fig. 3 ends
2 5 5 7 5 7
2 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5
0 0 0 0 3 X
1. 2.
Interlude
Em
C5
Liv - in’ on a
prayer.
w/talk box Harm. w/ bar
Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo. Oo, wo, oo, wo, oo, wo.
12
12 7 5 5
12 7 5 5
7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 12
Play Gtr. 2 part
Guitar Solo
C5 D5
E5 D5 C5 G5
Gtr. 2
talk box off P.H. rake
Gtr. 1 w/Fig. 3
full full full
12 14 15
12 15 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15
X
5 7 7 7
7 5 7 5 5
E5 C5 D5
G5 C5
slight P.H. rake
1/2
12 14 15
12 X X 13 12 12 15 12 13 12
12 X X 14 X X 12 X 11 11 X 12
X X X X 12 X 12
12
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E5 C5 D5
Oo, we’ve got to hold on,
Gtr. 2
full full full
15 15 17 17
15 15 15 15 17 17
14 16
Gtr. 1
mf
P.M. P.M.
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 X 5 0 0
E5 C5 D5
3
3 3
read - y or not. You live for the fight when that’s all that you’ve got.
Gtr. 1 3
Gtr. 2 tacet
7 7 9 5 7 7 7 7
5 5 7 3 5 5 5 5
0
Play Gtr. 1 part
Outro-Chorus
Begin Fade (3°)
G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 F5
Whoa, we’re half - way there. Whoa, liv - in’ on a prayer.
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
Fig. 4
5
8
6
3
3 8
8
6
3
3
3 X 0 1 0 6 X 0 1 0
Gtr. 1 w/Fig. 4
Play 3 times and Fade
G5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 F5
Take my hand and we’ll make it, I swear. Whoa, liv - in’ on a prayer.
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