Bon Jovi
Livin' On a Prayer (Acoustic/Slow Version)
No Capo
(there is another version on here that has a great tab for picking--I am not that advanced :))
Please let me know if it sounds wrong, so I can get better at this and correct it.
Em2 [intro] pick
[VERSE 1]
Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
The union's went on strike
Cadd9 D Em
He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em Cadd9
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay for love
D Em
She brings home her pay 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
[CHORUS]
Em C D
Whoah, 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 Em
Ohh ohh livin' on a prayer
(Em (pick))
[VERSE 2]
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
What he used to make talk so tough
Em
Gina dreams of runnin' away
Em
When she cries in the night
Em Cadd9
Tommy whispers, it's okay.
D Em
Baby, it's okay
C D Em
He 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
Whoah, we're half way there
G Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, and we'll make it I swear
G D
Ohh ohh livin' on a prayer
Cadd9 Em
We're livin' on a prayer
[INTERRLUDE]
(Em-Cadd9-D-Em-Em-C-D-Em)
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
Whoah, 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
Ohh ohh livin' on a prayer
[BRIDGE]
C D Cadd9 D
Should I fall behind, say you'll wait for me
C D Em
Should I fall behind, say you'll wait for me
[CHORUS]
Em C D
Whoah, 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
Ohh ohh livin' on a prayer
Em Cadd9 Em
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear.
