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Livin’ On A Prayer
Bon Jovi

Intro: 
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]
 
Verse 1:
[Em] Tommy used to work on the docks [Em] Union been on strike,
he's down on his luck It's [C] tough... [D] so [Em] tough
[Em] Gina works the diner all day [Em] Working for her man... she brings home her pay 
For [C] love... [D] hmmm... for [Em] love

Pre-Chorus:
She says we've got to [C] hold [D] on... to what we've [Em] got 
It [C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we make it or [Em] not 
We [C] got each [D] other... and that's a [Em] lot
For [C] love... we'll [D*] give [D*] it [D*] a [D*] shot! [pause]

[Em] [Em]

Verse 2:
[Em] Tommy's got his six-string in hock
[Em] Now he's holding in... what he used to make it talk 
So [C] tough... [D] mmm... it's [Em] tough
[Em] Gina dreams of running away [Em] She cries in the night... Tommy whispers 
"Baby it's [C] okay... [D] some[Em]day"

Pre-Chorus:
We've got to [C] hold [D] on... to what we've [Em] got 
It [C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we make it or [Em] not 
We [C] got each [D] other... and that's a [Em] lot
For [C] love... we'll [D*] give [D*] it [D*] a [D*] shot! [pause]

|Chorus:
|[Em] Whoa [C] ah... we're [D] half way there
|[G] Woah [C] oh... [D] livin' on a prayer
|[Em] Take my [C] hand... we'll [D] make it I swear
|[G] Whoah [C] oh... [D] livin' on a prayer.... [C*] livin' [C*] on a [C*] prayer

Instrumental Chorus: {blue}(same strumming rhythm as chorus){/blue}
[Em-C] [D] [G-C] [D] 
[Em-C] [D] [G-C] [Em]

Bridge:
we gotta [C] hold [D] on ready or [Em] not 
You [C/////] live for the fight when it's [D*] all [D*] that [D*] you've [D*] got

Outro:
[Eb*] livin' [Eb*] on a [Gm*] prayer...

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