Keep the Faith Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays408

Keep the Faith by Bon Jovi is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bb, C, Eb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(G)Mother mother tell your (Bb)children that their (C) time has just (G)begun 
I have suffered for my (Bb) anger (C) there are (Eb) wars that (F) can't be (G)won 
(G)Father father please (Bb) believe me I am (C) laying down my (G)guns 
I am broken like an (Bb) arrow (C)forgive me (Eb)forgive your (F)wayward (G)son 
Everybody needs some(Bb)body to love (mother, mother) 
(C)Everybody needs some(G)body to hate (please believe me) 
Everybody's bitching 'cause they (Bb)can't get enough 
And it's (C) hard to hold on when there's (Eb)no one to (F)lean on 
(G)Faith: (Bb)you know you're gonna live through the (F)rain 
(C)Lord you got to keep the (G)faith 
Faith: (Bb)don't let your love turn to (F)hate 
(C)Right now we got to keep (G)the faith 
(G)Keep the faith keep the (Bb)faith... (C) Lord we got to (G)keep the faith 
(G)Tell me baby when I (Bb)hurt you do you (C)keep it all in(G)side 
Do you tell me all's (Bb)forgiven and just (C)hide behind your (Eb) pride (F) 
Everybody needs some(Bb)body to love (mother, mother) 
(C)Everybody needs some(G)body to hate (please believe me) 
Everybody's bleeding 'cause the (Bb)times are togh 
And it's (C) hard to be strong when there's (Eb)no one to (F) dream on 
Chorus 
(G)Walking in the footsteps of (Bb) society's lies 
I don't (C) like what I see no more sometimes I (G)wish that I was blind 
Sometimes I wait forever to (Bb)stand out in the rain 
So no (C) one sees me cryin' trying to (Eb)wash away the (F)pain 
(G)Mother father there's (Bb)things I've done I can't (C)erase 
(G)Every night we fall from (Bb)grace 
It's (F)hard with the world in your (C) face 
Trying to hold (Eb)on, babyt (F)trying to hold on 
(G)Faith: (Bb)you know you're gonna live through the (F)rain 
(C)Lord you got to keep the (G)faith 
Faith: (Bb)don't let your love turn to (F)hate 
(C)Right now we got to keep (G)the faith 
(Bb)Now you know it?s never too (F)late... 
(C) Lord we got to (G)keep the faith 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante