Livin' On A Prayer Chords
by Bon Jovi
Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C/E, D/E, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
|| Em | % | C/E | D/E |
| Em | % | C/E | 3/4 D/E ||
||:Em | % | % | % :|| (X2) (Drums 2nd X Around)
||:C/E | D/E | Em | Em :|| (X2)
(Once upon a time, not so long ago ....)
Verse
Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck
C/E D/E Em
It's tough, so tough.
Gina work the dinner all day
Working for her man. She brings home hre pay
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 make it or not.
C D Em C
We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.
D
We'll give it a shot.
Em C D G C D
Woooo, we're halfway there, wooo, livin' on a prayer.
Em C D
Take my hand we'll make it, I swear
G C D
Wooo, livin' on a prayer