Artist : Bon Jovi
song : Livin' on a prayer acoustic version (as performed for the WTC tribute)
tabbed by : Christian Strowitzki
tuning : 1/2 step down
* = harmonic
~ = vibrato
x = don't play the string
... = play note MANY times
(word) = this is what richie plays, (exmpl. (riff1))
Chords used:
------0------7------3------5------0------3------3------3------|
------0------8------3------5------1------2------3------3------|
------0------9------5------7------0------3------0------0------|
------2------9------5------7------2------0------0------x------|
------2------7------3------5------3------x------x------3------|
------0------x------x------x------x------x------3------x------|
play the Em2 chord like this
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----8--8-7--7-7-8--8-8-7----|
----9--9-7--7-7-9--9-9-7----|
----9--9-7--7-7-9--9-9-7----|
----7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7----|
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Em2 (intro)
Tommy used to work on the docks
The union's strike
Csus4 Dsus4 Em2 (riff 1)
He's down on his look It's tough, so tough
Gina works the dinner all day
Workin'for her man, she brings home her pay
Csus4 Dsus4 Em2 (riff 1)
For love for love...
She says We've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we'll make it or not
We've got each other, and that's a lot
For love We'll give it a shot
Ohh ohh we're half way there
Ohh ohh livin'on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Ohh ohh livin'on a prayer
Em2 (riff 2)
Tommy feels his six string hock
He's on his knees with what used
Em2 Csus4 (riff 3) Dsus4 Em2
to make it look so tough so tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Em2 Csus4 Dsus4 Em2 (riff 1)
Tommy whispers Baby it's okay someday
He said we've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we'll make it or not
We've got each other, and that's a lot
For love ... We'll give it a shot
Ohh ohh we're half way there
Ohh ohh livin'on a prayer
Take my hand we'll make it I swear
Ohh livin'on prayer
We're living on a prayer....
Em2 - Csus4 - Dsus4 - Em2 - Em2 - C - D - Em2 (solo)
We've gotta hold on ready or not
You live fot the fight,
when it's all that you've got
Would i straight walk we're half way there yeah
Ohh ohh we're living on a prayer
Take my hand , we'll make it I swear
Ohh ohh we're living on a prayer
I say
Ohhh ohhh We're half way,
ohh livin on a prayer
take my hand , we'll make it a swear
ohh livin on a prayer
(end)
intro
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--------------5-7-7/9/7-5-7-7--5h7p5----------------|
----------5-7------------------------5-7-(7)-(7)----|
----5h7p5-------------------------------------------|
----12*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----12*--15b17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------14-12-14-14h16p14-12-14-14h16p14-12-14----12h14p12---------------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5p0----|
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riff 1
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--------0--0h2p0------------------|
----0-2----------2--0h2p0---------|
--------------------------3--0----|
riff 2
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----7-8-7h8p7------------------------------------|
--------------9---7------------------------------|
----------------9--------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0...----|
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--------------------0----------------------------|
riff 3
--------------------------------------12...-14...-15...-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------15b17-17-12----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------14-14b16-14-12-------|
------------5-7--7/9/7-5-7-7/9/7-5h7------------------------------------------------14----|
--------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------7h8----|
----7h9p7--------|
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solo
-----------------------------------------------------12----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------12--12-15b17--17p15-----------|
------------------------------------------------------x------------------16p14~----|
----0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2...--------------5-7-7/9/7-5-7~---------------------------------|
--------------------------------5-7------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------(0)--5-7----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------12...-14...-15...--15b----|
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----12-14-14/16-12-14-12-14-14/16~--12--------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------14-12h14~----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----15-17-15-17-15b17----17-15--------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------16-14b16r14-12----12-12h14p12-------12-14-12~----|
----------------------------------------------14-------------12-14--------------|
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-------------------------------------------------8-8/10--8p7-7/8-------------|
-----------------------------------------------9-------------------7-7h9~----|
------------5-7-7/9-5-7-7/9-5h7~------5-7-7/9--------------------------------|
--------5-7-----------------------5-7----------------------------------------|
----5-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
end
----3-3-3-3--3-0--0---------|
----3-3-3-3--3-0---0--------|
----0-0-0-0--0-0----0-------|
----0-0-0-x--x-x-----2------|
----x-x-x-3--3-3------2-----|
----3-3-3--------------0----|