Livin On A Prayer

[Intro]
Cm Cm G# A# Cm Cm

G#                A#              Cm  Cm
Once upon a time Not so long ago


[Verse]
Cm
Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck
     G#     A#    Cm
It's tough, so tough
Cm
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man,
she brings home her pay
    G#     A#    Cm
For love, for love


[Pre-Chorus]
                      
  She says we've got to
  G#    A#      D#         Cm
hold on to what we've got
          G#       
  'Cause it doesn't
        A#
make a difference
       D#         Cm
If we make it or not
      G#        A#     
  We've got each other
      D#       Cm
and that's a lot
    G#           A#           N.C.
For love, we'll give it a shot


[Chorus]
Cm  G#         A#
Whooah, we're half way there
D#   G#   A#
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Cm      G#        
  Take my hand and
       A#
we'll make it I swear
D#   G#   A#                    Cm
Whooah, livin' on a prayer


[Verse]
Cm
Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk
   G#     A#     Cm
So tough, it's tough
Cm
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers:
           G#    A#  Cm
"Baby it's okay, someday"


[Pre-Chorus]
                  
  we've got to hold
     G#    A#      D#         Cm
on to what we've got
          G#       
  'Cause it doesn't
        A#
make a difference
       D#         Cm
If we make it or not
      G#        A#     
  We've got each other
      D#       Cm
and that's a lot
    G#           A#           N.C.
For love, we'll give it a shot


[Chorus]
Cm  G#         A#
Whooah, we're half way there
D#   G#   A#
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Cm      G#        
  Take my hand and
       A#
we'll make it I swear
D#   G#   A#
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
G#
livin' on a prayer...


[Solo]
Cm G# A# A#
D#   G#  A#  A#
Cm  G#  A#  A#
D#   G#  Cm  Cm


[Pre-Chorus]
             G#    A#   D#       Cm
We've got to hold on ready or not
    G#                       
  You live for the fight when
  A#
it's all that you've got


[Chorus] 3x
D#m  B        C#
Whooah, we're half way there
F# B C#
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
D#m      B       
  Take my hand and
       C#
we'll make it I swear
F# B C#
Whooah, livin' on a prayer