Livin On A Prayer

[Intro]
G#m G#m E F# G#m G#m

E                F#              G#m  G#m
Once upon a time Not so long ago


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


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


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


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


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


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


[Solo]
G#m E F# F#
B   E  F#  F#
G#m  E  F#  F#
B   E  G#m  G#m


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


[Chorus] 3x
Bm  G        A
Whooah, we're half way there
D G A
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Bm      G       
  Take my hand and
       A
we'll make it I swear
D G A
Whooah, livin' on a prayer