Intro: Em C D Em (Once upon a time, not so long ago ....) Em Tommy used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck C D Em It's tough, so tough. Em Gina work the dinner all day, Working for her man. She brings home her pay C D Em For love, for love. Chorus: 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 D7 Woo - oo, we're halfway there, wo - oo, livin' on a prayer. Em C D Take my hand we'll make it, I swear G C D7 Wo - oo, livin' on a prayer Verse: Em Tommy's got his six strings in hock, Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk C D Em So tough, it's so tough. Em Gina dreams of running away, when she cries in the night, Tommy whispers: C D Em Baby its O.K, some day. Chorus: C D Em 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 D7 Woo - oo, we're halfway there, wo - oo, livin' on a prayer. Em C D Take my hand we'll make it, I swear G C D7 Wo - oo, livin' on a prayer C Livin' on a prayer. Solo (x2): Em C D G C D Chorus: Em C D Em D Oooooooooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not C D You live for the fight when it's all that you've got. [key change] Bb Eb F F Woo - oooo, we're half - way there Bb Eb F7 Woo - oooo, livin' on a prayer Gm Eb F Take my hand and we'll make it I swear Bb Eb F7 Woo - oo, living on a prayer AND FADE Interlude:Gbm D E Gbm (Once upon a time, not so long ago ....) Gbm Tommy used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck D E Gbm It's tough, so tough. Gbm Gina work the dinner all day, Working for her man. She brings home her pay D E Gbm For love, for love. Chorus: D E Gbm She says we've got to hold on to what we've got. D E Gbm It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. D E Gbm D We've got each other and that's a lot, for love. E We'll give it a shot. Gbm D E A D E7 Woo - oo, we're halfway there, wo - oo, livin' on a prayer. Gbm D E Take my hand we'll make it, I swear A D E7 Wo - oo, livin' on a prayer Verse: Gbm Tommy's got his six strings in hock, Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk D E Gbm So tough, it's so tough. Gbm Gina dreams of running away, when she cries in the night, Tommy whispers: D E Gbm Baby its O.K, some day. Chorus: D E Gbm We’ve got to hold on to what we've got. D E Gbm It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. D E Gbm D We've got each other and that's a lot, for love. E We'll give it a shot. Gbm D E A D E7 Woo - oo, we're halfway there, wo - oo, livin' on a prayer. Gbm D E Take my hand we'll make it, I swear A D E7 Wo - oo, livin' on a prayer D Livin' on a prayer. Solo (x2): Gbm D E A D E Chorus: Gbm D E Gbm E Oooooooooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not D E You live for the fight when it's all that you've got. [key change] C F Gsus4 G Woo - oooo, we're half - way there C F G7sus4 Woo - oooo, livin' on a prayer Am F G Take my hand and we'll make it I swear C F G7sus4 Woo - oo, living on a prayer This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Livin’ On Prayer chords by Bon Jovi
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
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u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Livin’ On Prayer on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 123 bpm. The original recording is in E minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Drive the verses with tight downstrokes then open up for the big chorus.
17 ukulele chords used in "Livin’ On Prayer" by Bon Jovi: A, Am, Bb, C, D, D7, Eb, E, Em, E7, F, F7, Gbm, G, Gm, Gsus4 and G7sus4
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is it just me or did they put the song twice
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