Verse 1:
F            C
She got on a plane
Dm                 Eb
Took off bound for Santa Fe
Bb                  C                    F
Touched down on the edge of another world
F             C
Made a few mistakes
         Dm              Eb
And it's kind of hard to xxxx the pain away
Bb          C             F
Hooked on amphetamine and pearls

Chorus 1:
Bb            C
Hey she drove off into the sunset
         F               C          Dm
Drinking pinot, singin' 'Livin on a Prayer'
Bb               C
Hey when all her childhood dreams get put to rest
      F          C                   Dm
Maybe in another life she'll get somewhere
           Bb              C                  F
But in the end we all burn out like cigarettes

Verse 2:
F              C
Captain on the team
Dm                 Eb
Quarterback on the varsity
Bb             C                 F
Crowd goes wild he throws a touchdown
    F          C
But graduation came
   Dm                     Eb
He lost his number but he kept his name now he's
Bb                 C          F
Pumping gas at the Texaco downtown

Chorus 2:
Bb           C
Hey he drove off into the sunset
         F                  C          Dm
Drinking Bud Light, singin 'Livin on a Prayer'
Bb               C
Hey when all his childhood dreams get put to rest
      F          C                  Dm
Maybe in another life he'll get somewhere
           Bb              C                  F
But in the end we all burn out like cigarettes

Verse 3:
        F                  C
Now I'm singing a song for you
        Dm                   Eb
G#out a childhood dream that won't come true
        Bb                   C               F
But I'm somewhere out in the Midwest chasin' mine
   F                 C
So if you're feeling blue
Dm              Eb
I'll light up a match for you
         Bb              C                  F
And we'll send the world up in smoke tonight

Chorus 3:
Bb              C
Hey we'll drive off into the sunset
         F                C           Dm
Drinking whiskey singin' 'Livin' on a Prayer'
Bb                  C
Hey when all of our childhood dreams get put to rest
      F          C              Dm
Maybe in another life we'll get somewhere
           Bb              C                  F
But in the end we all burn out like cigarettes
       Bb              C                  F
In the end we all burn out like cigarettes
       Bb              C                   F
In the end we all burn out like a cigarette
 Aransemen ini adalah interpretasi pribadi dari kontributornya, dibagikan untuk studi pribadi, edukasi, dan penggunaan non-komersial. Lagu, lirik, dan musik yang mendasarinya tetap menjadi milik pemegang hak ciptanya. Untuk meminta penghapusan, lihat Pernyataan Hukum.