Instruments (No Drums)

| Esus2 | Esus2 | Esus2/C | Esus2/D | [X2]| Esus2 | Esus2 | Esus2/C | Esus2/D |

Instruments (Band In)

| Esus2 | Esus2 | Esus2 | Esus2 || C/E | D/E | Em | Em || C/E | D/E | Em | Em | Once upon a time not so long ago

Verse 1

| Em | Em |Tommy used to work on the docks| Em | Em | C/E | D/E | Em | Em |Union's been on strike, he's down on his luckIt's tough, so tough| Em | Em | Em | Em |Gina works the diner all day working for her man, she brings home her pay for| C/E | D/E | Em | Em |Love Mmm, for love

Pre-Hook 1

| C D | D Em |She says, "We've gotta hold on to what we've got | C D | D Em |It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not | C D | D Em | C | D |We got each other, and that's a lot for love we'll give it a shot"

Hook 1

| Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Dsus4 D |Whoa, we're half way there oh-oh, livin' on a prayer| Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Dsus4 D |Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear oh-oh, livin' on a prayer

Instruments

| Em | Em |

Verse 2

| Em | Em | Em | Em |Tommy's got his six-string in hock now he's holding in what he used to make it talk | C/E | D/E | Em | Em |So tough, ooh, it's tough| Em | Em | Em | Em |Gina dreams of running away when she cries in the night, Tommy whispers | C/E | D/E | Em | Em |"Baby, it's okay, someday

Pre-Hook 2

| C D | D Em |We've gotta hold on to what we've got | C D | D Em |It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not | C D | D Em | C | D |We got each other, and that's a lot for love we'll give it a shot"

Hook 2

| Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Dsus4 D |Oh, we're half way there oh-oh, livin' on a prayer| Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Dsus4 D |Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear woah-oh, livin' on a prayer| Cadd9 | Cadd9 |Livin' on a prayer

Guitar Solo

| Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Dsus4 D || Em C | Dsus4 D | G C | Em || Em |

Bridge

| C D | D Em |Ooh, we gotta hold on, ready or not | C | [3/4] D |You live for the fight when that's all that you've got

Hook Fade Out (Key Change)

| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Whoa, we're half way there whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Take my hand, and we'll make it, I swear whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Whoa, we're half way there whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Take my hand, and we'll make it, I swear whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Whoa, we're half way there whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer| Gm Eb | Fsus4 F | Bb Eb | Fsus4 F |Take my hand, and we'll make it, I swear whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer