[BPM - 122 - Intro - Capo 1st fret for original key but do not bother live] Chords ---A----------E---------Bm-------F#m Keyboard melody E -9----------12--------10---9-7---9-- B -10-12-10---12-12-14--7----------10- G -9----------13--------7----------11- D ---------------------------------11- A -0-------------------------------9-- E ------------0---------7-------------
[E7sus4 - can be played 02223x or 0-7-9-7-10-7 - go with former as choruses bigger]
[Verse 1 - No drums] (Riff over G and E - 3x0007, 3x0005, 3x0005, E7sus4 to E - 0 7 9 7 10 7, 079997) [A] First, when there's [E] nothing but a [Bm] slow glowing [F#m] dream that you [D] fear seems to [A] hide deep [G] inside [Esus4] your [E] mind ....All [A] alone I have [E] cried silent [Bm] tears full of [F#m] pride ..In a [D] world made of [A] steel, made of [G] stone [G9][E7sus4][E] (drums come in now - speed up as they come in)
[Verse 2] Well [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, feel the [F#m] rhythm Wrap a [D] round, take a [A] hold of my [G] heart [G9][E7sus4][E]
[Chorus - xxF#mx Esus4Esus4xE xDDx xEEx - can play all chords low - F#m on snare] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Solo - repeat intro for first 4 chords] A, E, Bm, F#m, D, A, G (G9), E (E7sus4 to E)
[Pre-Chorus] Now [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, I am [F#m] rhythm In a [D] flash it takes [A] hold of my [G] heart [E7sus4][E]
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Breakdown - Big drums] What a [G] feeling .........[E] ......... [G] .................[E] .........
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling [Esus4] - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am music now), bein's bel [F#m] ievin [Esus4] ' - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am rhythm now) Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Outro] Play sequence [F#m Esus4 E D E] til end What a feeling --------------(I can really have it all) What a feeling --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) I can have it all --------------(I can really have it all) Have it all --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) --------------(call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all (Bein's believin') bein's believin' (Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen (What a feeling) what a feeling..
[Intro - BPM 123 - with Em Riff over Em] No drums --- [Em][Em][Em][Em] (drums in) With drums - [Em][Em][Em][Em] - [C][D][Em][Em]
[Verse] [Em] Tommy used to work on the docks [Emadd9 - 022002] [Em] Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck It's [C] tough, [D] so tough. [Em - Riff x 2]
[Em] Gina works the diner all day [Emadd9] [Em] Working for her man. She brings home her pay For [C] love, [D] for love. [Em - Riff x 2]
[Pre-Chorus] She says we've got to [C] hold [D] on to [D] what we've [Em] got. It [C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we [D] make it or [Em] not. We've [C] got each [D] other and [D] that's a [Em] lot, for [C] love. We'll [D] give it a shot.
[Chorus] [Em] Oh, ....... [C] we're [D] halfway [D] there, [G] woah ........ [C] oh, [D] livin' on a [D] prayer. [Em] Take my [C] hand, we'll [D] make it I [D] swear [G] Woah .... [C] oh [D] livin' on a [D] prayer.
[Em - Riff x 2]
[Verse] [Em] Tommy's got his six string in hock. [Emadd9] [Em] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk So [C] tough [D], it's [Em - Riff x 2] tough.
[Em] Gina dreams of running away [Emadd9] [Em] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers: Baby it's O [C] .K., [D] some [Em - Riff x 2] day.
[Pre-Chorus] we've got to [C] hold [D] on to [D] what we've [Em] got. It [C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we [D] make it or [Em] not. We've [C] got each [D] other and [D] that's a [Em] lot, for [C] love. We'll [D] give it a shot.
[Chorus] [Em] Oh, ....... [C] we're [D] halfway [D] there, [G] woah ........ [C] oh, [D] livin' on a [D] prayer. [Em] Take my [C] hand, we'll [D] make it I [D] swear [G] Woah .... [C] oh [D] livin' on a [D] prayer. [Live Just repeat and end - no key change] [End]
[Bridge] [Em] Oooooooooh, we've got to [C] hold [D] on, ready or [Em] not. You [C] live for the fight when that's [D] all that you've got.
[Outro Chorus - repeat to fade - Play Eb 365343 to keep position] [Gm] Woooo [Eb] oo, we're [F] halfway [F] there [Bb] Woah [Eb] oh, [F] livin' on a [F] prayer. [Gm] Take my [Eb] hand and we'll [F] make it I [F] swear [Bb] Woah [Eb] oh, [F] livin' on a [F] prayer.
[End] Intro Keys - Bass but no Drums (figure Em Em Em7 Em) Em Em Em Em (Drums in at end - xxxx xxxx SSSS SxSx) Em Em Em Em (Em Riff x 2 over Em, play high open strings as well) [Cmaj7 x35500][Dsus2add6 x57700] Em Em Em Em Em Em (Em riff over Em, play high open strings as well) [Cmaj7 x35500] (Once upon a time), [Dsus2add6 x57700] (not so long a) Em (go) Em (Em riff with drum xSSx SxSx)
[Em Riff] A ---7-5-- 5------- E --0----55-------- Dr--B-S-B-S- During verse strum the top 3 open strings so get Em chord
