[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
[Kenny] [C] Baby when I met you there was [C6-x3555] peace un [C] known I set out to get you with a [C6] fine tooth [C7] comb. I was [F] soft inside there was something going [C] on. [C][F\C]
(Both) [C] You do something to me that I [C6] can't ex [C] plain Hold me closer and I [C6] feel no [C7] pain every [F] beat of my heart .. We got something going [C] on.
(Kenny) Tender love is [Fmaj7] blind .. It requires a dedi [F]cation.
(Both) [Fm] All this love we feel needs no conversation.
[Chorus] We [C] ride it together uh huh Making love with each other uh huh.
[C] Islands in the stream [C6] That is what we [F] are No one in be [Dm] tween how can we [Dm7] be wrong? Sail a [C] way with me [C6] to a [F] nother world And we re [C] ly on each other uh huh From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh.
[########## KEY CHANGE ############] (Dolly) [Ab] I can't live without you if the love is gone Everything is nothing if you got no one And you did [Db] walk in the night [Db] Slowly losing sight of the [Ab] real thing.
(Both) But [Ab] that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the [Db] messages is clear [Db] This could be the year of the [Ab] real thing.
(Dolly) [Ab] No more will you [Dbmaj7] cry baby I will hurt you [Db] never.
(Both) We [Dbm] start and end as one in love forever We can [Ab] ride it together [Db] uh [Ab] huh Making love with each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh.
[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one [Bbm] in between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Bbm] lover to another uh [Ab] huh
--- Instrumental ---
[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one [Bbm] in between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Db] lover to another uh [Ab] huh.
[Ab] Islands in the stream That is what we [Db] are No one in [Bbm] between how can [Bbm7] we be wrong? [Ab] Sail away with me to a [Db] nother world And we re [Ab] ly on each other [Db] uh [Ab] huh From one [Bbm] lover to another uh [Ab] huh. . . .
