Song: It's My Life
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: Unknown
Tabber: ~Bushore~       Email: bushymaster_87@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard Eadgbe 

Intro: 
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b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5---5------------------------------------------5---5------------|
d--5---5------------------------------------------5---5------------|
a--3---3------------------------------------------3---3------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
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This ain't a song for the broken hearted.

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A silent prayer for the faith departed.

Pre Chorus:
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And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna - 

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hear my voice when I shout it out loud.

Chorus: (During Chorus Hold All Chords Played)
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It's my  life,   It's   now or never,   I ain't gonna   live forever.   


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I just wanna   live when I'm   alive 

It's my (C5) life. 
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. 
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. 
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. 
It's (PLAY RIFF A) my -     (continued below)

E----------------------------| ?Riff A
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E-------3----------6---------|
       It's        my        

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|--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5-------------|
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life.

Verse:
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|--5---------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----|
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This is for the one's who stood their ground.

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For Tommy and Gina, never back down.

Pre Chorus:
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|--5---------------------|---------------------| 
|--5--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| 
|--3---------------------|---------------------| 
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Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake.

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|--3---------------------|---------------------| 
|--3--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| 
|--1---------------------|---------------------| 
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Luck ain't even luck, you gotta make your own breaks.

Chorus: 
It's my (C5) life. 
It's (G#5) now or never. 
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever. 
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. 
It's my (C5) life. 
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. 
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. 
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. 
Cause It's my life (start of solo )life. 
Solo:  
Use a Wah-Wah pedal for this first section, move the pedal with the bend.

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|----6-----6?-----------4 bend with 6 (4x)------| 
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|--6-----------------------|--------------------| 
|-----3--5-----------------|--------------------| 
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Outro:
 Better stand tall when it's calling you out 
 Don't make no break, baby don't back down (C5 C5) 

Chorus:
It's my (C5) life 
It's (G#5) now or never 
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever 
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 
(B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life 
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway 
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way 
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 
It's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life 

Extended Chorus:
 And it's (G#5) now or never 
 (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever 
 (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 
 (B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life 
 My heart is like an (G#5) open highway 
 (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way 
 (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 
 'Cause it's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life. 


Below is the Riff A, and bar chords used through the chorus:


RIFF A
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B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E-------3----------6---------|
       It's        my



	C5				       Bb5				
e-------------------		       e-----------------		
b-------------------		       b-----------------		
g--------5----------		       g--------3--------		
d--------5----------	               d--------3--------	
A--------3----------		       a--------1--------	
E-------------------		       E-----------------		

	Eb5                                   G#5
e-------------------                 e------------------
b-------------------                 b------------------
g-------------------                 g----------6-------
D--------8----------                 d----------6-------
A--------6----------                 A----------4-------
E-------------------                 E------------------