Em Em C D Em Em
C (x32010@1)              D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)EmOnce (022000@1)upon a time Not so long ago

EmTommy (022000@1)used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck
     Am (x02210@1)  D (xx0232@1) EmIt's (022000@1)tough, so tough
EmGina (022000@1)works the diner all day
Working for her man,
she brings home her pay
    Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)  EmFor (022000@1)love, for love

                      C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)        EmShe (022000@1)says we've got to hold on to what we've got
          C (x32010@1)            G'Cause (320003@1)it doesn't make a difference
      D (xx0232@1)        EmIf (022000@1)we make it or not
      C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)      EmWe've (022000@1)got each other and that's a lot
    C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)         N.C.
For love, we'll give it a shot 

Refrain:
Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)       DWhooah, (xx0232@1)we're half way there
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DWhooah, (xx0232@1)livin' on a prayer
Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)            DTake (xx0232@1)my hand and we'll make it I swear
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)                  EmWhooah, (022000@1)livin' on a prayer

EmTommy's (022000@1)got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk
   Am (x02210@1)  D (xx0232@1)   EmSo (022000@1)tough, it's tough
EmGina (022000@1)dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers:
           Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
"Baby it's okay, someday" 

                      C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)        Emwe've (022000@1)got to hold on to what we've got
          C (x32010@1)            G'Cause (320003@1)it doesn't make a difference
      D (xx0232@1)        EmIf (022000@1)we make it or not
      C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)      EmWe've (022000@1)got each other and that's a lot
    C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)         N.C.
For love, we'll give it a shot 

Refrain:
Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)       DWhooah, (xx0232@1)we're half way there
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DWhooah, (xx0232@1)livin' on a prayer
Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)            DTake (xx0232@1)my hand and we'll make it I swear
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)                 
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Clivin' (x32010@1)on a prayer...

Solo: Em C D D
      G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D (xx0232@1)     Em (022000@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
      G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em Em (022000@1)             C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)      EmWe've (022000@1)got to hold on ready or not
    C (x32010@1)                     DYou (xx0232@1)live for the fight when it's all that you've got

Refrain:
Gm (355333@1)Eb (x43121@3)      FWhooah, (133211@1)we're half way there
Bb (x1333x@1)Eb (x43121@3)FWhooah, (133211@1)livin' on a prayer
Gm (355333@1)    Eb (x43121@3)           FTake (133211@1)my hand and we'll make it I swear
Bb (x1333x@1)Eb (x43121@3)FWhooah, (133211@1)livin' on a prayer     x3
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