name: Greg Meehan artist: Bon Jovi SongTitle: Its My Life Tabs: Its My Life by Bon Jovi Tabbed By Greg Meehan Intro: |------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|- |------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|- |--5--5-----------|-----------------------|--5--5------------|--- |--5--5-----------|-----------------------|--5--5------------|-- |--3--3-----------|-----------------------|--3--3------------|-- |------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|- This ain't a song for the broken hearted |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |--5-----------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--5-----------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--3-----------------------|----------------|--3--3--x--x--3----- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- A silent prayer for the faith departed |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |--5--5--------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--5--5--------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--3--3--------------------|----------------|--3--3--x--x--3---- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna |---------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------|----------------| |--5-----------------------|----------------| |--5--(let chord ring)---|----------------| |--3-----------------------|----------------| |--------------------------|----------------| Hear my voice when I shout it out loud |--------------------------|----------------| |--------------------------|----------------| |---3----------------------|----------------| |---3----(let chord ring)---|----------------| |---1-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| 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 (PLAY RIFF A) 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 life |------------------|--------------------------|------------------ |------------------|--------------------------|------------------ |--5--5-----------|------------------x--x---|--5--5------------|- |--5--5-----------|------------------x--x---|--5--5------------|- |--3--3-----------|------------------x--x---|--3--3------------|- |------------------|--------------------------|------------------ This is for the one's who stood their ground |---------------------------|-------------------|---------------- |---------------------------|-------------------|---------------- |--5-----------------------|--------------------|--5--5--x--x--5- |--5-----------------------|--------------------|--5--5--x--x--5- |--3-----------------------|--------------------|--3--3--x--x--3- |---------------------------|-------------------|---------------- For Tommy and Gina, never back down |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- |--5--5--------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--5--5--------------------|----------------|--5--5--x--x--5----- |--3--3--------------------|----------------|--3--3--x--x--3----- |---------------------------|----------------|------------------- Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake |--------------------------|----------------| |--------------------------|----------------| |--5-----------------------|----------------| |--5--(let chord ring)---|----------------| |--3-----------------------|----------------| |--------------------------|----------------| Luck ain't even luck, you gotta make your own breaks |--------------------------|----------------| |--------------------------|----------------| |--3-----------------------|----------------| |--3--(let chord ring)---|----------------| |--1-----------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| It's my (C5) life 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 (PLAY RIFF A) 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 life (start of solo )life. Solo: Use a Wah-Wah pedal for this first section, move the pedal with the bend |------------------------------------------|--------------------- |------3-bend ?with 5------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------------|--------------------- |------------------------------------------|--------------------- |------------------------------------------|--------------------- |------------------------------------------|--------------------- |------------------------------|--------------------------------- |----6-----6?-----------4 bend with 6 (four times)-------------- |------3-----------------------|--------------------------------- |--------5---------------------|--------------------------------- |------------------------------|--------------------------------- |------------------------------|--------------------------------- |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--6-----------------------|------------------------| |-----3--5----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------1----------| |--------------------------|-----------1-----1--3--| |--------------------------|--------3---------------| Better stand tall when it's calling you out Don't make no break, baby don't back down (C5 C5) 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 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 E----------------------------- B---------------------------- G---------------------------- D---------------------------- A---------------------------- E-------3----------6----------- 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--------------------
