Bon Jovi

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Added: Jan 27, 2008

Type: Guitar

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Skill Level: Intermediate

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Description:

bon jovi
it,s my life


chords:

    Eb     Cm       F      G     G#      Bb
e|---3------3-------1------3------4-------6------|
B|---4------4-------1------3------4-------6------|
G|---3------5-------2------4------5-------7------|
D|---5------5-------3------5------6-------8------|
A|---6------3-------3------5------6-------8------|
E|---3------3-------1------3------4-------6------|


play this in the intro:

   Cm Cm Cm Cm     G#  G#  G   G
e|--3--.--.--.-----4---.---3---.----|
B|--4--.--.--.-----4---.---3---.----|
G|--5--.--.--.-----5---.---4---.----|
D|--5--.--.--.-----6---.---5---.----|
A|--3--.--.--.-----6---.---5---.----|
E|--3--.--.--.-----4---.---3---.----|


piano intro on guitar:

   Cm    Cm         G#    G
e|----------------3-4-----3----------|
B|--4----4------4--------------------|
G|--5----5----5----------------------|
D|--5----5---------------------------|
A|--3----3---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


after thet the verse started:

   Cm   Cm       Cm
e|-3----.---x-----.--------|
B|-4----.---x-----.--------|   
G|-5----.---x-----.--------|
D|-5----.---x-----.--------|
A|-3----.---x-----.--------|
E|-3----.---x-----.--------|
                                                                           

Verse 1:                                                                   

Cm     .  .   .    .  .     .       .    . Cm Cm . Cm  G# . G .              
this aint a song for the broken hearted


Cm   .      .     .   .    .    .   .   . Cm Cm . Cm G# . G .     
a silent prayer for the faith departed


Cm    .     .      .    Cm   .   .    .
i aint gonna be just a face in the crowd

       F                                     F
gonna hear my voice when i shout it out loud


chorus:
 .   .   Cm   .   .  . G#  
it,s my life and it,s now or never 

Eb           Bb
i aint gonna live for e ver 

Cm           G#              Bb . . . Bb . B .
i just wanna live while i,m alive 
 
  Cm
it,s  my   life

                    G#
my heart is like an open highway 

Eb                 Bb
like franky said i did it my way 

Cm           G#             Bb
i just wanna live while i,m alive 

Bb  . B  .
it,s  my  life

Cm Cm . Cm G# . G ./Cm Cm . Cm G# . G . 
.......................................

Verse 2:

Cm                                      Cm Cm . Cm G# . G . 
this is for ones who stood their ground 

Cm                    Cm                  Cm Cm . Cm G# . G . 
like tommy and gina, they won,t back down 

Cm                            Cm
toorrow,s getting harder make no mistake  

     F                                            F
luck ain,t even lucky got to make your own breaks 

                               (REPEAT CHORUS)


IMPROSIVE PROGRESES ON THIS CHORDS,
EACH CHORDS PLAYED FOR TWO MEASURES: 
      G#
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--6------6------6------------------------------------------|
A|--6--6------6------6------------------------------------------|
E|--4--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|

    Bb
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-----8---8-----8-----8-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----8---8-----8-----8-------------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|

    Cm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-----10--10--------10-10-------10-10-------------------|
A|--10-10-----10--10--------10-10-------10-10-------------------|
E|--8--8--8-8-8---8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8---8-8--------------|

    F 
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------3-----------------|
D|--3-3-----3-----3-----3-3----------|-----3--1--3--5-----------|
A|--3-3-----3-----3-----3-3----------|--5--1-------1--3---------|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|--3-----------------------|


Bridge: 
    Cm                             Cm
you better stand tall when they,re calling you out 
 
     F                     F                Cm Cm
don,t bend don,t break baby don,t back down       .




_reapeat chorus ( but start singing on 3rd interval )
_repeat chorus 
_repeat chorus 

EXEPT AT THE END 

where you don,t play the (Cm) chord after the (B):

Bb           B        NO CHORD 
it,s         my        life


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faghfanto | February 09, 2008 at 06:44 Report Abuse

good man

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elvis_s_l | February 07, 2008 at 15:27 Report Abuse

thanks for its my life tab i love this song.

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