Living on a prayer 
 
 
|Am                                      |Am     |Am 
1. Tommy used to work on the docks. Union's been on strike. 
       |Am                            |F       |G    |Am    |Am 
He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough. 
|Am                                |Am |Am 
Gina works the diner all day, working for her man, 
     |Am                                |F     |G   |Am   |Am 
she brings home her pay for love, for love. 
 
                                  |F    G       |G              Am 
Brid. She says we've got to hold on to what we've got 
             |F                     G                      |G              Am 
'cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. 
          |F           G            |G          Am 
We've got each other and that's a lot. 
     |F              |G 
For love, we'll give it a shot. 
 
|Am          |G                    |C   F    |G 
Refr. Oh, we're half way there. Oh, oh, living on a prayer. 
|Am        F                     |G                        |C   F    |G              |Am 
Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear. Oh, oh, living on a prayer. 
 
2. Tommy's got his six-string in hock, Now he's holding in but he used 
to make it talk so tough, it's tough. 
Gina dreams of running away. When she cries in the night 
Tommy whispers: "Baby, it's okay, someday." 
 
Brid. 
 
Refr.2 Oh, we're half way there. Oh, oh, living on a prayer. 
Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear. Oh, oh, living on a prayer. 
|F        G     |Am 
Living on a prayer. 
 
                   |F      G  |G           Am 
Mid. We've got to hold on, ready or not. 
       |F                                      |G 
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got. 
 
Refr.2