Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
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Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi sing this in the key of “Em”.

[Intro]
             

           
        (Once 

             
upon a time,  

              
 not so long a


go ...)

[Verse 1]

Tommy used to 

work on the do

cks, Union's b

een on strike.

 He's down on 

his luck
            
It's tough,  s

  
o tough.

Gina works the

 diner all day

, working for 

her man. She b

rings home her

 pay
            
For love, mmmm

       
   for love.

[Pre-chorus]
              
She says we've

            
 got to hold o

             
n to what we'v


e got.
             
It doesn't mak

             
e a difference

              
 if we make it

    
 or not.
             
We've got each

             
 other and tha

            
t's a lot, for

 
 love.
      
We'll give it 

a shot.

[Chorus]
           
Woo - oo, we'r

             
e halfway ther

          
e, wo - oo, li


vin' on a pray

er.
           
Take my hand, 

      
we'll make it,

 I swear
       
Wo - oo, livin


' on a prayer



[Verse 2]

Tommy's got hi

s six-string i

n hock, now he

's holding in,

 

what he used to make it talk
            
So tough,    m

         
mm it's tough

Gina dreams of

 running away,

 when she crie

s in the night

, Tommy whispe

rs:
             
Baby, it's o-k

        
ay,    some da

y.

[Pre-chorus]
              
We’ve got to h

            
old on to what

       
 we've got.
             
It doesn't mak

             
e a difference

              
 if we make it

    
 or not.
             
We've got each

             
 other and tha

            
t's a lot, for

 
 love.
      
We'll give it 

a shot.

[Chorus]
           
Woo - oo, we'r

             
e halfway ther

           
e, wo - oo, li


vin' on a pray

er.
           
Take my hand, 

       
we'll make it,

 I swear
       
Wo - oo, livin


' on a prayer

Livin' on a pr

ayer.

[Solo]
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[Pre-chorus]
            
Oooooooooh, we

            
 gotta hold on

             
, ready or not
             
You live for t

              
he fight when 

       
that's all tha

t you've got.

[Chorus] (Key change)
          
Woo - oooo, we

       
're half - way

 there
         
Woo  - oooo, l


ivin' on a pra

yer
          
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
      
Woo - oo, livi


ng on a prayer

          
Woo - oooo, we

         
're half - way

 
 there
         
Woo  - oooo, l


ivin' on a pra

yer
          
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
      
Woo - oo, livi


ng on a prayer

(fade)