Livin' On A Prayer (2-harp version)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
By: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora,
    Desmond Child
Bon Jovi
Key: Em, Bb
Harps: G & Bb

Harp: G

Once upon a time, not so long ago

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Tom-my used to work on the docks 
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Un-ion's been on strike 
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He's down on his luck 
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It's tough so tough 

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Gi-na works the din-er all day 
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Work-ing for her man 
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She brings home her pay
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For love for love 

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She say's we've got to hold on  
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To what we've got 
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It does-n’t make a dif-'frence 
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If we make it or not 
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We've got each oth-er 
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and that's a lot for love
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We'll give it a shot   
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Whoa  we're half way there 


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Whoa  liv-in' on a prayer 
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Take my hand, we'll make it, I  swear  
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Whoa  liv-in' on a prayer 

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Tom-my's got his six string in hock 
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Now he's hold-ing in 
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what he used to make it talk 


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So tough  It's tough 

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Gi-na dreams of run-ning a-way 
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When she cries in the night 
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Tom-my whis-pers ba-by 

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it's O K  Some day 

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We’ve got to hold on
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To what we've got 
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It does-n’t make a dif-'frence 


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If we make it or not 
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We've got each oth-er 
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and that's a lot for love 
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We'll give it a shot   

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Whoa  we're half way there 
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Whoa  liv-in' on a prayer 
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Take my hand, we'll make it, I  swear  
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Whoa  liv-in' on a prayer
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Liv-in’ on a prayer

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Oh we've got to hold on 
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Read-y or not, 
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You live for the fight 
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When it's all that you've got 

Key: Bb

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Whoa we're half way there  
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Whoa liv-in on a prayer 
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Take my hand and we'll make it I swear  
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Whoa liv-in on a prayer 

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Whoa we're half way there  
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Whoa liv-in on a prayer 
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Take my hand and we'll make it I swear  
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Whoa liv-in on a prayer

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