Sonora.ID - Berikut ini adalah lirik lagu dan chord/kunci gitar lagu 'Livin' On A Prayer' yang dinyanyikan oleh Bon Jovi dan dirilis pada tahun 1986.

'Livin' on a Prayer' merupakan singel kedua yang menduduki puncak tangga lagu dari album ketiga mereka Slippery When Wet.

Ditulis oleh Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora dan Desmond Child, singel tersebut dirilis pada akhir 1986, diterima dengan baik di radio rock dan pop dan video musiknya diputar di MTV, memberikan band ini No. 1 pertama mereka di Billboard Mainstream Rock chart dan hit No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 kedua berturut-turut.

"Livin' on a Prayer" adalah lagu khas dari band ini, menduduki puncak daftar yang dipilih oleh penggemar dan menduduki peringkat ulang di seluruh dunia beberapa dekade setelah dirilis.

Rilisan tunggal 45-RPM asli terjual 800.000 eksemplar di Amerika Serikat, dan pada tahun 2013 disertifikasi triple platinum untuk lebih dari 3 juta unduhan digital. Video musik resmi memiliki lebih dari 775 juta tampilan di YouTube pada Maret 2021 .

Lirik:

[Intro]

Em

C  D  Em

C                  D              Em

 (Once upon a time,  not so long ago)

[Verse]

Em                                 Emadd9 (022002)

Tommy used to work on the docks

Em

Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck

      C      D           Em

It's tough,    so tough.

Em                                 Emadd9

Gina works the diner all day

Em

Working for her man. She brings home her pay

      C     D           Em

For love,     for love.

[Pre-Chorus]

                      C    D                Em

She says we've got to hold on to what we've got.

   C              D                           Em

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.

      C        D                  Em       C

We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.

      D

We'll give it a shot.

[Chorus]

Em  C       D              G    C   D

Oh,   we're halfway there, woah oh, livin' on a prayer.

Em      C           D

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

G    C   D

Woah oh, livin' on a prayer.

[Verse]

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Tommy's got his six string in hock.

Em

Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk

    C  D         Em

So tough, it's  tough.

Em                                 Emadd9

Gina dreams of running away

Em

When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:

           C   D    Em

Baby it's O.K.,  some day.

[Pre-Chorus]

             C    D                Em

We've got to hold on to what we've got.

   C              D                           Em

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.

      C        D                  Em       C

We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.

      D

We'll give it a shot.

[Chorus]

Em  C       D              G    C   D

Oh,   we're halfway there, woah oh, livin' on a prayer.

Em      C           D

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

G    C   D

Woah oh, livin' on a prayer.

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Livin' on a prayer.

[Solo]

Em C  D     G C  D

Em C  D     G C  Em

[Bridge]

Em                       C    D            Em

Oooooooooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not.

    C                              D

You live for the fight when that's all that you've got.

[Outro Chorus]

Gm   Eb        F

Woooooo, we're halfway there

Bb   Eb  F

Woah oh, livin' on a prayer.

Gm      Eb             F

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear

Bb   Eb  F

Woah oh, livin' on a prayer.