Biography:
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Woodbridge, New Jersey) is best known for having been the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi from 1983 to his departure from the band in 2013. During his time in Bon Jovi he handled harmony and background vocals and collaborated with frontman Jon Bon Jovi in writing most of the band's songs. He has released three solo albums: Stranger In This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998 and Aftermath of the Lowdown in 2012.
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Other songs:
- All That Really Matters
- Backseat Driver
- Ballad Of Youth
- Every Road Leads Home To You
- Fallen From Graceland
- Father Time
- Forever All The Way
- Hard Times Come Easy
- If I Cant Have Your Love
- Ill Always Walk Beside You
- In It For Love
- Livin On A Prayer
- Made In America
- Masterpiece
- Mr Bluesman
- Nieznajomy W Miescie
- One Last Goodbye
- One Light Burning
- Rosie
- Seven Years Gone
- Stranger In This Town
- Sugar Daddy
- Take Me On
- Taking A Chance On The Wind
- The Answer
- Undiscovered Soul
- We All Sleep Alone
- Weathering The Storm
- Willing To Try
- World
- You Can Only Get So High
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Tabbed like Richie and Orianthi performing the song on www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ZZauzyliE
Both switching between the first and the second guitar and play also some solos inbetween
First guitar chords for verses:
Em 022000
Cadd9 x320030
Dsus2 xx0230
Second guitar chords for verses:
Em x79987
Csus2 x35533
Dsus2 x57755
Special chords for chorus:
G* 320030
Cadd9 x320030
In prechorus both guitars play open standard chords
[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
The union's went on strike
Cadd9
He's down on his luck, it's tough,
Dsus2 Em
so tough
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em Cadd9
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay for love
Dsus2 Em
for love
[Prechorus]
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'll make it or not
C D Em
We've got each other, and that's a lot
C D
For love, we'll give it a shot
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Solo]
Em
[Verse]
Em
Tommy put his six string in hock
Em Cadd9
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk so tough
D Em
oh, so tough
Em
Gina dreams of runnin' away
Em Cadd9
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers, it's okay,
D Em
some day.
[Prechorus]
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'll make it or not
C D Em
We've got each other, and that's a lot
C D
For love, we'll give it a shot
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
C
[Solo]
Em-Em-Cadd9-D-Em-Em-C-D-Em 2x
[Prechorus]
C D Em
We've got to hold on ready or not
C
You live for the fight,
D
When it's all that you've got
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Outro]
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em
Both switching between the first and the second guitar and play also some solos inbetween
First guitar chords for verses:
Em 022000
Cadd9 x320030
Dsus2 xx0230
Second guitar chords for verses:
Em x79987
Csus2 x35533
Dsus2 x57755
Special chords for chorus:
G* 320030
Cadd9 x320030
In prechorus both guitars play open standard chords
[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Em
Tommy used to work on the docks
Em
The union's went on strike
Cadd9
He's down on his luck, it's tough,
Dsus2 Em
so tough
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em Cadd9
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay for love
Dsus2 Em
for love
[Prechorus]
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'll make it or not
C D Em
We've got each other, and that's a lot
C D
For love, we'll give it a shot
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Solo]
Em
[Verse]
Em
Tommy put his six string in hock
Em Cadd9
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk so tough
D Em
oh, so tough
Em
Gina dreams of runnin' away
Em Cadd9
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers, it's okay,
D Em
some day.
[Prechorus]
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'll make it or not
C D Em
We've got each other, and that's a lot
C D
For love, we'll give it a shot
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
C
[Solo]
Em-Em-Cadd9-D-Em-Em-C-D-Em 2x
[Prechorus]
C D Em
We've got to hold on ready or not
C
You live for the fight,
D
When it's all that you've got
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Chorus]
Em C D
Whooah, we're half way there
G* Cadd9 D
Whooah, livin' on a prayer
Em C D
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
G* Cadd9 D
Ohhohh livin' on a prayer
[Outro]
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em-C-D-G*-Cadd9-D
Em
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