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bass line for guitar:
E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------------------
D----------------------
A-----7-----5-------5--
E--0-----7----0-0-7----
drums enter, you play the same as above, but with a talkbox (or wah)

verse I:
Tommy used to work on the docks
Union went on strike, he's down on his luck, it's tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay for love
ooh, for love

chorus:
they say we gotta hold on to what we've got
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G------------------5----7-x---7----7---9-----
D------------------5----7-x---7----7---9-----
A------------------3----5-x---5----5---7-----
E--------------------------------------------

it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---5-----------7------------x------7--7-------9--
D---5-----------7------------x------7--7-------9--
A---3-----------5------------x------5--5-------7--
E-------------------------------------------------

we've got each other and that's a lot for love we'll give it a shot!
A------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---------7----------x--7-----7--9---7----5-----7--7--7--7-------
D-5---------7----------x--7-----7--9---7----5-----7--7--7--7-------
A-3---------5----------x--5-----5--7---5----3-----5--5--5--5-------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

 Whoa!    We're half way there
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-----5----5/7------------------
D-2---5----5/7------------------
A-2---3----3/5------------------
E-0-----------------------------

 Whoa!     Livin' on a prayer!
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G-----5-----7------------------
D-5---5-----7------------------
A-5---3-----5------------------
E-3----------------------------

 Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
G---------5--------------7---------------
D-2-------5--------------7---------------
A-2-------3--------------5---------------
E-0--------------------------------------

 Whoa!  Livin' on a prayer!
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G----5---7-----------------
D-5--5---7-----------------
A-5--3---5-----------------
E-3------------------------

verse II:
Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in when he used to make it talk so though,
mmmh it's tough
And Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
Baby, it's okay.......someday...

chorus

guitar solo (w/distortion):
E------------------------------------12-14-15------------------------
B----------------------------------------------15-12-13--15-15(bu)---
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------5-7-7bu-(7)bd---------------------------------------------
A--7-5-7------------------5-5~~~-------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------12-14-15-------------------------
B-12x12x12--12x--------------------------------15-12-13-12---15bu15bu-
G-12x12x12--12x--11bu-(11)bd-------------------------------12---------
D----------------------------12---------------------------------------
A-------------------------------12------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------15-----15-17bu---------------------------------------
B---------15h17------17-----------------------------------------------
G--14h16--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Then comes the chorus again, and that's about it.
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