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Greg Meehan
artist: Bon Jovi
SongTitle: Its My Life
Tabs: Its My Life by Bon Jovi
Tabbed By Greg Meehan
Intro:
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This ain't a song for the broken hearted
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A silent prayer for the faith departed
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And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna
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Hear my voice when I shout it out loud
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It's my (C5) life
It's (G#5) now or never
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
(PLAY RIFF A) It's my (C5) life
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
It's (PLAY RIFF A) my
life
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This is for the one's who stood their ground
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For Tommy and Gina, never back down
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Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake
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Luck ain't even luck, you gotta make your own breaks
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It's my (C5) life
And it's (G#5) now or never
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
(PLAY RIFF A) It's my (C5) life
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
'Cause It's (PLAY RIFF A) my life (start of
solo )life.
Solo:
Use a Wah-Wah pedal for this first section, move the pedal with the
bend
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Better stand tall when it's calling you out
Don't make no break, baby don't back down (C5 C5)
It's my (C5) life
It's (G#5) now or never
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
(B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
It's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life
And it's (G#5) now or never
(Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
(B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life
My heart is like an (G#5) open highway
(Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way
(C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive
'Cause it's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life
Below is the Riff A, and Bar chords used through the chorus:
RIFF A
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B----------------------------
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E-------3----------6-----------
C5 Bb5
e-------------------- e-------------------
b-------------------- b-------------------
g--------5----------- g--------3-----------
d--------5------------ D--------3----------
A--------3----------- A--------1----------
E------------------- E------------------
Eb5 G#5
e-------------------- e--------------------
b------------------- b--------------------
g------------------- g----------6----------
D--------8----------- d----------6----------
A--------6----------- A----------4----------
E-------------------- E--------------------
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