Its My Life Tab

name: 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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D----------------------------
A----------------------------
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	C5				Bb5				
 
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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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