Bon Jovi - Hardest Part Is The Night Chords & Tabs

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                   The Hardest Part is the Night- Bon Jovi
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Tuning: Stadard Tuning


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9---5--7--9-\-----9---5---7---9--------------------------------------------|
A|9---5--7--9-\-----9---5---7---9--------------------------------------------|
E|7---3--5--7-\-----7---3---5---7--------------------------------------------|
                                *
VERSE:

In the heat of the street of the city
A young boy hides the pain
And he walks so tall, 

trying to hang on  But he knows he's going down again 

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4--5---------------7---------9---------------------------|
A|------------------4--5---------------7---------9---------------------------|
E|------------------2--3---------------5---------7---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  I know he's going down...                        Darkness fades 


Guitar 1
e|-------------------------10-9----10-9-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10------10----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9--------------------------------|
D|4-5----------------------------------------11--------------9--------------|
A|4-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-5---------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-5---------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-3---------------5-------------------------------------------------------|

he's the prince of his city In a place where they all know your name

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------3--2h3p2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4----------4p2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4-------------4--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2--------------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                  * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                  * *
You can see in their eyes life so paralyzed.  Your just a pawn in a losin' game

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-----4--5-------------7--------9-|
A|------------------------------------------4-----4--5-------------7--------9-|
E|------------------------------------------2-----2--3-------------5--------7-|
                                            *
Guitar                                          
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-----4--5-------------7--------9-|
A|------------------------------------------4-----4--5-------------7--------9-|
E|------------------------------------------2-----2--3-------------5--------7-|

 You lose at life it ain't no game

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------10-9----10-9-------12-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10------10-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------9---------------------------|
D|4-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-----------5---------------7----------------------------------------------|
A|4-----------5---------------7----------------------------------------------|
E|2-----------3---------------5----------------------------------------------|


CHORUS:

Hear their cries The hardest part is the night(In the night, hear their cries, in the night) 

Guitar 1
e|12--14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-4-------0------2--------------0--4--------0---------2--------|
A|---------2----------2---0--4---2---------2-----------2-----0---4-----2-----|
E|---------------3---------------------------------3-------------------------|

Stay alive The hardest part is the night, it's the night, it's the night...

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------10-9----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-4-------0------2--------------0--4--------0------------------|
A|-------2----------2---0--4---2---------2-----------2-----0---------------|
E|-------------3---------------------------------3-------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/hardest_part_is_the_night_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|10-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------11-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:

All alone in a place where the lonely They all have to walk through the rain     

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2h3p2-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------4p2----|
D|----9------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And they dance on the edge where you only  Only pray that it has to end 

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4----4--5-----------------7--9-------|
A|--------------------------------------4----4--5-----------------7--9-------|
E|--------------------------------------2----2--3-----------------5--7-------|
                                        *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4----4--5-----------------7--9-------|
A|--------------------------------------4----4--5-----------------7--9-------|
E|--------------------------------------2----2--3-----------------5--7-------|

That the night ain't no friend 

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------10-9----10-9------12--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10------10-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------9-----------------------------|
D|4---5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4---5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2---3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---5---------7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4---5---------7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2---3---------5------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Hear their cries The hardest part is the night(In the night, hear their cries, in the night) 

Guitar 1
e|12--14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-4-------0------2--------------0--4--------0---------2--------|4x
A|---------2----------2---0--4---2---------2-----------2-----0---4-----2-----|
E|---------------3---------------------------------3-------------------------|

Stay alive The hardest part is the night, it's the night, it's the night...

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------10-9----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-4-------0------2--------------0--4--------0------------------|
A|-------2----------2---0--4---2---------2-----------2-----0---------------|
E|-------------3---------------------------------3-------------------------|


Guitar 1
e|10-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------11-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|----------------12+----------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|8x
A|9--9-9-9--9-9-9--------------|
E|7--7-7-7--7-7-7--------------| 

Guitar 2
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|9--5---7--9-|2x (play this after playing the GUITAR 1 six TIMES)
A|9--5---7--9-|
E|7--3---5--7-|

Solo:

e|---19-----------------------19--------------------------------------------------|
B|19----19-20~--9+-7-5h7~--19----19-20~-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------9fb---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12-10-9--9wb-9wb-9wb-9wb\------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-9wb\-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------10-9-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------12--10--10fb-10-------------|
G|----------------9----9-11-9-11-11-9----11----------------------11----------|
D|9----9-12-11-12---12----------------11----------------------------11-9wb\--|
A|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Back-up guitar for the solo:

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|4---2-4--|
D|4-5-2-4--|
A|2-5-0-2--|
E|--3------|

These four walls they could tell you some stories 
About lying and dying and fame 
There's a price that you pay for the glory 

About losing and choosing and pain. 

Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------10-12-10-9h10p9----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------10-12----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: (play this until end of song)

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-4-------0------2--------------0--4--------0---------2--------| 
A|---------2----------2---0--4---2---------2-----------2-----0---4-----2-----|
E|---------------3---------------------------------3-------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| wb  Whammy Bar
| *   Palm Mute

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