Bon Jovi - Its My Life Chords & Tabs

It's My Life


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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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/its_my_life_tab.html ]
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----------------------------|
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E-------3----------6---------|


	C5				Bb5				

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B---------------------|	B---------------------|		
G--------5------------|	G--------5------------|		
D--------5------------|	D--------5------------|	
A--------3------------|	A--------3------------|	
E---------------------|	E---------------------|		


	Eb5                                   G#5

E--------------------|                E--------------------|
B--------------------|                B--------------------|
G--------8-----------|                G--------------------|
D--------8-----------|                D----------8---------|
A--------6-----------|                A----------8---------|
E--------------------|                E----------6---------|