Bon Jovi - Thorn In My Side Chords & Tabs

Intro:

   Em               C                G                D
 | . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .||
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0||
D|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----7--||
A|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------||
E|-0--------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------||

The dots are equal 1/8s.

Verse 1: Don't strum, just continue playing the intro.

Em            C
  Thorn in my side
G               D
  You're always there
Em          C  
  Just to remind me
G              D
  That I still care

Verse 2: start strumming; if you're playing the song with 2 guitars, 
one of them continues playing the intro.

Em            C
  Thorn in my side
           G       D
  You won't let me go
Em              C
  Right there beside me
G           D
  To let me know

Bridge 1: Hit C and G chords twice; strum D chords.

           C
  I've been pushed around
G 
  Been knocked down
D
  Lost a round or three
      C
  Life took a couple of 
  G
  Things I loved when I was
D
  Too blind to see

Chorus 1: One guitar strums the chords, 
to see what the other one does, 
have a look at the tab version; 
() means hit the chord and then mute right away.

    C  G    D
But I'll survive
       C
I gave up on luck
    G                 D
But I'm still getting by
      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith
   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride
            Em 
Thorn in my side
            C               G    D
Thorn in my side, Woh oh oh oh

Verse 3: Like verse 2, or play only the intro with light distortion.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/thorn_in_my_side_crd_ver_2.html ]
Em            C
  Thorn in my side
G                D
  You just won't quit
Em                       C
  Once in a while when I crack a smile
G            D
  You rub my face in it

Verse 4: Only strum the chords, stop playing the intro.

Em            C
  Thorn in my side
           G       D
  You won't let me run
Em              C
  God bless the fights
           G         D
  That I've lost and won

Chorus 2: Like chorus 1.

    C  G    D
But I'll survive
       C
I gave up on luck
    G                 D
But I'm still getting by
      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith
   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride
            Em 
Thorn in my side
            C
Thorn in my side
            G   D
Thorn in my side
            Em 
Thorn in my side
            C
Thorn in my side
            G   D
Thorn in my side

      |.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....||
Solo:  Em   C    G    D    Em   C    G    D    D    D    D    D

The dots are equal 1/8s again.

Bridge 2: Like bridge 1.

           C
  I've been pushed around
G 
  Been knocked down
D
  Lost a round or three
      C
  Life took a couple of 
  G
  Things I loved when I was
D
  Too blind to see

Chorus 3: Like chorus 1 and 2.

    C  G    D
But I'll survive
       C
I gave up on luck
    G                 D
But I'm still getting by
      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright
       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith
   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride
            Em 
Thorn in my side
            C
Thorn in my side
            G   D
Thorn in my side
            Em 
Thorn in my side
            C
Thorn in my side
            G   D    Em
Thorn in my side


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