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Something For The Pain

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specials:
E (Verse)       022400 -> 022200 -> 022100 -> 024100
A (come on)     x02220 -> x04230 (repeat)
You should take this these upper chords as intro and in the verse (so instead of the normal E and A chord )
Intro  E   A   B   E(8x)
Verse 1
E*    C#m   B  A  
E*                                                                    C#m             B  A  
Happiness, it's been no friend to me but forever after ain't what it's all cracked up to be
E*                                                                    C#m              B  A  
Yeah, I had a taste, you were my fantasy, but I allmost lost my faith when I hit reality
BI don't need no Guru to tell me what to do, when your feAeling like a headline on yesterday's news.
Chorus
Come on, come on, come on
Give me something for the pEain, Give Ame something for the Bblues
Give me something for the pEain when I Afeel I've been dangliBn' from a hang-man's noose
Give me shelter from the raEin, somethinAg I can useB  
ATo get me through the night, to make me Bfeel alright some pill like youE  A  
Come on come on come on
Verse 2
Loneliness has found a home in me my suitcase and guitar are my only family
I've tried to need someone, like they needed me I opend up my heart, but all I did was bleed
I don't need no lover, just get screwed, they don't make a bandage that's going to cover my bruise
Chorus
Solo  B   A   B  A  
Verse 3
E*    C#m   B  A  
E*
Help I'm falling (pull me under through my veins to a place where I feel no pain)
C#mNighBt Ais calling (be my pillow under my head when I'm in your bed)
E*
Feels like I'm flying (take me higher than I've ever been take me down and back again)
C#mChriBst AI'm dying (come to me, be my disguise open your coat, let me crawl inside)
come on come on come on
Chorus (without "come on's" at end)
Chorus (without "come on's" at beginning)
+come on come on come on
Outro (like Intro)
Gimme, gimme something for the pain, gimme gimme something for the blues
Gimme, gimme something for the pain, gimme
Chords:
   A*02220
   B224442
 C#m446654
   E022100

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Something For The Pain

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

specials:

E (Verse) 022400 -> 022200 -> 022100 -> 024100

A (come on) x02220 -> x04230 (repeat)

You should take this these upper chords as intro and in the verse (so instead of the normal E and A chord )

E A B E

Intro (8x)

Verse 1

E C#m B A

Happiness, it's been no friend to me but forever after ain't what it's all cracked up to be

E C#m B A

Yeah, I had a taste, you were my fantasy, but I allmost lost my faith when I hit reality

B A

I don't need no Guru to tell me what to do, when your feeling like a headline on yesterday's news.

Chorus

Come on, come on, come on

E A B

Give me something for the pain, Give me something for the blues

E A B

Give me something for the pain when I feel I've been danglin' from a hang-man's noose

E A B

Give me shelter from the rain, something I can use

A B E A

To get me through the night, to make me feel alright some pill like you

Come on come on come on

Verse 2

Loneliness has found a home in me my suitcase and guitar are my only family

I've tried to need someone, like they needed me I opend up my heart, but all I did was bleed

I don't need no lover, just get screwed, they don't make a bandage that's going to cover my bruise

Chorus

B A B A

Solo

Verse 3

E C#m B A

Help I'm falling (pull me under through my veins to a place where I feel no pain)

C#m B A

Night is calling (be my pillow under my head when I'm in your bed)

Feels like I'm flying (take me higher than I've ever been take me down and back again)

C#m B A

Christ I'm dying (come to me, be my disguise open your coat, let me crawl inside)

come on come on come on

Chorus (without "come on's" at end)

Chorus (without "come on's" at beginning)

+come on come on come on

Outro (like Intro)

Gimme, gimme something for the pain, gimme gimme something for the blues

Gimme, gimme something for the pain, gimme

Chords:

*02220

224442

C#m

446654

022100

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