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Start Me Up - Livin On A Prayer

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Basic Chords :)
Em C D A G
Played mainly to the tune of Livin' On a Prayer, except for the Start Me Up verse :)
N.C.
Woah woah,
W-w-Whoah woah woah,
Woah woah,
W-w-Whoah woah woah,
Woah woah,
W-w-Whoah woah woah,
EmStart me upC  
DStart me up 
EmTommy used to work on the docks 
EmUnion's been on strike, he's down on his luck. 
It's Ctough, Dso Etough 
EmWe gotta hCold Don ready or nEmot 
You liCve for the fight when that's aDll tDhat yDou've Dgot 
EmStart me up C  
DWe're half way there 
GWoah-Doh livin' on a prayer 
EmStart me up C  
DWe'll make it I swear 
GWoah-Coh livin' on a prayer
DIf you start me up (uh) 
DKick on the starter give it aGll you got, you got, you got 
DI can't compete with the riders in the otGher heat, yeah yeah 
AI'll make a grown man cDry,
AI'll make a grown man gDive Dit Da sDhot 
EmStart me up C  
DWe're half way there 
GWoah-Doh livin' on a prayer 
EmStart me up C  
DWe'll make it I swear 
GWoah-Coh livin' on a prayer
EmLivin' Don a Cprayer 
Solo:
    Em, C, D, G, C, D
Oh, EmWe gotta hCold Don ready or nEmot 
You liCve for the fight when that's aDll tDhat yDou've Dgot 
EmStart me up C  
DWe're half way there 
GWoah-Doh livin' on a prayer 
EmTake my hCand,
Dwe'll make it I swear,
GWoah-DOh livin' on a prayer 
EmStart me up C  D  
If you start me up I'Emll neveCr stop (DI'll never stop) 
Livin' on a prayer 
EmTake my hanCd and we'Dll make it I swear 
EmOh, liviCn on a pDrayer 
EmOh, we'rCe half Dway there
EmOh, lCivin' oDn a prayer 
EmTake my Chand and Dwe'll make it I swear, 
EmOh liCvin' oDn a prayer (we're almost there) 
EmLivin' oCn a prDayer 
You gotta sDtart Dme uDp

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Start Me Up - Livin On A Prayer

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Basic Chords :)

Em C D A G

Played mainly to the tune of Livin' On a Prayer, except for the Start Me Up verse :)

N.C.

Woah woah,

W-w-Whoah woah woah,

Woah woah,

W-w-Whoah woah woah,

Woah woah,

W-w-Whoah woah woah,

Em C

Start me up

Tommy used to work on the docks

Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck.

C D E

It's tough, so tough

Em C D Em

We gotta hold on ready or not

C D D D D

You live for the fight when that's all that you've got

Em C

Start me up

We're half way there

G D

Woah-oh livin' on a prayer

Em C

Start me up

We'll make it I swear

G C

Woah-oh livin' on a prayer

If you start me up (uh)

D G

Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got

D G

I can't compete with the riders in the other heat, yeah yeah

A D

I'll make a grown man cry,

A D D D D

I'll make a grown man give it a shot

Em C

Start me up

We're half way there

G D

Woah-oh livin' on a prayer

Em C

Start me up

We'll make it I swear

G C

Woah-oh livin' on a prayer

Em D C

Livin' on a prayer

Solo:

Em, C, D, G, C, D

Em C D Em

Oh, We gotta hold on ready or not

C D D D D

You live for the fight when that's all that you've got

Em C

Start me up

We're half way there

G D

Woah-oh livin' on a prayer

Em C

Take my hand,

we'll make it I swear,

G D

Woah-Oh livin' on a prayer

Em C D

Start me up

Em C D

If you start me up I'll never stop (I'll never stop)

Livin' on a prayer

Em C D

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear

Em C D

Oh, livin on a prayer

Em C D

Oh, we're half way there

Em C D

Oh, livin' on a prayer

Em C D

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear,

Em C D

Oh livin' on a prayer (we're almost there)

Em C D

Livin' on a prayer

D D D

You gotta start me up

About Start Me Up - Livin On A Prayer Chords by Glee Cast

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