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Song Title: You Give Love A Bad Name
[Intro]
N.C.
Shot through the heart and you're to blame
Darlin' you give love a bad name
[Verse 1]
An aCmngels smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell
CmChains of love got a hold on me
When passions a prison, you cant break free
[Pre-Chorus]
FOh you're a loaded gun yCmeah
BbOh theres nowhere to run
FNo one can save me
The damGage is done
[Chorus] x2
C5Shot through the hAb5eart
And yBb5ou're to bC5lame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad naC5me
I pC5lay my Ab5part and you Bb5play your gC5ame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad nC5ame
Ab5You give lBb5ove a bad nameCm  Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm  Bb  
[Verse 2]
CmPaint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
CmA school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
WFhoa! You're a loaded gunCm  
WBbhoa! There's nowhere to run
NFo one can save me, the dGamage is done
[Chorus] x2
C5Shot through the hAb5eart
And yBb5ou're to bC5lame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad naC5me
I pC5lay my Ab5part and you Bb5play your gC5ame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad nC5ame
Ab5You give lBb5ove a bad name
[Guitar Solo] x2
C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5
Ab5 Bb5 Eb5
[Interlude]
N.C.
Shot through the heart and you're to blame
You give love a bad name
N.C.
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
[Chorus]
C5Shot through the hAb5eart
And yBb5ou're to bC5lame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad naC5me
I pC5lay my Ab5part and you Bb5play your gC5ame
Ab5You give Bb5love a Eb5bad nC5ame
[Outro]
C5You give lAb5oveBb5  C5  
Ab5You give lBb5ove a bEb5ad nC5ame
C5You give lAb5oveBb5  C5  
Ab5You give lBb5ove a bEb5ad nC5ame
C5You give lAb5oveBb5  C5  
Ab5You give lBb5ove a bEb5ad nC5ame

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You Give Love A Bad Name

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ab5

Bb5

Eb5

Song Title: You Give Love A Bad Name

[Intro]

N.C.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame

Darlin' you give love a bad name

[Verse 1]

An angels smile is what you sell

You promise me heaven, then put me through hell

Chains of love got a hold on me

When passions a prison, you cant break free

[Pre-Chorus]

F Cm

Oh you're a loaded gun yeah

Oh theres nowhere to run

No one can save me

The damage is done

[Chorus] x2

C5 Ab5

Shot through the heart

Bb5 C5

And you're to blame

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

I play my part and you play your game

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

Ab5 Bb5 Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb

You give love a bad name

[Verse 2]

Paint your smile on your lips

Blood red nails on your fingertips

A school boy's dream, you act so shy

Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]

F Cm

Whoa! You're a loaded gun

Whoa! There's nowhere to run

F G

No one can save me, the damage is done

[Chorus] x2

C5 Ab5

Shot through the heart

Bb5 C5

And you're to blame

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

I play my part and you play your game

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

Ab5 Bb5

You give love a bad name

[Guitar Solo] x2

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5

[Interlude]

N.C.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame

You give love a bad name

N.C.

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name

[Chorus]

C5 Ab5

Shot through the heart

Bb5 C5

And you're to blame

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

I play my part and you play your game

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

[Outro]

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

You give love

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

You give love

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5

You give love

Ab5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

You give love a bad name

About You Give Love A Bad Name Chords by Bon Jovi

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