You Give Love A Bad Name Chords by Bon Jovi

Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Ab

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Lyrics chords
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Shout to the heart and you're too late, darling, you gave love a bad name
[Cm] You [Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ebm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
just [Gm] smile, that's what [Cm] you said
You promised me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love, you gotta hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break [F] free
Oh, [Eb] yeah
[Bb] Nowhere to run, [F] no one can save me
[G] The damage is done
[Ab] Shout to the heart [Bb] and you're [Cm] too late
[Ab] You [Bb] gave love a [Cm] bad name
I break my [Ab] heart [Bb] and you play [C] your [Ab] game
You [Bb] gave [Cm] love a bad name
[Ab] And you [Bb] gave love a [Cm] bad name
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] [C] I read your [Cm]
smile on the left
Blood red nails upon your fingertips
[C] A schoolboy's dream, you [Cm] act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
[F] Hold the gun
[Cm]
[Bb]
[F]
Say may [G] the damage is done
[C] Shout [Ab] to the heart [Bb] and you're [Cm] too late
[Ab] [Bb] You gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
I break [Ab] my heart [Bb] and you play [Cm] your game
[Ab] [Bb] You gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
[Ab] And you [Bb] gave love a [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb] [C]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [G] bad name
Shout [Ab] to the heart [Cm] and you're too [N] late
You gave love [Fm]
[G] a bad [Cm] name
I break my heart and you're [Ab]
[Bb] too [Cm] [Ab] late
You [Bb] gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Ab, Bb, Cm, Ab, Eb and Cm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 62 BPM and then match the original tempo of 125 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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Shout to the heart and you're too late, darling, you gave love a bad name
[Cm] You [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ just [Gm] smile, that's what [Cm] you said
You promised me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love, you gotta hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break [F] free
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ yeah _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Nowhere _ _ to run, [F] no one can save me
[G] The damage is done
[Ab] Shout to the heart [Bb] and you're [Cm] too late
[Ab] You [Bb] gave love a [Cm] bad name
I break my [Ab] heart [Bb] and you play [C] your [Ab] game
You [Bb] gave [Cm] love a bad name
[Ab] And you [Bb] gave love _ _ _ a [Cm] bad _ name
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] I read your [Cm]
smile on the left
Blood red nails upon your fingertips
[C] A schoolboy's dream, you [Cm] act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
[F] _ Hold _ _ the gun
[Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Say may [G] the damage is done
[C] Shout [Ab] to the heart [Bb] and you're [Cm] too late
[Ab] [Bb] You gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
I break [Ab] my heart [Bb] and you play [Cm] your game
[Ab] [Bb] You gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
[Ab] And you [Bb] gave love a _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ bad name _ _ _
_ _ Shout [Ab] to the heart [Cm] and you're too [N] late
You gave love [Fm] _ _
[G] a bad [Cm] name
I break my _ _ _ heart and _ _ _ you're _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] too [Cm] _ [Ab] late
You [Bb] gave love [Eb] a [Cm] bad name
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi and Desmond Child.

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