Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name

Originally in Cm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note that matters is the b6 (“I play my *part*”)

A cappella, chords implied

	Em	C	D	Em
S	hot through the he	art, and y	ou’re to b	lame

	C	D	G	Em
Darlin’ y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

Vox on the 1 on “angel”

	Em
An a	ngel’s smile is what you sell

	Em
You p	romise me heaven, then put me through hell

	Em
Ch	ains of love got a hold on me

	Em
When p	assion’s a prison, you can’t break free

A	Em
Whoa you’re a loaded gun,	yeah

Whoa there’s nowhere to run

A	B
No one can save me, the d	amage is done

	Em	C	D	Em
S	hot through the he	art, and y	ou’re to b	lame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	Em	C	D	Em
I p	lay my p	art and you p	lay your g	ame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

Hold the “love” here for a measure

	C	D
Yeah y	ou give l	ove a bad name

Em	D/E	Em	Em

	Em
P	aint your smile on your lips

	Em
B	lood red nails on your fingertips

	Em
A sc	hool boy’s dream, you act so shy

	Em
Your v	ery first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

A	Em
Whoa you’re a loaded gun,	yeah

Whoa there’s nowhere to run

A	B
No one can save me, the d	amage is done

	Em	C	D	Em
S	hot through the he	art, and y	ou’re to b	lame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	Em	C	D	Em
I p	lay my p	art and you p	lay your g	ame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	C	D
Yeah y	ou give l	ove

Solo on chorus chords

Drums only, chords implied

	Em	C	D	Em
S	hot through the he	art, and y	ou’re to b	lame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	Em	C	D	Em
I p	lay my p	art and you p	lay your g	ame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

Band enters

	Em	C	D	Em
S	hot through the he	art, and y	ou’re to b	lame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	Em	C	D	Em
I p	lay my p	art and you p	lay your g	ame

	C	D	G	Em
Y	ou give l	ove a b	ad n	ame

	C	D	G	Em
Yeah y	ou give l	ove a ba	d nam	e