Originally in D, I play in A, highest note that matters is the 5 (“true, you better believe it”)
Intro, a mix of Isus2, Isus4, etc.
| Asus2 |
| Bm9 | A/C# | Esus4 |
| → | → | x 4 |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| And I would do | anyt | hing for l | ove |
| A | E | D/A | |
| I’d run right into | hell and back | → |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| I would do | anyt | hing for | love |
| A | E | D/A | |
| I’ll never lie to you and | that’s a fact | → |
| F#m | C#m/E | |
| But I’ll | never forget the way you | feel right now |
| Dadd9 | E | |
| Oh | no, no | way |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| And I would do | anyt | hing for | love |
| Dadd9 | E | A | |
| But I won’t do | that, | oh I won’t do (t | hat) |
This verse is shorter in the single version
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B |
| Anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Oh I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| Dadd9 | |
| But I won’t do | that |
| E | A |
| No, I won’t do | that |
Fast
| A | A | A | D | E |
| → | → |
| A | A | A | D | E |
| → | → |
| F#m |
| And some days it don’t come easy |
| Dadd9 |
| And some days it don’t come hard |
| Bm7 |
| Some days it don’t come at all and |
| A |
| These are the days that never end |
| F#m |
| And some nights you’re breathing fire |
| Dadd9 |
| And some nights you’re carved in ice |
| Bm7 |
| Some nights are like nothing I’ve ever |
| A |
| Seen before or will again |
| D | A | F#m7 | Esus4 | E |
| And maybe I’m | crazy, oh it’s | crazy and it’s | true |
| D | A | F#m | Esus4 | E |
| I know you can | save me, no one else can | save me now but | you |
| Bm |
| As long as the planets are turning |
| Ddim7 |
| As long as the stars are burning |
| D | E7 |
| As long as your dreams are coming | true, you better believe it |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| That I would do | anyt | hing for l | ove |
| E/G# | A | E | D | |
| And I’ll be there t | ill the | final act | → |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And I would do | any | thing for l | ove |
| E/G# | A | E | D | |
| And I’ll take the v | ow and | seal a pact | → |
| F#m | C#m/E | |
| But I’ll | never forgive myself if | we don’t go |
| Dadd9 | E | |
| All the | way, to | night |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And I would do | any | thing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Oh I would do | any | thing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Aw I would do | any | thing for | love |
| Dadd9 | |
| But I won’t do t | hat |
| E | A |
| No, I won’t do | that |
Fast
| A | F#m |
| I would do anything for | love |
| D | |
| Anything you’ve been dreaming | of |
| E | A | |
| But I just | won’t do | that |
| A | F#m |
| I would do anything for | love |
| D | |
| Anything you’ve been dreaming | of |
| E | A | |
| But I just | won’t do | that |
| A | F#m |
| I would do anything for | love |
| D | |
| Anything you’ve been dreaming | of |
| E | A | |
| But I just | won’t do | that |
| A |
Solo, not in the single version
| Bm7 | A/C# | D | D |
| Bm7 | A/C# | E | E |
| Bm7 | A/C# | D | D |
| Bm7 | A/C# | E | E |
| Esus4 | E |
| A | A | A | D | E |
| → | → |
| A | A | A | D | E |
| → | → |
| F#m |
| And some days I pray for silence |
| D |
| And some days I pray for soul |
| Bm |
| Some days I just pray to the god of |
| A |
| Sex and drums and rock and roll |
Not in the single version
| F#m |
| And some nights I lose the feeling |
| D |
| And some nights I lose control |
| Bm |
| Some nights I just lose it all when I |
| A |
| Watch you dance and the thunder rolls |
| D | A | F#m7 | Esus4 | E |
| And maybe | I’m lonely, that’s all I’m | qualified to | be |
| D | A | F#m7 | Esus4 | E |
| There’s just one and | only, one and only | promise I can | keep |
| Bm |
| As long as the wheels are turning |
| Ddim7 |
| As long as the fires are burning |
| D | E |
| As long as your prayers are coming | true, you better believe it |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| That I would do | any | thing for l | ove |
| A | E | D | |
| And you know it’s true and | that’s a fact | → |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And I would do | any | thing for l | ove |
| A | E | D | |
| And there’ll never be no | turning back | → |
| F#m | C#m/E | |
| But I’ll | never do it better than I | do it with you |
| Dadd9 | E | |
| So | long, so | long |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Oh, I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| D | |
| But I won’t do | that |
| E | |
| Nah | no, no, I won’t do |
Fast
| A | F#m |
| I would do anything for | love |
| D | |
| Anything you’ve been dreaming | of |
| E | A | |
| But I just | won’t do | that |
Repeat x6
| A | F#m |
| I would do anything for | love |
| D | |
| Anything you’ve been dreaming | of |
| E | |
| But I just | won’t do |
| F#m | C#m/E | |
| But I’ll | never stop dreaming of | you |
| Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Every night of my | life, no | way |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Oh I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Oh I would do | anyth | ing for | love |
| Dadd9 | E | |
| But, I won’t do | that, | no I won’t do (that) |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Will you | raise me | up, will you | help me down |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Will you | get me right | out of this | godforsaken town |
| A | D | Esus4 | |
| Will you | make it all a l | ittle less | cold |
| D | E | A | |
| I can do | that, | oh I can do | that |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Will you | hold me | sacred, will you | hold me tight |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Can you | colorize my | life, I’m so | sick of black and white |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Can you | make it all | a little less | old |
| D | E | A | |
| I can do | that, oh | oh, now I can do ( | that) |
Not in the single version
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Can you | make me some | magic with your | own two hands |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Can you | build an emerald | city with th | ese grains of sand |
| A | D | Esus4 | |
| Can you | give me something | I can take | home |
| D | E | A | |
| Now I can do | that, oh | oh, now I can do ( | that) |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Will you | cater to | every | fantasy I got |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Will you | hose me down with | holy water, | if I get too hot |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| Will you | take me places | I’ve never | known |
| D | E | A | |
| Now I can do | that, I k | now now I can do | that |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 |
| After a | while you’ll for | get everything |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| It was a | brief inter | lude and a mid-su | mmer night’s fling |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And you’ll | see that it’s | time to move | on |
| D | E | A | |
| I won’t do | that, | I won’t do | that |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 |
| I know the | territory, | I’ve been around |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| It’ll | all turn to | dust and we’ll | all fall down |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| And | sooner or | later, you’ll be | screwing around |
| D | E | A | |
| I won’t do | that, | no I won’t do ( | that) |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 |
| Any | thing for l | ove |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4/B | |
| Oh, I would do | any | thing for l | ove |
| A | Dadd9 | Esus4 | |
| I would do | any | thing for | love |
| Dadd9 | |
| But I won’t do | that |
| Esus4 | A |
| No, I won’t do | that |