BON JOVI - "Thank You For Loving Me" Tablature

PROPS GO TO: bon jovi

This song is also off of the new BON JOVI cd CRUSH. It's simple to play, and
is also from the tab book. I've seen many versions of this song, and all are
incorrect.

(Intro...Piano transcribed for guitar)--electric guitar

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b--3-----3----3-3-3-3--3-----3--0----3-3-2-2--------
g------------2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-------
d-----------------------------------------------7-7-
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(guitar enters with piano playing above riff)--electric or acoustic

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g-----9^-9-7-7------9^-9-7/9~~----7-7--
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Lyrics begin:
It's hard for me, to say the things, I wanna say sometimes. Theres's no one
here, but you and me, and the broken old street light...

Lock the doors...And leave the world outside...
(played after the above lyrics)
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g--4/6-7-7/9-7-
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All I've got, to say to you, are these five words and I...

Thank you...for loving me...for being my eyes...

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d-----------7-------------------7-----------------------
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(repeat above riff throughout chorus)

I never knew, I had a dream, until that dream was you
(this part I made up in place of the orchestral music in the background)
(played after above lyrics)
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d--7-5-4--
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And when I look, into your eyes, the sky's a different blue...
Cross my heart, I wear no disguise...

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And if I tried, you'd make me believe, that you'd believe my lies..

(repeat chorus w/ riff)

Bridge...
You pick me up when fall da-hown...you ring the bell before they count me out
here...

If I was drownin' you would part the sea...
(played after the above lyrics)

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b---10--------
g-----9-8-7---
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And risk your life to rescue me...yeah...yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...

(Solo)

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d--9^-9^-9^-----9--7/9----7^~~~-----------------------------
a-----------7-9---------------------------------------------
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Lock the doors, leave the world outside...
(played after the above lyrics)--acoustic

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b--2--3--3---
g---2--2--2--
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Repeat chorus

Outro: (this part is really nice)

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g-----9^-9-7-7-------9^-9-7/9------(repeat once)------7-9-7~~~-
d-----------------------------7-7-------------------7-7--------
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There you have it. Any questions or comments? Just e-mail me at bonjovi@isp.
com. I'll be back!