Dyin' Ain't Much Of A Livin'

Bon Jovi

MetalMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

GmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: Am C
 
Verse 1
  Dm             G
A whisky bottle comforts me
     Am              C
And tells me not to cry
         Dm               G
While a full moon says a prayer for me  
   Am              E
I try to close my eyes
         Dm               G
But the night's there to remind me
       Am                  C
Of the guns and the early graves
     Dm                G
The ghosts appear as I fall asleep 
           Am        D    G     Gm
To sing an outlaw's serenade
Dm                       G
Dyin' ain't much of a livin'
            Am             C
When you're livin' on the run
Dm                     G                   Am
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' ...  for the young
            Dm                 G
Is it too late to ask for forgiveness
        Am                  C
For the things that I have done
Dm                     C                   G      ||: Am    C:||
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' ...  for the young
Verse 2 (mesmos acordes do verso 1)
The desert's been a friend to me 
It covers me by night
And a snakebite's not my enemy
But it taught me how to fight
All this fame don't bring you freedom
Though it wears a thin disguise
When an outlaw is just a man to me
And a man has to die
 
Chorus
 
Solo
 
Bridge
Am
And I hope someone will pray for me
C                                             Dm
When it's my turn to die  ...  pray for me
Chorus
Am     C

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Chord set

Am · C · Dm · G · E · D · Gm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.