Bon Jovi – Always
140 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Cross Road 1994]
Intro
[....}[....]
E E A A C#m B * A (A) (A)(A)
Verse 1
C#m C#m
This Romeo is bleeding…
B B
but you can't see his blood…
A A
It’s nothing but some feelings…
G#m A. B.
that this old dog kicked up…
Verse 2
C#m C#m
It’s been raining since you left me…
B B
now I'm drowning in the flood…
A A
You see I've always been a fighter…
G#m A. B.
but without you I give up…
Pre Chorus 1
C#m C#m
Now I can't sing a love song…
B B
like the way it's meant to be…
A A
Well I guess I'm not that good anymore…
B A. B.
but baby that's just me…
Chorus
E E B B
Yeah I-iii-iii… will love-eee you…
F#m F#m C#m B
baby… al---ways…
E E B B
and I-iii-'ll be there… forever and-ddd a day…
A A C#m B
al---ways…
Refrain 1
E E
I'll be there till the stars don't shine…
B B
till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme…
A A
I know when I die… you'll be on my mind…
B A. B. C#m C#m A A
and I'll love you… al-lll-way-yyy-ys…
Verse 3
C#m C#m
Now your pictures that you left behind…
B B
are just memories of a different life…
A A
Some that made us laugh… some that made us cry…
G#m A. B.
one that made you have to say goodbye…
Verse 4
C#m C#m
What I'd give to run my fingers… through your hair…
B B
to touch your lips… to hold you near…
A A
When you say your prayers… try to understand…
G#m A. B.
I've made mistakes… I'm just a man…
Pre Chorus 2
C#m C#m
When he holds you close… when he pulls you near…
B B
when he says the words you've been needing to hear…
A A
I'll wish I was him… ‘cause those words are mine…
B A. B.
to say to you till the end of time…
Chorus
E E B B
Yeah I-iii-iii… will love-eee you…
F#m F#m C#m B
baby… al---ways…
E E B B
and I-iii-'ll be there… forever and-ddd a day…
A A C#m B
al---ways…
Bridge 1
D D G A
If you told me to cry-yyy for you… I could…
D D G A
If you told me to die-eee for you… I would…
* Bm * A * G * G
Take a look at my face… there’s no price
* A (A) * A (A)
I won't pay… to say these words to you…
Solo
E E B B F#m F#m C#m B
E E B B A A B B
Bridge 2
A A
Well there ain't no luck… in these loaded dice…
B B
but baby if you give me just one more try…
A A
We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives…
(b) *b *^ B. (B.) * B.
We’ll find a place… where the sun still shines…
Chorus
E E B B
Yeah I-iii-iii… will love-eee you…
F#m F#m C#m B
baby… al---ways…
E E B B
and I-iii-'ll be there… forever and-ddd a day…
A A C#m B
al---ways…
Refrain 2
E E
I'll be there till the stars don't shine…
B B
till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme…
A A
I know when I die… you'll be on my mind…
B A. B.
and I'll love you… al---lll---
E E B B C#m B A A
---ways-sss… Al---ways…
Outro (Fade Ending)
E E B B C#m B A A
E E B B C#m B A A
E E B B C#m B A A * E