Intro
A  B  E  C#m x2 
 
Verse 1
 A                       B 
Tommy used to work on the docks 
E                           C#m 
Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck, 
     A       B 
it's tough 
   E    C#m 
so tough 
 
Interlude
A  B  E  C#m x2 
 
Verse 2
A         B 
Gina works the diner all day 
          E                 C#m 
Working for her man, she brings home her pay 
    A     B 
for love 
    E     C#m 
for love 
 
Pre-chorus
  C#m        A        B 
One minute I held the key (she says weve gotta hold on to what we've got) 
         E                    C#m 
Next the walls were closed on me (It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not 
                          A        B 
And I discovered that my castles stand (We've got each other and that's a lot for love 
     E                    C#m 
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand 
 
Chorus
  A              B 
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing (Woah, we're half way there) 
E             C#m 
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
A                B 
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield (Take my hand, we'll make it I swear) 
   E                 C#m 
My missionaries in a foreign field (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
A                 B 
For some reason I can't explain 
E                     C#m             A      B 
Once you go there was never, never an honest word 
         E              C#m 
That was when I ruled the world 
 
Interlude
A  B  E  C#m x2 
 
Verse 3
A                             B 
Tommy's got his six-string in hock 
       E                  C#m 
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk 
 A        B 
So tough, 
    E      C#m 
it's tough 
 A                    B 
Gina dreams of running away 
        E                   C#m 
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers 
          A      B 
Baby, it's okay, 
 E      C#m 
someday 
 
Chorus
  A              B 
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing (Woah, we're half way there) 
E             C#m 
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
A                B 
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield (Take my hand, we'll make it I swear) 
   E                 C#m 
My missionaries in a foreign field (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
A                 B 
For some reason I can't explain 
E                     C#m 
I know Saint Peter won't call my name 
        A       B 
never an honest word 
         E              C#m 
but that was when I ruled the world 
 
Interlude
A  C#m x3 
B  B 
A  B  E  C#m   x2 
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh) 
 
Pre-chorus
         A        B 
We gotta hold on, ready or not 
    A                              B 
You live for the fight when that's all that you've got 
 
Chorus
  C             D 
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing (Woah, we're half way there) 
G             Em 
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
C                D 
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield (Take my hand, we'll make it I swear) 
   G                 Em 
My missionaries in a foreign field (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
C                 D 
For some reason I can't explain (Woah, we're half way there) 
  G                     Em 
I know Saint Peter will call my name (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
   C            D 
never an honest word (Take my hand, we'll make it I swear) 
              G                Em 
But that was when I ruled the world (Woah, livin' on a prayer) 
 
Outro
C  D  G    Em 
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh