Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive Chords & Tabs

This song is usally played on a 12-string but a 6-string works.
H   - Natural harmonic
ah  - artificial (pinched) harmonic
^   - hammer/pull
'   - Semitone (1 fret) bend
(b) - bend
/   - slide

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Intro:
                              (keyboard part is played a second time here)
                              |
Keyboard part                 v         Dadd2
                       H  H   H
E --17----------- ----------------------0---|
B ----18---17---- ----------------------3---|
G ------19------- ----------------------2---|
D --------------- -----7------12--------0---|
A --------------- --------12----------------|
E --------------- --------------------------|


Main run:  (play twice)

E -------13---------12----------10---------8--------5--------3---------1--|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----14----1412------1210-------109-------95------54------4--42----------|
D --0-------------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0--------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm fig.1:

	B --15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15~~-- (hit note at 15, lower it with
						 whammy to 13, release, repeat)


        <-- play 3 times, 2nd    -->   C   F   Dadd2
	    time play rhythm fig.1

E ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----|
B ------|------------------3-------|---1---1---3-----|
G ------|--------------------2-----|---0---2---2-----|
D ------|----0-3'-0------0---------|---2---3---0-----|
A --0-0-|-3'---------------------0-|---3-------------|
E ------+--------------------------+-----------------|


Verse:

       D         (D/Dsus4/Dadd9)   C                   G

E -----2-------2-----2-3-2-0--0^2-----------3---------------3-------|
B -----3-------3-----3-3-3-3--3-------------3---------------3-------|
G -----2-------2-----2-2-2-2--2----0--------0---------------0-------|
D -----0-------0-----0-------------2--------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------3--------------------------0^2---|
E -----------------------------------------------------3------------|

  It's all the same,               only the names will change.
  Another town,                    where the faces are so cold.


    Cadd9    G                C  F     D

E ------3-------3----------------1-----0-----0^2----------|
B ------3-------3-------------1--1-----3-----------3------|
G ------0-------0-------------0--2-----2-------------2----|
D --2-------------------------2--3-----0---------0-----0--|
A --3--------2----0^2---------3---------------------------|
E -----------3--------------------------------------------|

    Ev'ryday,     seems we're wasting away.
  I travel all night just    get back  home.           I'm


Chorus:

     Cadd9    G              F             D        Dadd2

E --------3---3--------------------1----------2-----0----------|
B --------3---3---3----------------1------------------3--------|
G ---0--------0--------------2-----2--------------------2------|
D ---2--------0--------------3-------------0-----0--------0----|
A ---3--------------0^2------3---------------------------------|
E ------------3------------------------------------------------|

   a cowboy,            on a steel horse I ride.          I'm


E --------3---3----------------------2---0^2----------|
B --------3---3---3-----------------------------3-----|
G ---0--------0-----------------------------------2---|
D ---2--------0---------------0--3'--0-------0------0-|
A ---3--------------0^2--0^3'-------------------------|
E ------------3---------------------------------------|


     wanted,               dead or alive.
     wanted,               dead or alive.


Rhythm fig.2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/wanted_dead_or_alive_tab_ver_13.html ]
	E ------------------------------------------------|
	B -13(b)15--13------------------------------------|
	G --------------12(b)14--12---10---12(b)14-12-----|
	D --------------------------------------------12~-|
	A ------------------------------------------------|
	E ------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm fig.3  (keyboard arranged for guitar)

	E -15-14----------------|
	B -------15-------------|
	G ----------14-12-11----|
	D -------------------12-|
	A ----------------------|
	E ----------------------|

(main run) w/rhythm fig.2
(main run) w/rhythm fig.3

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days.
And people I meet, always go their seperate ways.
Sometimes you tell the day by the bottle that you drink.
And times when you're alone all you do is drink.

Rhythm fig.4

	E -13(b)15--------------------------------------------------|
	B -----------15~------12------------------------------------|
	G -----------------------12(b)14-12(b)14--12-10-------------|
	D -----------------------------------------------12-10-12~~-|
	A ----------------------------------------------------------|
	E ----------------------------------------------------------|

(chorus) w/rhythm fig.4
(chorus)
(main run) x 2

Solo:
                                  ah   ah   ah   ah
E ---------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------5(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-5-3~---|
A -x--53/5---5-3-/5~---3--5--------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|

                                                           ah
E -------------13-15---15(b)17~-15-13-15(b)17~~---------------------------------|
B -------13-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------5/7~-|
D ------------------------------------------------------5(b)7~--------75--5/7~--|
A -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--53--3/5~--|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          ah         ah ah ah ah                 ah ah ah ah
E ------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------3'---------3--5-5'-3~-----0^3^0--------3-5'-5-3~---|
A -x--3-5-----5--3-5-----------------------3^0-5--------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------|

                     ah                      ah     ah
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------13----------------------13----------------------------------------|
G --12(b)14-----12(b)14-10--12(b)14----(b)14-12-10--10~---5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7----|
D ---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7---|
A ---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5---|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(after the solo, accompany main 12-string chords with distorted power chords)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.5

    E -10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13(b)15--13^10----------------|
    B -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------10---108/10~---|
    G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------|
    D -----------------------------------------------------|
    A -----------------------------------------------------|
    E -----------------------------------------------------|

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back.
I play for keeps, cause I might not make it back.
I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall.
I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all.  (w/rhythm fig.5)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.6

	E -15(b)17------13-------|
	B -----------------15~~--|
	G -----------------------|
	D -----------------------|
	A -----------------------|
	E -----------------------|

chorus with fig. 6


end with D