Verse: |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5-------------------------------------------5--5--x--x--5----| |--5--5-------------------------------------------5--5--x--x--5----| |--3--3-------------------------------------------3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| This ain't a song for the broken hearted.
|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--5-----------------------|-------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5-----------------------|-------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3-----------------------|-------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A silent prayer for the faith departed.
Pre Chorus: |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--5-----------------------|-------------------| |--5--(Hold)---------------|-------------------| |--3-----------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna -
|---------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------------------| |--3--3---------------------|------------------| |--3--3---------------------|------------------| |--1--1---------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------------------| hear my voice when I shout it out loud.
Chorus: (During Chorus Hold All Chords Played) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------5------------------------------------------3-------------5--| |------5------------6-------------8---------------3-------------5--| |------3------------6-------------6---------------1-------------3--| |-------------------4----------------------------------------------| It's my life, It's now or never, I ain't gonna live forever.
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------3----------------------------------| |------------6---------------3----------------------------------| |------------6---------------1----------------------------------| |------------4--------------------------------------------------| I just wanna live when I'm alive
It's my (C5) life. My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. It's (PLAY RIFF A) my - (continued below)
E----------------------------| ßRiff A B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A----------------------------| E-------3----------6---------| It's my
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5-------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5-------------| |--3--3------------------|---------------------|--3--3-------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| life.
Verse: |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5---------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5---------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3---------------------|---------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| This is for the one's who stood their ground.
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3--3------------------|---------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| For Tommy and Gina, never back down.
Pre Chorus: |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--5---------------------|---------------------| |--5--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| |--3---------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake.
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--3---------------------|---------------------| |--3--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| |--1---------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| Luck ain't even luck, you gotta make your own breaks.
Chorus: It's my (C5) life. It's (G#5) now or never. (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. It's my (C5) life. My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. Cause It's my life (start of solo )life. Solo: Use a Wah-Wah pedal for this first section, move the pedal with the bend.
|--------------------------|--------------------| |----6-----6—-----------4 bend with 6 (4x)------| |------3-------------------|--------------------| |--------5-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|
Outro: Better stand tall when it's calling you out Don't make no break, baby don't back down (C5 C5)
Chorus: It's my (C5) life It's (G#5) now or never (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive (B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life My heart is like an (G#5) open highway (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive It's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life
Extended Chorus: And it's (G#5) now or never (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive (B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life My heart is like an (G#5) open highway (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 'Cause it's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life.
Below is the Riff A, and bar chords used through the chorus:
RIFF A E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A----------------------------| E-------3----------6---------| It's my
Verse: |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5-------------------------------------------5--5--x--x--5----| |--5--5-------------------------------------------5--5--x--x--5----| |--3--3-------------------------------------------3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| This ain't a song for the broken hearted.
|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--5-----------------------|-------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5-----------------------|-------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3-----------------------|-------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A silent prayer for the faith departed.
Pre Chorus: |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--5-----------------------|-------------------| |--5--(Hold)---------------|-------------------| |--3-----------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna -
|---------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------------------| |--3--3---------------------|------------------| |--3--3---------------------|------------------| |--1--1---------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------------------| hear my voice when I shout it out loud.
Chorus: (During Chorus Hold All Chords Played) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------5------------------------------------------3-------------5--| |------5------------6-------------8---------------3-------------5--| |------3------------6-------------6---------------1-------------3--| |-------------------4----------------------------------------------| It's my life, It's now or never, I ain't gonna live forever.
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------3----------------------------------| |------------6---------------3----------------------------------| |------------6---------------1----------------------------------| |------------4--------------------------------------------------| I just wanna live when I'm alive
It's my (C5) life. My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. It's (PLAY RIFF A) my - (continued below)
E----------------------------| ßRiff A B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A----------------------------| E-------3----------6---------| It's my
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5-------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5-------------| |--3--3------------------|---------------------|--3--3-------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| life.
Verse: |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5---------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5---------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3---------------------|---------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| This is for the one's who stood their ground.
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--5--5------------------|---------------------|--5--5--x--x--5----| |--3--3------------------|---------------------|--3--3--x--x--3----| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| For Tommy and Gina, never back down.
Pre Chorus: |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--5---------------------|---------------------| |--5--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| |--3---------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake.
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--3---------------------|---------------------| |--3--(Let Chord Ring)---|---------------------| |--1---------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| Luck ain't even luck, you gotta make your own breaks.
Chorus: It's my (C5) life. It's (G#5) now or never. (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. It's my (C5) life. My heart is like an (G#5) open highway. (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way. (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive. Cause It's my life (start of solo )life. Solo: Use a Wah-Wah pedal for this first section, move the pedal with the bend.
|--------------------------|--------------------| |----6-----6—-----------4 bend with 6 (4x)------| |------3-------------------|--------------------| |--------5-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|
Outro: Better stand tall when it's calling you out Don't make no break, baby don't back down (C5 C5)
Chorus: It's my (C5) life It's (G#5) now or never (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive (B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life My heart is like an (G#5) open highway (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive It's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life
Extended Chorus: And it's (G#5) now or never (Eb5) I ain't gonna (Bb5) live forever (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive (B note only, 7th fret, 6th string) It's my (C5) life My heart is like an (G#5) open highway (Eb5) Like Frankie said, I (Bb5) did it my way (C5) I just wanna (G#5) live when I'm (Bb5) alive 'Cause it's (PLAY RIFF A) my (C5) life.
Below is the Riff A, and bar chords used through the chorus:
RIFF A E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A----------------------------| E-------3----------6---------| It's my