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  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6

  • F

  • Cm7

    3

  • G

  • C5

    3

  • Ab5

    4

  • Bb5

  • Eb5

    6

  • C9sus4

  • C7sus4

  • G5

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Intro 1
Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
Darlin', you give love a bad name
(C minor) (A flat major) (B flat major) (C minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10--------------8----|-10b-----8------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------10------8---10---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (C minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10--------------8----|-10b---8--------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------10-----------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C minor) (A flat major) (B flat major) (C minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10--------------8----|-10b-----8------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------10------8---10---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (B flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10-------------------|-(10)-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 1
(C minor) (C minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------|-----------------1---1------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----|-3-------1---3-----------3--------| E|-----3----------------------------|-----3----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C minor) (C minor) [Whammy] An
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-8--------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------|-8--------------------------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----|----------------------------------| E|-----3----------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Verse 1
(C minor) angel's smile is what you sell You
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------|-----------------1---1------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----|-3-------1---3-----------3--------| E|-----3----------------------------|-----3----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
promise me heaven, then
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----| E|-----3----------------------------| 1 2 3 4
put me through Hell
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3--------| E|-----3----------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(C minor) Chains of love got a hold on me
When passions a prison,
you can't break free
Pre-chorus 1
(F major) Oh, you're a loaded gun,
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------|-(2)------------------------------| D|-3--------------------------------|-(3)------------------------------| A|-3--------------------------------|-(3)------------------------------| E|-1--------------------------------|-(1)------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C minor7) yeah
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------8-----------8------------| D|---------8-----------8------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(B flat major) Oh, there's
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-(8)------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| D|-(8)------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-1--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
nowhere to run
E|----------------------------------| B|-------------3--------------------| G|---------3------------------------| D|-----3----------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(F major) No one can save me The
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------2--------------------| D|---------3------------------------| A|-3---3----------------------------| E|-1--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(G major) damage is done
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------4--------------------| D|---------5------------------------| A|-5---5----------------------------| E|-3--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Chorus 1
(C5) Shot through the (A flat5) heart (B flat5) And
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5--------------------------------| A|-3-----------6-----------8---10---| E|-------------4-----------6---8----| 1 2 3 4
you're to (C5) blame
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------5----------------| A|-8-------8-------3----------------| E|-6-------6------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad name (bad name) I
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-8-------5------------------------| A|-6-----------8--------------------|-6-------3------------------------| E|-4-----------6---------------6----|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C5) play my (A flat5) part (B flat5) and you play your (C5) game
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad (C5) name (bad name)
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love,
a bad name
Interlude 2
(C minor) (C9sus4)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------|-----------------1---1------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----|-3-------1---3-----------3--------| E|-----3----------------------------|-----3----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C minor) (C minor) [Whammy]
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-8--------------------------------| D|-----------------1---1------------|-8--------------------------------| A|-3-------1---3-----------3---1----|----------------------------------| E|-----3----------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
(C minor) Paint your smile (C7sus4) on your lips
(C minor) Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you (C7sus4) act so shy
Your (C minor) very first kiss
was your first kiss goodbye
Pre-chorus 2
(F major) Oh, you're a loaded gun (C minor7)
(B flat major) Oh, there's nowhere to run
(F major) No one can save me
The (G major) damage is done
Chorus 2
(C5) Shot through the (A flat major) heart
(B flat5) And you're to (C5) blame
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad (C5) name (bad name)
I (C5) play my (A flat5) part (B flat5) and you play your (C5) game
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad (C5) name (bad name)
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love, oh!
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------0----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Solo 1
(C5) [Whammy] (A flat5) (B flat5) (C5)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-(0)------------------------------|-(0)---------8--------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C5) (A flat5) (B flat5) (C5)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-5---7---7---8---8---10--10--12---|-1215----1517----17---------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-3---5---5---6---6---8---8---10---|-1013----1315----15---------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C5) (A flat5) (B flat5) (C5)
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-11p8------------------------------|-----------------(11)-------------| G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat5) (G5)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-13----------15-------------------|----------------------------------| G|-15b---------17b------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------1---------------1-3p0--| A|----------------------------------|-3-1---1-3---3-1-3-1---1-3--------| E|----------------------------------|-----3---------------3------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G5) Oh,
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3--------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Chorus 3
shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name (bad name)
Chorus 4
(C5) Shot through the (A flat5) heart
(B flat5) And you're to (C5) blame
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad (C5) name (bad name)
I (C5) play my (A flat5) part (B flat5) and you play your (C5) game
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love a (E flat5) bad (C5) name (bad name)
Outro 1
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love (E flat5) (C5)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10--------------8----|-10b-----8------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------10------8---10---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat5) You give (B flat5) love (E flat5) (C5) (bad name)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-10b---------10--------------8----|-10b-----8------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------10---------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[Repeat and fade]
1986Rock
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