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It's My Life Tabs

(ver. 1)
Bon Jovi

This is the entire version of this song, solo and all.
It is almost exactly correct, except maybe for some timing errors,
but if you find anything, be sure to e-mail it to me.

pm: Palm-Mute
x : Percussive scr*ping sound done by lightly pressing on the strings
    indicated with the left hand, and striking them with the pick in
    your right hand.
^ : Bend the string up 1/2 step


Intro
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----------|----------------|
D|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----------|----------------|
A|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|
E|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

1st Verse
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---------------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
D|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
A|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
E|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---------------|----------------|6---------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|6---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

Chorus
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-------------x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-------------x-|6-------------x-|8-------------x-|8-------------x-|
A|3-------------x-|6-------------x-|6-------------x-|8-------------x-|
E|3-------------x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6-------------x-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8-------------x-|8-------------x-|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6-------------x-|8-------------x-|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6-------------x-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

Intro To 2nd Verse
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---5-----------|------------x-x-|5---5-----------|----------------|
D|5---5-----------|------------x-x-|5---5-----------|----------------|
A|3---3-----------|------------x-x-|3---3-----------|----------------|
E|3---3-----------|------------x-x-|3---3-----------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

2nd Verse
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---------------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
D|5---5-----------|----------------|5---5-----x-x-6-|----------------|
A|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
E|3---3-----------|----------------|3---3-----x-x-4-|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---------------|--------------x-|6---------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|--------------x-|6---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|--------------x-|4---------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------------x-|4---------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

Chorus
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-----------x-x-|8-------------x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-----------x-x-|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-----------x-x-|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-----------x-x-|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-----------x-x-|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8-------------x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

Solo w/talk box
Gtr.1
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|3-^-3-^-3-^-3-^-|3-^-3-^-3-^-3-^-|3-^-3-^-3-^-3-^-|3-^-3-^-3-^-3---|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
 |Rythm Gtr.                                                         |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|
A|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-|4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

Gtr.1
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|------4-7-7^8-Gradual-Release----|7-5-7-----------|------------4---|
g|--3-5-----------|----------------|------3-5-------|----------3---3-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
 |Rythm Gtr.                                                         |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|8-8-x-x-8-8-x-x-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------|----------------|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
pm                                                   ...............

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|5---5-----------|
D|5---5-----------|
A|3---3-----------|
E|3---3-----------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

Chorus
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-----------x-x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8-----------x-x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6-----------x-x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8-------------x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6-------------x-|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4-------------x-|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-----------x-x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8-----------x-x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6-----------x-x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6-------7-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8-------------x-|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8-------------x-|8---------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6-------------x-|8---------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|5-----------x-x-|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
D|5-----------x-x-|6---------------|8---------------|----------------|
A|3-----------x-x-|6---------------|6---------------|----------------|
E|3-----------x-x-|4---------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
pm                                                   ................

Lyrics:

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted 
No silent prayer for the faith-departed 
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd 
You're gonna hear my voice 
When I shout it out loud 

It's my life 
It's now or never 
I ain't gonna live forever 
I just want to live while I'm alive 
It's my life
My heart is like an open highway 
Like Frankie said I did it my way 
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life 

This is for the ones who stood their ground 
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down 
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake 
Luck ain't even lucky 
Got to make your own breaks 

It's my life 
And it's now or never 
I ain't gonna live forever 
I just want to live while I'm alive 
It's my life 
My heart is like an open highway 
Like Frankie said I did it my way 
I just want to live while I'm alive 
'Cause it's my life 

Better stand tall when they're calling you out 
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down 

It's my life 
And it's now or never 
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever 
I just want to live while I'm alive
It's my life
My heart is like an open highway 
Like Frankie said I did it my way 
I just want to live while I'm alive 

It's my life 
And it's now or never 
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever 
I just want to live while I'm alive 
It's my life 
My heart is like an open highway 
Like Frankie said I did it my way 
I just want to live while I'm alive
It's my life! 

Thats about it, I hope I have fulfilled your musical needs, ROCK ON!

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