Bon Jovi – Thorn In My Side (Guitar)

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Intro:
   Em               C                G                D
 | . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .| . . . . . . . .||

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0|-----0-----0---0||
D|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----4--|-------4-----7--||
A|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------||
E|-0--------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------||
The dots are equal 1/8s. Verse 1: Don't strum, just continue playing the intro.
Em            C
  Thorn in my side

G               D
  You're always there

Em          C  
  Just to remind me

G              D
  That I still care
Verse 2: start strumming; if you're playing the song with 2 guitars, one of them continues playing the intro.
Em            C
  Thorn in my side

           G       D
  You won't let me go

Em              C
  Right there beside me

G           D
  To let me know
Bridge 1: Hit C and G chords twice; strum D chords.
           C
  I've been pushed around

G 
  Been knocked down

D
  Lost a round or three

      C
  Life took a couple of 

  G
  Things I loved when I was

D
  Too blind to see
Chorus 1: One guitar strums the chords, to see what the other one does, have a look at the tab version; () means hit the chord and then mute right away.
    C  G    D
But I'll survive

       C
I gave up on luck

    G                 D
But I'm still getting by

      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright

       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith

   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride

            Em 
Thorn in my side

            C               G    D
Thorn in my side, Woh oh oh oh
Verse 3: Like verse 2, or play only the intro with light distortion.
Em            C
  Thorn in my side

G                D
  You just won't quit

Em                       C
  Once in a while when I crack a smile

G            D
  You rub my face in it
Verse 4: Only strum the chords, stop playing the intro.
Em            C
  Thorn in my side

           G       D
  You won't let me run

Em              C
  God bless the fights

           G         D
  That I've lost and won
Chorus 2: Like chorus 1.
    C  G    D
But I'll survive

       C
I gave up on luck

    G                 D
But I'm still getting by

      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright

       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith

   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride

            Em 
Thorn in my side

            C
Thorn in my side

            G   D
Thorn in my side

            Em 
Thorn in my side

            C
Thorn in my side

            G   D
Thorn in my side
|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|.... ....|| Solo: Em C G D Em C G D D D D D The dots are equal 1/8s again. Bridge 2: Like bridge 1.
           C
  I've been pushed around

G 
  Been knocked down

D
  Lost a round or three

      C
  Life took a couple of 

  G
  Things I loved when I was

D
  Too blind to see
Chorus 3: Like chorus 1 and 2.
    C  G    D
But I'll survive

       C
I gave up on luck

    G                 D
But I'm still getting by

      C G           D
Yeah, I'm gonna be alright

       (C)  (C)          
You can test my faith

   (G) (G)            D
But you can't take my pride

            Em 
Thorn in my side

            C
Thorn in my side

            G   D
Thorn in my side

            Em 
Thorn in my side

            C
Thorn in my side

            G   D    Em
Thorn in my side
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