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Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive Chords

Chord reference D, C, G, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]It’s [D]all the same, [C]only the names will [G]change [C]Every day [G]it seems we’re [F]wasting [C]a[D]way Another place, where the [C]faces are so [G]cold I’d [C]drive all [G]night just to [F]get [C]back [D]home

I’m a [C]cowboy [G]on a [F]steel horse I [D]ride I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]dead or a[D]live I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]dead or a[D]live

Some[D]times I sleep Some[C]times it’s not for [G]days The [C]people I meet[G] Always [F]go their [C]separate [D]ways

Sometimes you tell the day By the [C]bottle that you [G]drink Some[C]times when you’re alo[G]ne [F]All you [C]do is [D]think

I’m a [C]cowboy [G]on a [F]steel horse I [D]ride I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]dead or a[D]live I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]dead or a[D]live

I [D]walk these streets A loaded [C]four-string on my [G]back I [C]play for keeps [G] Cus I [F]might not [C]make it [D]back

I been everywhere Still I’m [C]standing tall [G] I[C]seen a million [G]faces And I’ve [F]rocked [C]them all [D]

I’m a [C]cowboy [G]on a [F]steel horse I [D]ride I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]dead or a[D]live

And I’m a [C]cowboy [G], I’ve got the [F]night on my [D]side I’m [C]wanted, [G]wanted, [F]Dead or a[D]live [C]Dead of a[G]live [F]Dead or a[D]live

Artist Bon Jovi
Album Slippery When Wet
Genres Rock
Year 1986
Key D

How to Play Wanted Dead or Alive on Guitar?

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive can be played in the key of D using the D, C, G, F chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Wanted Dead or Alive with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.