Bon Jovi – Story Of My Life
144 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Have a Nice Day 2005]
Intro
G G D D Em Em C C
G G D D Em Em C C
Verse 1
G G
Yesterday's a memory…
D D
another page of history…
C C
sell yourself for hopes and dreams…
Am Am
that leave you feeling sideways…
G G
Tripping over my own feet…
D D
trying to walk to my own beat…
C C
another car out on the street…
Am C
trying to find the highway hey are you
D
going my way…
Chorus 1
G G
This is… the story of my
D D
life… and I write it every
Em Em
day… I know it isn't black and
C C
white… and it's anything but
G G
gray… I know… to know I'm not
D D
alright… but I'll be okay
Em Em
'cause anything can everything can
C C
ha-aaa-appen that's the story of my
Interlude
G G D D
life…
Verse 2
G G
I'm gonna write the melody…
D D
that's gonna make history… yeah…
C C
when I paint my masterpiece…
Am Am
I swear I'll show you first…
G G
There just ain't a way to see…
D D
who when why or what will be…
C C
'til now is then it's a mystery…
Am C
a blessing and a cu-uuu-urse…
D
or something worse… yeah…
Bridge
G G
This is the story of my
D D
life… and I write it every
Em Em
day… I know it isn't black and
C C
white… and it's anything but
G G
gray… I know… no I'm not
D D
alright… but I'll be okay
Em Em
'cause anything can everything can
C C
I've been thinking maybe
Am Am
you can help me write the story of my
C C
life-eee… Hey what do you
Solo
Em Em C C Am Am D D
say…
Refrain
* G (G)
This is the story of my
* D (D)
life… and I write it every
* Em (Em)
day… and I hope you're by my
* C (C)
side… when I'm writing the last…
(C)(C....)
page…
Chorus 2
G G
This is… the story of my
D D
life… and I write it every
Em Em
day… I know it isn't black and
C C
white… and it's anything but
G G
gray… I know… no I'm not
D D
alright… but I'll be okay
Em Em
'cause anything can everything can
C C
I've been thinking maybe we can…
Outro
G G
This is… the story of my
D D
life… the story of my
Em Em C C
life… the story of my life…
G G
This is… the story of my
D D
life… the story of my
Em Em * C
life… the story of my life…