Bon Jovi – Santa Fe
Eb Tuning 140 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Blaze of Glory 1990]
Intro
G D Em Em Am C * D (D)
Verse 1
G D Em Em
They say that no man is an island…
Am C D D
and good things come to those who wait…
G D Em Em
but things I hear are there just to remind me…
C D * Em (Em)
Every dog will have his day…
Verse 2
G D Em Em
The spirits… they intoxicate me-eee-eee…
Am C D D
I watched them infiltrate my soul…
G D Em. D. C. G/B.
They tried to say… it’s too late for me-eee-eee…
C D Em Em
Tell my guns I'm coming home-eee-eee…
Refrain
C D G G
I swear… I'm gonna live forever-rrr-rrr…
C D Em Em. D.
Tell my maker he can wait…
C D G. D/F#. Em. D.
I'm riding somewhere south of hea-aaa----ven-nnn…
C D Em Em
Heading back to Santa Fe-eee-eee…
C D * Em (Em) (Em) (Em)
It’s Judgement Day in Santa Fe---eee---eee…
Verse 3
G D Em Em
Once I was promised absolution…
Am C D D
There's only one solution… for my-yyy sins…
G D Em Em
You gotta face your ghosts and know with no illusions…
C D Em Em
That only one of you… is going home again…
Verse 4
G D Em Em
and I blame this world for making a good man evil-lll-lll…
Am C D D
and it’s this world… that can drive a good man mad-ddd-ddd…
G D Em. D. C. G/B.
and it’s this world… that turns a killer into a he-eee-ro-ooo-ooo…
C D Em Em
Well I blame this world… for making a good man bad-ddd-ddd…
Chorus 1
C D G G
Now I ain't getting into heaven-nnn-nnn…
C D Em Em. D.
If the Devil has his way-yyy-yyy…
C D G. D/F#. Em. D.
I swear… I'm gonna live forever-rrr---rrr-rrr…
C D Em Em
Heading back to Santa Fe-eee-eee-eee…
C D Em Em
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe-eee-eee-eee…
C D * Em (Em) (Em) (Em)
It’s Judgement Day in Santa Fe---eee---eee… Lord have mercy…
Solo
G D Em Em Am C D D
G D Em Em C D Em Em
Bridge
C D
So I save a prayer when I need it most…
G G
to the Father… Son and the Holy Ghost…
C D Em Em. D.
and sign it from… a sinner with no name-eee…
C D
When I meet my maker… will he close the book
G. D/F#. Em. D.
on the hearts I broke and the lives I took…
C D Em Em
Will he walk away… 'cause my soul's too late to save-eee-eee-eee…
Chorus 2
C D G G
Now I ain't getting into heaven-nnn-nnn…
C D Em Em. D.
If the Devil has his way-yyy-yyy…
C D G. D/F#. Em. D.
I swear… I'm gonna live forever-rrr---rrr-rrr…
C D Em Em
Heading back to Santa Fe-eee-eee-eee…
C D Em Em
I got debts to pay in Santa Fe-eee-eee-eee…
C D * Em (Em) (Em) (Em)
It’s Judgement Day in Santa Fe---eee---eee---eee…
Outro (Fade Ending)
G D Em Em Am C D D
G D Em Em C D Em Em * G