Wanted Dead or Alive
J. Bon Jovi & R. Sambora

Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
1987

My brother has the Cross Road album and this tune is on
it, so I figured I'd figure it out.  I had some help with
the main riff from Gary Chapman, but the rest was easy.
I hope you guys like it!

Lyrics
Chords

INTRO RIFF (after keyboards):

   +    +     +    +       +    +     +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:------13---------12----|------10--------8---|-----5-----7---7-|-7p5-5-----------|
B:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
G:---14----14---12----12-|---10----10---9---9-|---5---5-----7---|-----------------|
D:-0----------0----------|-0----------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   +    +     +    +       +    +     +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:------13---------12----|------10--------8---|-----5-----7---7-|-7p5-5-----------|
B:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
G:---14----14---12----12-|---10----10---9---9-|---5---5-----7---|-----------------|
D:-0----------0----------|-0----------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------0-0-|
E:-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Intro continues with this:
    microtone bends
               Dsus2                               Dsus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3---------|
G:-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|
D:-----0---3^--0---|-----------------|-----0---3^--0---|-----------------|
A:-3^--------------|-------------0-0-|-3^--------------|-------------0-0-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


               Dsus2                   C   F       D
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +.  +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|---0-------------|-----1-------2---|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------3---------|-1---1-------3---|-----------------|
G:-----------------|---------2-------|-0---2-------2---|-----------------|
D:-----0---3^--0---|-----------------|-2---3-------0---|-----------------|
A:-3^--------------|-------------0-0-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

This is the verse part.  Play twice during the verse.

It's all the same                      only the... change
   D                                   C           G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-2-------2-----2-|-3p2p0---0h2-----|-------0-----3---|-------3---------|
B:-3-------3-----3-|-3-------3-------|-------1-----0---|-------0---------|
G:-2-------2-----2-|-2-------2-------|-0-----0-----0---|-------0---------|
D:-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-------|-2-----------0---|-------------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------2---|---------0h2-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|


   Everyday             it seems we're wasting    away
   C           G                       C   F       D
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----0-------3---|-------3---------|-0---1-------2---|-----------------|
B:-----1-------0---|-------0---------|-1---1-------3---|-----------------|
G:-0---0-------0---|-------0---------|-0---2-------2---|-----------------|
D:-2-----------0---|-------------0---|-2---3-------0---|-----------------|
A:-3-----------2---|---------0h2-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
E:-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

This is the chorus:

  a cowboy                        on a steel horse I ride
   C           G                       F           D             Dsus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0-----0-----3---|---3---3---------|-1-----1-----2---|---2---2-0-------|
B:-1-----1-----0---|---0---0---------|-1-----1-----3---|---3---3---3-----|
G:-0-----0-----0---|---0---0---------|-2-----2-----2---|-------------2---|
D:-2-----2-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-3-----3-----0---|-----------------|
A:-3-----3-----2---|---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


I'm wanted                             dead or a - live
   C           G                       C   D   F   D       Dsus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0-----0-----3---|---3---3---------|---------1---2---|---0---0---------|
B:-1-----1-----0---|---0---0---------|-1---3---1---3---|---------3-------|
G:-0-----0-----0---|---0---0---------|-0---2---2---2---|-----------2-----|
D:-2-----2-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-------------0---|-------------0---|
A:-3-----3-----2---|---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Wanted                              dead or a - live
   C           G                       C   D   F   D
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0-----0-----3---|---3---3---------|---------1---2---|-----------------|
B:-1-----1-----0---|---0---0---------|-1---3---1---3---|-----------------|
G:-0-----0-----0---|---0---0---------|-0---2---2---2---|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-------------0---|-----------------|
A:-3-----3-----2---|---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

LYRICS:

Play intro riff

It's all the same; only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home

CHORUS
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Play intro riff

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people I meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the bottle that you drink
And times when you're alone all you do is think

CHORUS
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Play intro riff

GUITAR SOLO
Play verse chords


CHORUS
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive


I walk these streets; a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps 'cause I might not make it back
I been everywhere; still I'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces
And I've rocked them all

CHORUS (2x)
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive


CHORDS:

Dsus2	xx0230

For the other chords, check out my Key to Chords.
To learn why this chord is named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.