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.
Created on 8-2-97 by Daniel E. Smith.