Bon Jovi is a hard rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.), the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 80s. Over the past 25 years, the band has sold over 120 million albums worldwide, 34 million of those sales being in the U.S. alone, making them one of the most successful modern groups of all time. They continue to have widely popular tours.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Here's my version of Bon Jovis 'Bitter Wine' from the Europe and (I think so) Japan version of the CD days'.
Enjoy it.
Bitter Wine (J.B.Jovi & R.Sambora)
Intro C | Dm | F | C (2x)
Verse 1 GFCAm We met some time ago, when we were almost young BmAmFG It never crossed my mind to ask, where did you come from? GFCAm I didn't have much money, so I stole you a rose BmAmFG You were dressed like an orphan, in Salvation Army clothes
PreChorus 1 DCGC I never thought I'd lose ya, no - I'd rather go blind DCGC I thought I saw the future, but the fortune teller lied
Chorus 1 CDmFC Your love was my salvation, it could always get me high CDmFC What was once holy water, tastes like bitter wine
Verse 2 I know I wasn't funny, but you laughed at all my jokes When I was choking on the words to say, you shoved your finger down my throat The first night I said I loved you, you told me to go to hell You were giving me head, on that creeky, old bed at the Ol'Duvol Motel
PreChorus2 Just like everything ,even good love has to die Ain't no sympathy when it sayes goodbye
Chorus1
Solo Am | C | Am | C | Am | F | F | C
PreChorus2
Link AmCDmFC No one even cried, we're one of a kind, one of a kind
Chorus2 Lov let me stranded at the station and the last train's gone by What was once holy water, tastes like bitter wine
Chorus3 Your love was my salvation, it could always get me high You take the "bag"(?) of holy water, now all that's left is bitter wine
End CFC
Transcribed by Matthias Kiess, September 1995, e-mail: [email protected] Any additions, corrections, tabs, ticks, tricks etc... are welcome.