Biography:
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Woodbridge, New Jersey) is best known for having been the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi from 1983 to his departure from the band in 2013. During his time in Bon Jovi he handled harmony and background vocals and collaborated with frontman Jon Bon Jovi in writing most of the band's songs. He has released three solo albums: Stranger In This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998 and Aftermath of the Lowdown in 2012.
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Other songs:
- All That Really Matters
- Backseat Driver
- Ballad Of Youth
- Every Road Leads Home To You
- Fallen From Graceland
- Father Time
- Forever All The Way
- Hard Times Come Easy
- If I Cant Have Your Love
- Ill Always Walk Beside You
- In It For Love
- Livin On A Prayer
- Made In America
- Masterpiece
- Mr Bluesman
- Nieznajomy W Miescie
- One Last Goodbye
- One Light Burning
- Rosie
- Seven Years Gone
- Stranger In This Town
- Sugar Daddy
- Take Me On
- Taking A Chance On The Wind
- The Answer
- Undiscovered Soul
- We All Sleep Alone
- Weathering The Storm
- Willing To Try
- World
- You Can Only Get So High
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This is a different twist on this great song
Standard Tuning
Intro
Distortion Abm E B F# x1
Picked = 123 123 Abm E B F# x2
Verse 1 Picked = 123 123
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Hard time wake up this morning
B /// /// F# /// ///
Closed the blinds so I can see
Abm /// /// E /// ///
First light came without a warning
B /// /// F# /// ///
Hit the sunrise, get the daylight it’s out of me
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Down seven times alone for breakfast
B /// /// F# /// ///
Chasing down where's last night cloudy memory
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Empty bottle preach the gospel
B /// /// F# /// ///
Another shot ain’t coming close to saving me
B (Barre chord on Fr7)
Close to saving me
Break
F# Abm E
Chorus 1 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got a come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in just despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
E F#
Driving out the demons in the sky
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Verse 2 - Picked = 123 123
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Life was one long after party
B /// /// F# /// ///
My welcome was too long of a stay
Abm /// /// E /// ///
The guitar sings the same old story
B /// /// F# /// ///
But they leave it out, got the bills of getting paid
Abm /// /// E /// ///
You keep yourself 10 second chances
B /// /// F# /// ///
So I ain’t quitting I’m just leaving for a while
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Ended like some many bad romances
B /// /// F# /// ///
One more picture left before you say goodbye
Chorus 2 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got a come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in just despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
E F#
Driving out the demons in the sky
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Bridge (All Barre Chords)
F# Abm
Endless limitation that I keep on gettin' back
F# Abm
I guess I stopped by sitting down with me, myself and I
F# G Abm Absus4 (hold reverb)
I think it's best to leave my desperation to desire
Chorus 3 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got to come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
Chorus to out (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Till your bottle melt a breakdown
Abm
You can only hurt so many times
E
Before the truth falls from the lie
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Just before you hit the last one
Abm Absus4
They only get one more chance and one last goodbye
E F#
It took me a lifetime to realize
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Run B pentatonic to end or
B Abm
Then you got a come down
Standard Tuning
Intro
Distortion Abm E B F# x1
Picked = 123 123 Abm E B F# x2
Verse 1 Picked = 123 123
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Hard time wake up this morning
B /// /// F# /// ///
Closed the blinds so I can see
Abm /// /// E /// ///
First light came without a warning
B /// /// F# /// ///
Hit the sunrise, get the daylight it’s out of me
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Down seven times alone for breakfast
B /// /// F# /// ///
Chasing down where's last night cloudy memory
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Empty bottle preach the gospel
B /// /// F# /// ///
Another shot ain’t coming close to saving me
B (Barre chord on Fr7)
Close to saving me
Break
F# Abm E
Chorus 1 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got a come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in just despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
E F#
Driving out the demons in the sky
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Verse 2 - Picked = 123 123
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Life was one long after party
B /// /// F# /// ///
My welcome was too long of a stay
Abm /// /// E /// ///
The guitar sings the same old story
B /// /// F# /// ///
But they leave it out, got the bills of getting paid
Abm /// /// E /// ///
You keep yourself 10 second chances
B /// /// F# /// ///
So I ain’t quitting I’m just leaving for a while
Abm /// /// E /// ///
Ended like some many bad romances
B /// /// F# /// ///
One more picture left before you say goodbye
Chorus 2 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got a come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in just despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
E F#
Driving out the demons in the sky
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Bridge (All Barre Chords)
F# Abm
Endless limitation that I keep on gettin' back
F# Abm
I guess I stopped by sitting down with me, myself and I
F# G Abm Absus4 (hold reverb)
I think it's best to leave my desperation to desire
Chorus 3 (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Then you got to come down
Abm
Twisted in the clouds, just like a kite
E
Back in despair up in the sky
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Before you know it is your last call
Abm Absus4
I'll take one more drink and two packs of love
Chorus to out (All Barre Chords)
B
You can only get so high
F#
Till your bottle melt a breakdown
Abm
You can only hurt so many times
E
Before the truth falls from the lie
B
Flying in the freehold
F#
Just before you hit the last one
Abm Absus4
They only get one more chance and one last goodbye
E F#
It took me a lifetime to realize
B Abm
You can only get so high
B Abm
You can only get so high
Run B pentatonic to end or
B Abm
Then you got a come down
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