Bon Jovi - Live Before You Die: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Live Before You Die" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G I was a little boy of nine years old, C The whole world in his hands G Trying to toss that ball across the yard, C A game of catch with my old man Am G He'd always say I'm sorry C every time he had to leave Am G/B And I was much to young to understand C When he would say to me Chorus: D C G When you're young you always think the sun is gonna shine D C G There'll come a day you'll have to say hello to goodbye D C Sit down son come take my hand, look me in the eye G Am G C G Take these words promise me your gonna live before you die I was barely seventeen summer of seventy-nine Already I was feeling like I was running out of time I had this girl we fell in love Or should I say that she had me Then one fateful night changed our lives And made a memory Chorus: D C G When you're young you always think the sun is gonna shine D C G There'll come a day you'll have to say hello to goodbye D C Sit down son come take my hand, look me in the eye Am G C And just before she kissed me she said G C You're gonna live before we die G C Live before you die Em C You learn to love to live Em C You fight and you forgive Em C You learn whats wrong and right Em D C Live before you die I made mistakes I caught some breaks But I got not regrets There's some things I don't remember But one thing I don't forget Chorus You learn to love to live You fight and you forgive You face the darkest night Just live before you die You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  Em  G  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Live Before You Die" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Live Before You Die" by Bon Jovi.