Bon Jovi - These Open Arms: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "These Open Arms" 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.

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G#             D#/G                       C#
What if everything you always took for granted was gone
G#                 Cm               C#             C#/C
And everything you ever thought was right was wrong
Bm           Bm/G#                   D#7
What if everyone you ever loved was torn
         Cm             C#
From the pages of your life
           D#                         Fm    D#7/G     G#
Would you reach out for tomorrow or try to turn back time

Chorus:
      F#    Bm
These open arms
      G#
Will wait for you
      F#    Bm
These open arms
     G#
Can pull us through
   D#m          C#       G#
Between what's left and left to do
           F#   Bm
These open arms
           G#   Fm
These open arms
           F#
These open arms
      G#       C#
Will wait for you

Did you really love the ones
you said you loved, that's right?
And did you make a damn of difference
in somebody else's life?
Tell me, is there someone you
can count on when you need a friend?
Can you say I need a friend?

Chorus

Can you live in your skin, walk in your own shoes?
You can't win, if you don't know how to lose
Crawl, fall, Jonny gotta learn to fly

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "These Open Arms" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "These Open Arms" by Bon Jovi.

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