Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Give Love A Bad Name" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn You Give Love A Bad Name Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You Give Love A Bad Name" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame
Darling, you give love a bad name

Cm
An angel's smile is what you sell
You promised me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

F                     Cm
Oh you're a loaded gun  yeah,
A#
Oh there's nowhere to run
F                        G
No one can save me, the damage is done

Chorus:
 Cm               G#         A#        Cm
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame,
 G#       A#     D#  Cm
You give love a bad name (bad name)
   Cm      G#           A#        Cm
I play my part and you play your game
 G#       A#     D#  Cm
You give love a bad name (bad name),
 G#       A#            Cm
you give love a bad name

Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Whoa, you're a loaded gun
Oh, there's nowhere to run
No one can save me, the damage is done

Chorus:
Shot through the heart and you're to blame
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
You give love a...

Chorus:
Oh, shot through the heart and you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
Shot through the heart and you're to blame
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name (Bad name)

You give love
You give love, bad name
You give love
You give love, bad name
You give love
You give love, bad name


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "You Give Love A Bad Name" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi.

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