From: mik3@news.ipa.fhg.de (Michael Kempf) Date: 11 Jul 1995 07:27:05 GMT Subject: TAB: This ain't a love song - Bon Jovi This ain't a love song (J.B.Jovi, R.Sambora & D.Child) from the Bon Jovi album 'These Days' Intro E | B | D | A | Am | E | B Verse1

I s^Ehould have seen it coming when the roses died, ^B s^Dhould have seen the end of the summer in your eyes ^A ^AmI should have listened when you said^E good night you r^Beally meant good bye ^EBaby ain't it funny, how you ever learn to fa^Bll ^DYou're really on your knees, when you think yo^Au're standing tall ^AmBut only fools are 'know-^Eit-alls' and I pla^Byed that fool for you

PreChorus 1

^AI cried and I cried there were n^C#mights that I died for you baby^B E C#m B -> Lick 1 I tried and I tried to deny that your love drove me crazy, baby

Chorus 1

^EIf the love that I got for you is gone, ^Bif the river I cried^C#m ain't that long^A ^EThen I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong, t^Bhis ain't a love s^Aong

Verse2 Baby, I thought you and me would stand the test of time Like we got away with the perfect crime, But, we were just a legend in my mind I guess that I was blind Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade, The clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade You and I were the renegades, some things never change PreChorus 2 It made me so mad 'cause I wanted it bad for us baby Now it's so sad that whatever we had, ain't worth saving. -> Lick 1 Chorus 1 -> Lick 2 Chorus 2 If the pain that I'm feeling so strong, is the reason that I'm holding on Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong - this ain't a love song -> Lick 2 Solo D | A | Hm | G | D | A | G | G PreChorus 1 -> Lick 1 Chorus 1 -> Lick 2 Chorus 2 -> Lick 2 End Yes, I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong - this ain't a love song -> Lick 2

Yes, I'm wrong^E, yeah, I'm wrong - this ain't a love song E | B | D | A | Am | E | B

special voicings Intro: E xx9997 B xx9877 D xx7775 A xx7655 Am xx7555 E x76450 B x2444x Lick 1 b|---12---10---9--7--5--4--2--0-| G|------------------------------| D|-13---11---11--9--7--5--3--1--| Lick 2: b|---12---10--8--7--6--4--2-| G|--------------------------| D|-11---9----7--6--5--3--1--| Transcribed by Matthias Kiess, e-mail kiess@ipa.fhg.de Any additions, corrections, tips, licks and tricks are welcome. ******* Matthias Kiess * And in the end, Ruebezahlweg 77 * the love you take, 70567 Stuttgart * is equal to the love you make. Germany * - The Beatles - phone: +49/0711/714178 * - Abbey Road - e-mail: kiess@ipa.fhg.de * - 1969 - ******* Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 13:50:07 +1000 (EST) From: Byron Marcel Whelan <byronw@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> Bon Jovi - This Aint A Love Song from the album 'These Days' I worked this out, so feel free to correct me if I got it wrong. chord EADGBE E2 x76454 --- standard chords except for this one. Intro: E2 B Bm A Am E B

^E2Should've seen it coming When the ^Broses died ^Bm Should've seen the end Of summer ^Ain your eyes ^Am Should've listened when You ^Esaid goodnight You ^Breally meant goodbye

^E2 Any baby ain't it funny How we never ever^B learn to fall ^Bm You're really on your knees ^A Think you're standing tall ^Am But only fools are ^Eknow-it-alls And I've ^Bplayed that fools for you

^AI cried and cried every ^C#mnight Till I died for you ^Bbaby I ^Atried and I tried to ^C#mdeny it Your love drove me ^Bcrazy baby

^EIf the love that I've got for you is ^Bgone ^C#mAnd if the river I've cried ain't that l^Aong ^EThen I'm wrong yeah I'm ^Bwrong This ain't^A a love song

^E2Baby I thought you and me would ^BStand the test of time ^Bm Like we got away with the ^Aperfect crime ^Am But we were just a legend ^Ein my mind I^B guess that I was blind

^E2Remember those nights dancing At the ^Bmasquerade ^Bm The clowns wore smiles ^A That wouldn't fade ^Am But you and I were ^Ethe renegades And ^Bsome things never change

^AIt made me so sad 'cause I ^C#mwanted It band for us ^Bbaby ^AAnd now i'ts sos sad taht what^C#mever we had Ain't worth ^Bsaying oh oh oh

If the ^Elove that I've got for you is ^Bgone And if ^C#mthe river I've cried ain't that ^Along Then I'm ^Ewrong yeah I'm ^Bwrong This ain't^A a love song

If the ^Epain that I'm feeling so ^Bstrong Is the ^C#mreason I'm holdi^Ang on Then I'm ^Ewrong yeah I'm ^Bwrong This ain't^A a love song

D A Bm G --Gutar Solo in B..... D A G over this chord pattern.. which is the chorus transposed to B.

^AI cried and I cried every ^C#mnight Till I died for you ^Bbaby ^AI tried and I tried to ^C#mdeny it Your love drove me ^Bcrazy

If the ^Elove that I've got for you is ^Bgone If the ^C#mriver I cried ain't that ^Along Then I'm^E wrong yeah I'm ^Bwrong This ain't^A a love song

Then I'm ^Ewrong yeah I'm ^Bwrong This ain't^A a love song

Backt to Intro chords... E2 B Bm A Am E B oh oh oh no no -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bon Jovi - This aint a love song