Red, White and Jersey - Bon Jovi, guitar chords

Published: 2025-09-01 11:20
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

Intro: D G Em7 G x2
 
Verse:
                       G          A
I knew before I knew ya.
                     Bm                D
That you were gonna be the one
                             G          A
Slow dancing in the fast lane.
                            Bm                        D
Thatʼs just what we Do where we come from.
 
Pre-chorus:
         G                    A
When you lean in to kiss me
           Bm                   D
Said, "Boy, you donʼt deserve me"
                          G             A
Yeah, we started cracking up.
              Bm                          A
But now, look at us, look at us, look at us
 
Chorus:
                D
Yeah, we held on tight
            A                        G                         A
Looking up all night at the lights of New York City
                   D                       A                                    G                                A
When youʼre seventeen, those basic dreams where youʼre dreaming right there with me
          Bm                    A                         G                      D
It ainʼt no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me
                        G      A           D
Weʼll always be red, white, and Jersey
 
Verse:
                               G             A
That summer with the top down
                             Bm                 D
We were singing along to American Girl
                             G         A
Big diamond in a small town.
                               Bm                 A
When it was you and me against the world
 
Pre-chorus:
                G                           A
Yeah, we both didnʼt know any better
               Bm                A
That weʼd live like that forever
 
Chorus:
                D
Yeah, we held on tight
            A                        G                         A
Looking up all night at the lights of New York City
                   D                       A                                    G                                A
When youʼre seventeen, those basic dreams where youʼre dreaming right there with me
          Bm                    A                         G                      D
It ainʼt no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me
                        G      A           D
Weʼll always be red, white, and Jersey

D G Em7 G A
D A G A D
A G A G A D
  
Pre-chorus:
                                     G
Now, where have all the summers gone?
                           Bm                                 A
Here we are, still going strong, going strong, going strong
 
Chorus:
                D
Yeah, we held on tight
                                                                   A
Looking up all night at the lights of New York City
                   D                       A                                    G                                A
When youʼre seventeen, those basic dreams where youʼre dreaming right there with me
          Bm                    A                         G                      D
It ainʼt no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me
                        G      A           D
Weʼll always be red, white, and Jersey

D A G A
 
Outro:
D A G     A               D
      Red, white, and Jersey
D A G     A               D       A G A D
      Red, white, and Jersey