verse 1 

C                  G               Am 
Long haired boy walkin' down a dusty road 
F                           C   G 
Old guitar hangin' cross his back 
C                         G                    Am 
Twenty dollar bill and a baseball glove in a duffle bag 
G               C 
Boy's got big plans 


[Refrão]

F                        C 
Livin' in a van, workin' for the man 
F                        G 
Singin' when he can, gonna make a stand 
C            G            Am 
Long hair, don't care, livin' on a prayer 
F        G            C 
Songs dancin' in his head 


verse 2 

C                  G               Am 
Preacher man sittin' on the stand up high 
F                           C   G 
Shiny black shoes tied to his feet 
C                         G                    Am 
Reads about love and teaches 'bout love but feels no love 
G               C 
Regrets his life plan 


[Refrão]

F                        C 
Prayin' to the man, Preachin' for the man 
F                        G 
Sinkin' in the sand, gonna make stands 
C            G            Am 
No hair, don't care, livin' on a prayer 
F        G            C 
Songs dancin' in his head 

verse 3 

C                  G               Am 
Southern Belle rockin' in an old arm chair 
F                         C   G 
Ball of yarn sittin' in her lap 
C                         G                 Am 
Fell asleep when she was young then woke up old 
G             C 
Never had a plan 


[Refrão]

F                        C 
Fell for the man, who held her hand 
F                        G 
Member of the klan, gonna make stand 
C            G            Am 
Grey hair, don't care, livin' on a prayer 
F        G            C 
Songs dancin' in her head 

verse 4 

C                  G               Am 
Long haired boy ran into the preacher man 
F                      C   G 
Sang a song that made him cry 
C                         G                 Am 
Southern Belle listened to the preachers words 
G                 C 
She could see his pain 


[Refrão]

F                        C 
She made a stand, embraced the man 
F                        G 
Held his hand, they made a plan 

C            G            Am 
Long hair, don't care, livin' on a prayer 
F        G            C 
Songs dancin' in their heads 

C            G            Am 
Long hair, don't care, livin' on a prayer 
F        G            C 
Songs dancin' in their heads