YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME

Original Bon Jovi version

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

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise 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

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

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)
Yeah, you give love a bad name

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

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

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 gave
You give love a bad name (bad name)
You give love

Oooooh
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 gave
You give love a bad name (bad name)

You give love.. (oh)
You give love.. (oh) bad name
You give love.. (oh)
You give love.. (oh) bad name
You give love.. (oh)
You give love.. (oh) bad name
You give love.. (oh)

Info

YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, and released on Bon Jovi's 1986 album Slippery When Wet. The above lyrics are for the original Bon Jovi version of YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME as released in 1986.

Bon Jovi -- Slippery When Wet

LP - Mercury (422-830 264-1 M-1) - USA, 1986
CD - Mercury (830 264-2 M-1) - USA, 1986
MC - Mercury (830 264-4 M-1) - USA, 1986

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen performed Bon Jovi's YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME live once in 1998, with Jon Bon Jovi. See the live 31 Jan 1998 version for more details.

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

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