Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Lyrics

Bon Jovi Lyrics

"You Give Love A Bad Name"

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 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

Whoa, you're a loaded gun, yeah
Oh, 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 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

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—

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
You give love
You give love, bad name

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Thanks to FatihK, Stephen Wessels, AndreaMustaine, Athena for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richard Sambora

Desmond Child said about the co-working on this song, "The very first day we got together we wrote 'You Give Love a Bad Name'. Then a few weeks later we wrote 'Livin' On A Prayer'. It was a magical collaboration and there was instant chemistry between us."

This song was the first single from the album. It reached number-one position on the US Billboard Hot 100 having become the band's first number-one hit.

album: "Slippery When Wet" (1986)

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet album cover

Let It Rock

You Give Love A Bad Name

compilation: "Cross Road" (1994)

Livin' On A Prayer

Keep The Faith

Someday I'll Be Saturday Night

Always

Wanted Dead Or Alive

Lay Your Hands On Me

You Give Love A Bad Name

I'll Be There For You

In And Out Of Love

Runaway

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