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Finding themselves at a metaphorical crossroads, the group reflected on the past decade, consolidating their position with their first greatest-hits album, Cross Road. MacDonald, who’d cut his teeth playing with another famous sideman, David Bromberg, had dabbled in the hard rock world, but was coming from the folk and roots-rock scene.īy the middle of the 90s, Bon Jovi had reached rarified heights of fame and fortune. Session bassist Hugh MacDonald, who played on Jon Bon Jovi’s 1982’s solo single, “Runaway,” was unofficially hired to fill in. It would be Bon Jovi’s first line-up change since their inception in 1983. Just a year later, the stress of extensive touring exacerbated previously existing tensions in the band, leading to founding bassist Alec John Such leaving the group. To celebrate this newfound freedom, and to promote the new album, the band went back to their roots, playing small club gigs in their native New Jersey before heading out on an extensive world tour that spanned 37 countries, 177 shows, and over 2.5 million fans.
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This change in musical direction was matched by a change in fashion: gone were the days of ripped acid-washed jeans, leather vests, and rock-star hair so teased out one would think the band owned shares in Aquanet (CNN actually reported on Jon Bon Jovi changing his signature hair metal mane as “breaking news”). That control was prevalent on 1992’s Keep The Faith, on which Bon Jovi retired the arena drums and face-melting guitar solos to work up a more mature sound. # Bon Jovi - Always (From Crossroad: The best of Bon Jovi) tabbed by: Even Bratrud Words & Music: Jon Bon Jovi Intro: C - Fadd9 - Am G - Fadd9 Am This Romeo is bleeding G But you can`t see his blood F it`s nothing but some feelings Em7 That this old dog kicked up It`s been raining since you left me Now I`m drowning in the flood You see I`ve always been a fighter Em7 F G But without you I give up Now I can`t sing a love song like the way it used to be well I guess I`m not that good anymore but baby that`s just me C G Dm Am G Yeah, I will love you baby, always C G F Am G and I`ll be there forever and day, Always C I`ll be there still the stars don`t shine G/D till the heavens burst and the words don`t rhyme F I know when I die, you`ll be on my mind G F G Am F and I`ll love you, always Now your pictures that you left behind are just memories of a different life Some that made you have to say goodbye What I`d give to run my fingers through your hair to touch your lips, to hold you near when you say you prayers, try to understand I`ve made mistakes, I`m just a man When he holds you close, when he pulls you near when he says the words you`ve been needing to hear I`ll wish I was him, cause those words are mine to say to you till the end of time Bb Eb Fsus F If you told me to cry for you, I could Bb Eb Fsus F If you told me to die for you, I would Gm F/G Eb Take a look at my face F there`s no price I won`t pay to say these words to you C - G - Dm - Am - G - C - G/D - G - G - F - G F well there ain`t no luck in these loaded dice G but baby if you give me one more try F/A we can pack up our old dream and our old lives G/B C F G we`ll find a place where the sun still shines Yeah, I will love you baby, always.Guitarist Richie Sambora agreed: “We just have more control over our pacing of our lives and it just got out of hand when we weren’t in control, and now, we are.” You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # song.