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You Give Love a Bad Name

Bon Jovi Rock English

Vocabulary from Bon Jovi: '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 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

Oh, 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)

Hey, 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

Oh, 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

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 (woah, oh-oh-oh)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh), (bad name)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh), (bad name)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh), (bad name)

You give love (woah, oh-oh-oh)

Vocabulary

shot

Adjective

ʃɒt

worn out, ruined, or no longer functioning (especially of a person's energy, nerves, or a machine part)

After working twelve hours straight, my brain is completely shot.

An informal adjective used to describe someone who is extremely tired (often saying their nerves or brain are shot) or something that is permanently damaged or worn out.

through

Preposition

θɹu

moving in one side and out of the other

They walked through the forest.

Used when moving from one end or side of an opening, passage, or area to the other.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

heart

Noun

hɑrt

the center of a person's thoughts and emotions

She followed her heart.

Commonly used to represent feelings, especially love or passion, as opposed to pure logic or reason.

and

Conjunction

ænd

used to join words or groups of words

He likes apples and oranges.

Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.

you

Pronoun

juː

you (second person pronoun)

I love you.

Refers to the person or people being addressed.

to blame

Adjective

at fault, blameworthy, or responsible for an error or negative event

The driver who ran the red light is to blame for the accident.

Used as a predicate adjective (always after 'to be') to express responsibility for a mistake, accident, or failure.

darling

Noun

ˈdɑrlɪŋ

an affectionate form of address

Good night, my darling.

A term used for someone you love, such as a partner or child.

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