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Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell guitar chord

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:23:31 +0100

From: Martin Newbold

Subject: m/meatloaf/bat_out_of_hell.crd

>Notes:

>Capo on I , its needed because there is a jump from D#  to F thats quite

hard so I translated it.

>This also makes it quite easy to play, but try it with out if can sing it

in that key.

>

>The Instrumental parts where quite hard to work out and I am not sure if

they are total correct but the sound ok

>played acoustically.  I havent done any tab for the solos but if you wany

you can add the tab to this document,

>but please leave the information above. Also please send me a copy of the

finished tab if you can I would be

>grateful.

>This song was transcribed on Easter Friday 1998

>

>I must also thank you to Alex Pfaffinger, whose Heaven can wait song also

in the archive challenged me to

>transcribe this. Its brilliant download it now.

>

>I might work out the intro for this but I havent got any time at the moment

to do it.

>

> :) Well Enjoy I hope its accurate I havent performed it yet.

Long intro insert here

E      A    D -  E          A        D - E      A

D - E                                             A

    The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling

          E

    Way down in the valley tonight

D - E                                   B

    Theres a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye

          A

    And a blade shining oh so bright

            E                           B

    Theres evil in the air and theres thunder in the sky

           C#m                      A

    And a killers on the bloodshot streets

           E                            B

    Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising

       A

    Oh I swear I saw a young boy,    Down in the gutter

           A                       B    A      B  (piano climb)

    He was starting to foam in the heat

       A                                  B

    Oh Baby youre the only thing in this whole world

           E                 A

    Thats pure and good and right

        A                    B

    And wherever you are and wherever you go

            A                    E

    Theres always gonna be some light

          A                      B

    But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now

           C#m                A  (piano climb)

    Before the final crack of dawn

           E                         B

    So we gotta make the most of our one night together

              A

    When its over you know

                     B     A    B   A

    Well both be so alone

    E

    Like a bat out of hell

            A                      E

    Ill be gone when the morning comes

    E

    When the night is over

           G#m                     A     F#m   A

    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone gone gone

    E                              B                     A

    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone when the morning comes

                 E

    But when the day is done

            B

    And the sun goes down

            A                   B      G#m.. A.. F#m.. A.. B..

    And the moonlights shining through

                E      G#m        C#m      E

    Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven

              A           F#m   C#   A       F#m

    Ill come crawling on back to you

Strum

pattern

fast: \/\/\/    /             \/\/\/   /

      A         B             A        B

        E                            A

    Im gonna hit the highway like a battering ram

         E

    On a silver black phantom bike

             E                    G#

    When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry

             A

    And were all about to see the light

    E                          B

    Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole

    C#m                       A

    Everything is stunted and lost

        E                         B

    And nothing really rocks, And nothing really rocks

         A                       E

    And nothings ever worth the cost

           A            B                     E

    And I know that Im damned if I never got out

       A          B           E

    And maybe Im damned if I do

        A                B                  C#m...

    But with every other beat I got left in my heart

                 A         B           E

    You know Id rather be damned with you

               E                       B

    Well if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned

    A                   B          E

    Dancing through the night with you

            E                            B

    Well if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned

            E                  A

    Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned

             E                 B

    Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned

    A

    Dancing through the night, Dancing through the night

    B                              E

    Dancing through the night with you

Instrumental

A   D   C#  B

B .............................................

    A                                B

    Oh Baby youre the only thing in this whole world

            E                A

    Thats pure and good and right

           A                 B

    And wherever you are and wherever you go

            A                    E

    Theres always gonna be some light

          A                      B

    But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now

             C#m              A     (piano climb)

    Before the final crack of dawn

           E                         B

    So we gotta make the most of our one night together

              A

    When its over you know

                             B    A     B    A

    Well both be so alone

    E

    Like a bat out of hell

            A                     E

    Ill be gone when the morning comes

    E

    When the night is over

           G#m                     A    F#m    A

    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone gone gone

    E                              B                        A

    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone when the morning comes

                 E

    But when the day is done

            B

    And the sun goes down

            A                    B       G#m..   A..  F#m..  A..   B..

    And the moonlights shining through

                E                 G#m                        C#m

E

    Then like a sinner            before                 the gates      of

heaven

              A            F#m  C#m A        F#m

    Ill come crawling on, back to you

                E      G#m        C#m      E

    Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven

              A            F#m  C#m   E

    Ill come crawling on, back to you

Instrumental long version

motorbike sound overlay

    E ............................

    A - E.. C - G..   C - D..     B..

    E     G          D                  B

    C#    F#          C#

    E

                 A

    Oh I can see myself tearing up the road

                                       E

    Faster than any other boy has ever gone

            A

    And my skin is raw but my soul is ripe

    No ones gonna stop me now

                     E

    I gotta make my escape,

          C     D                E

    But I cant stop thinking of you

    G                          D                        E

    And I never see the sudden curve until its way too late

    E                B,         A       B x3

    G                           D                       E

    Well I never see the sudden curve till its way too late

    (Crash)

Slow

             D                        E                  F#m

    Then Im dying on the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun

    D                        E                 F#m

    Torn and twisted and the foot of a burning bike

          G                  A                       Bm

    And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell

            D            E         F#m         G7      A

    And the last thing I see is my heart still beating

     F#                           B

    Breaking out of my body , And flying away

                      E

    Like a bat out of hell

             G                        A                  Bm

    Then Im dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun

    G                       A                 Bm

    Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike

         D                   E                       F#m

    And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell

    G                    A         Bm          C

    And the last thing I see is my heart still beating

    Still beating, Still beating

    F#                          B

    Breaking out of my body and flying away

                      E  E      D       A

    Like a bat out of hell

                      E  E      D       A

    Like a bat out of hell

    E

    Like a bat out of hell

    E  x 4 fast       B       A

    Like a bat out of hell

    E  x 4 fast       B       A

    Like a bat out of hell

Slow it down

    E                  A

    Like a bat out of hell

    E    A..     C#m       A

    E    A..     C#m       A

martin.newbold@bigfoot.com

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