| D | G | |
| I remember every little thing as if it happened only yes | terday |
| C | G | D | |
| Parking by the lake and there was no | t another car in si | ght |
| D | G | |
| And I | never had a girl looking any better than | you did |
| F# | G | A | D | |
| And all the kids at school they were wi | shing they were me | that ni | ght |
| PRECHORUS: |
| Bb | F | C | D | |
| And now our | bodies are | oh so | close and | tight |
| Bb | F | C | D | |
| It never | felt so | good, it never | felt so | right |
| G/D | D | A/D | D | |
| And we're glowing like the | metal on the | edge of a | knife |
| G/D | D | A/D | D | |
| Glowing like the | metal on the | edge of a | knife |
| G | D | G | F | |
| C'mon! Hold on | tight! | C'mon! Hold on | tight! |
| CHORUS: |
| G | A | D | A | G | |
| Though it's | cold and | lonely in the | deep | dark | night |
| D | Bm | G | Em | D | |
| I can | see para | dise by the | dash | board | light |
| Girl: |
| G | A | D | A | G | |
| Ain't no | doubt a | bout it we were dou | bly | blessed |
| Em | D | |
| Cause we were | barely seventeen and we were barely | dressed |
| G | A | D | G | A | D | |
| Ain't no | doubt a | bout it | baby got to | go and | shout it |
| G | A | D | A | G | |
| Ain't no | doubt a | bout it we were dou | bly | blessed |
| Boy: Em D |
| Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed |
| D | G | |
| Baby doncha hear my heart you got it drowning out the | radio |
| C | G | D | |
| I've been | waitin' so long for you to | come along and have some | fun |
| D | G | |
| And I | gotta let ya know no you're never gonna | regret it |
| F# | G | E | |
| So open | up your eyes I got a | big surprise it'll | feel all right |
| A | D | |
| Well I | wanna make your motor | run |
| PRECHORUS (same chords) |
| And now our bodies are oh so close and tight |
| It never felt so good, it never felt so right |
| And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife |
| Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife |
| C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight! |
| CHORUS II: |
| G | A | D | A | G | |
| Though it's | cold and | lonely in the | deep | dark | night |
| G | D | F# | G | |
| I can | see para | dise by the | dashboard | light |
| E | D | Bm | A | F# | |
| Oh it's | cold and | lonely in the | deep dark | night |
| G | D | A | D | |
| Para | dise by the | dashboard | light |
| G | A | D | G | A | D | |
| You got to | do what you | can and let | mother nature | do the | rest |
| G | A | D | A | G | |
| Ain't no | doubt a | bout it we were dou | bly | blessed |
| Em | |
| Cause we were | barely seventeen and we were barely -- |
| (4x) A Bm A G A G A |
| We're gonna go all the way tonight we're gonna go all the way and tonight's the night |
| Radio broadcast: just keep hammering on Em |
| Ii. let me sleep on it |
| Girl: |
| A | G | D | A | |
| Stop right there! | I | gotta | know right now! Before we go any further --! |
| G | D | |
| Do you | love me? Will you love me forever? Do you nee | d me? Will you never leave me? |
| C | G | |
| Will you | make me so happy for the | rest of my life? |
| A | |
| Will you | take me away and will you make me your wife? |
| (same chord pattern) |
| Do you love me? Will you love me forever? |
| Do you need me? Will you never leave me? |
| Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? |
| Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? |
| G | A | |
| I gotta | know right now before we | go any further |
| G | D | |
| Do you | love me? Will you | love me forever? |
| Boy: (same rhythm, but for the sake of explaining it): |
| G | D | |
| Let me | sleep on it, baby, baby let me sle | ep on it |
| C | G | D | |
| Let me | sleep on it, I'll | give you an answer in the | morning |
| (same chord pattern twice) |
| Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it |
| Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning |
| Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it |
| Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning |
| Girl: |
| D | |
| I gotta know right now! |
| (same chord progression) |
| Do you love me? Will you love me forever? |
| Do you need me? Will you never leave me? |
| Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? |
| Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? |
| G | A | |
| I gotta | know right now! Before we | go any further |
| G | D | |
| Do you | love me? Will you | love me forever? |
| What's it gonna be boy? FOR THIS PART keep hammering on A string |
| Come on |
| I can wait all night |
| What's it gonna be boy yes or no? |
| What's it gonna be boy yes or no? |
| For this part and both boy and girls singing repeat same chord pattern from above |
| Boy: |
| Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it |
| Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning |
| Girl: |
| I gotta know right now!!! |
| (alternate lines back and forth) |
| Boy: Girl: |
| Eb | |
| Let me sleep on it! Will you love me forever? |
| Boy: Girl: |
| E | |
| Let me sleep on it! Will you love me forever? |
| iii. Praying for the end of time |
| Boy: |
| F | |
| I couldn't | take it any longer Lord I was crazed |
| C | F | |
| And then the f | eeling came upon me like a | tidal wave |
| C | G | |
| I started | swearing to my god and on my | mother's grave |
| F | G | C | |
| That I would | love you to the | end of | time |
| F | G | C | |
| I swore that I would | love you to the | end of | time! |
| G | C | G | C | |
| So now I'm | praying for the | end of | time |
| F | G | C | |
| To | hurry up | and | arrive |
| C | Em/b | Am | |
| Cause | if I gotta | spend another | minute with you |
| G | |
| I don't | think that I can really survive |
| F | |
| I'll never | break my promise or forget my vow |
| C | G | |
| But | god only knows what I can | do right now |
| C | G | C | |
| I'm | praying for the | end of | time |
| Am | |
| It's all that I can | do |
| C | G | C | F | G | C | |
| Praying for the | end of | time, so I can | end my | time with | you! |
| Boy: |
| F/C | C | G/C | C | |
| It was | long ago | and it was | far a | way |
| F/C | C | G/C | C | |
| And it was | so much | better than it | is to | day |
| Girl: |
| (same chords as above) |
| It never felt so good |
| It never felt so right |
| And we were glowing like |
| A metal on the edge of a knife |