Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf
there are no split chords in the song; when I write F/C, the guitar plays an F chord
and the bass hits a C. the start has a syncopated rhythm, so you'll have to listen
to the song to pick that up.
I. Paradise
Boy:
[D]I remember every little thing as if it happened only yes[G]terday
[C]Parking by the lake and there was no[G]t another car in si[D]ght
And I [D]never had a girl looking any better than [G]you did
[F#]And all the kids at school they were wi[G]shing they were me[A] that ni[D]ght
PRECHORUS:
And now our [Bb]bodies are [F]oh so [C]close and [D]tight
It never [Bb]felt so [F]good, it never [C]felt so [D]right
[G/D]And we're glowing like the [D]metal on the [A/D]edge of a [D]knife
[G/D]Glowing like the [D]metal on the [A/D]edge of a [D]knife
[G]C'mon! Hold on [D]tight! [G]C'mon! Hold on [F]tight!
CHORUS:
Though it's [G]cold and [A]lonely in the [D]deep [A]dark [G]night
I can [D]see para[Bm]dise by the [G]dash[Em]board [D]light
Girl:
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a[D]bout it we were dou[A]bly [G]blessed
Cause we were [Em]barely seventeen and we were barely [D]dressed
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a[D]bout it [G]baby got to [A]go and [D]shout it
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a[D]bout it we were dou[A]bly [G]blessed
Boy: Em D
Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed
[D]Baby doncha hear my heart you got it drowning out the [G]radio
I've been [C]waitin' so long for you to [G]come along and have some [D]fun
And I [D]gotta let ya know no you're never gonna [G]regret it
So open [F#]up your eyes I got a [G]big surprise it'll [E]feel all right
Well I [A]wanna make your motor [D]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:
Though it's [G]cold and [A]lonely in the [D]deep [A]dark [G]night
I can [G]see para[D]dise by the [F#]dashboard [G]light
Oh it's [E]cold and [D]lonely in the [Bm]deep dark [A]night[F#]
[G] Para[D]dise by the [A]dashboard [D]light
[G] You got to [A]do what you [D]can and let [G]mother nature [A]do the [D]rest
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a[D]bout it we were dou[A]bly [G]blessed
Cause we were [Em]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]Stop right there![G] I [D]gotta [A]know right now! Before we go any further --!
Do you [G]love me? Will you love me forever? Do you nee[D]d me? Will you never leave me?
Will you [C]make me so happy for the [G]rest of my life?
Will you [A]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?
I gotta [G]know right now before we [A]go any further
Do you [G]love me? Will you [D]love me forever?
Boy: (same rhythm, but for the sake of explaining it):
Let me [G]sleep on it, baby, baby let me sle[D]ep on it
Let me [C]sleep on it, I'll [G]give you an answer in the [D]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?
I gotta [G]know right now! Before we [A]go any further
Do you [G]love me? Will you [D]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:
I couldn't [F]take it any longer Lord I was crazed
And then the f[C]eeling came upon me like a [F]tidal wave
I started [C]swearing to my god and on my [G]mother's grave
That I would [F]love you to the [G]end of [C]time
I swore that I would [F]love you to the [G]end of [C]time!
[G] So now I'm [C]praying for the [G]end of [C]time
To [F]hurry up [G]and [C]arrive
Cause [C]if I gotta [Em/b]spend another [Am]minute with you
I don't [G]think that I can really survive
I'll never [F]break my promise or forget my vow
But [C]god only knows what I can [G]do right now
I'm [C]praying for the [G]end of [C]time
It's all that I can [Am]do
[C]Praying for the [G]end of [C]time, so I can [F]end my [G]time with [C]you!
Boy:
It was [F/C]long ago[C] and it was [G/C]far a[C]way
And it was [F/C]so much [C]better than it [G/C]is to[C]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
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