Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf
I know there are other versions, but none this complete or accurate.
It's useful to follow it with the recording first to see how it all
works out. I assure you that it's all here.
Eb | F Eb | F Eb |
| Ab/F Eb/F Bb/F F | x16 | Ab/F Eb/F Bb/F Ab/F Eb/F Bb/F | x2
| F Eb F Eb F Eb F Eb | x2 | F / / Ab | Eb / / Bb | x11 | Eb | Eb |
| F | C | Bb | / | F | C | Bb | / || F | Bb/F / / Eb | F | Bb/F / / Eb |
[(Eb)] The [F]sirens are screaming and the [Bb/F]fires are howling
Way [F]down in the valley tonight
Th[Eb]ere's a [F]man in the shadows with a [Am]gun in his eye
And a [Bb]blade shining oh so bright
There's [F]evil in the air and there's [C]thunder in the sky
And a [Dm]killer's on the blood[C]shot [Bb]streets
Oh and [F]down in the tunnel where the [C]deadly are rising
Oh I [Dm]swear I saw a young boy
Bb/D C | Bb/C | C |
Down in the gutter, he was starting to foam in the heat
Pre-Chorus:
Oh [Bb]Baby, you're the only thing in [C]this whole world
That's [F]pure and good and [Bb]right
And wherever you are and wher[C]ever you go
There's [Bb]always gonna [C]be some [F]light
But I [Bb]gotta get out
I gotta [C]break it out now
Be[Dm]fore the final crack of [Bb]dawn
So we [F]gotta make the most of our [C]one night together
When it's [Bb]over you know
C | Bb/C | C | / ||
We'll both be so alone
Chorus:
Like a [F]bat out of hell
Bb F | / |
I'll be gone when the morning comes
When [F]the night is over
Am Bb Am Gm | / |
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone gone gone
Like a [F]bat out of hell
C Bb | Bb C
I'll be gone when the morning comes
[Dm] But [C/E]when the [F]day is done
And the [C]sun goes down
Bb Dm/A Bb/G Bb/F Gm Am Bb | C
And moonlight's shin-ing through
[(C)]Then like a [F]sinner be[Am/E]fore the [Dm]gates of [F/C]heaven
Bb Gm/A Gm7 | / | Bb/D / C/E / | Bb/D / C/E |
I'll come crawling on back to you
I'm [F]gonna hit the highway like a [Bb]battering ram
On a [F]silver black phantom bike
When the [F]metal is hot and the [Am]engine is hungry
And we're [Bb]all about to see the light
[F]Nothing ever grows in this [C]rotting old hole and
[Dm]Everything is stunted and [Bb]lost
And [F]nothing really rocks
And [C]nothing really rolls
And [Bb]nothing's ever [C]worth the [F]cost
And I [Bb]know that I'm [C]damned if I [F]never get out
And [Bb]maybe I'm [C]damned if I d[F]o
But with e[Bb]very other [C]beat I got [Dm]left in my heart
[C]You know I'd [Bb]rather be [C]damned with [F]you
If I [F]gotta be damned you know I [C]wanna be damned
D[Bb]ancing through the [C]night with y[F]ou
If I gotta be damned you know I [C]wanna be damned
[F]Gotta be damned you know I [Bb]wanna be damned
If I [F]gotta be damned you know I [C]wanna be damned
D[Bb]ancing through the n[C]ight
D[Bb]ancing through the n[C]ight
D[Bb]ancing through the n[C]ight with [F]you
| F / Eb / | Bb/D / C / | x4 | Csus | C | / | / |
Pre-Chorus - Chorus
[Am/D]Then [C/E]like [C]a [F]sinner [C/E]before the [Dm]gates of [F/C]heaven
I'll come [Bb]crawling on [Gm/A]back to [Gm7]you
Then like a [F]sinner be[Am/E]fore the [Dm]gates of [F/C]heaven
I'll come [Bb]crawling on [Gm/A]back to [Gm7]you
Guitar-Cycle | Drums two bars |
Fsus F / / | Fsus F F2 F Absus | Absus Ab / / | Absus Ab Ab2 Ab Ebsus |
Ebsus Eb / / | Ebsus Eb Ebsus Eb | Csus C / / | Csus C Csus C | x2
G/D | D | G/D | D | Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F - - - |
I can [Bb]see myself t[Bbsus4]earing up the [Bb]road
Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb C/Bb Bb F | / | / | F F/Eb F/D
Faster than any other boy has ever gone
[F/C]And my [Bb]skin is raw but my s[Bbsus4]oul is [Bb]ripe
[Bb]No one's gonna stop me now
F | / |
I gotta make my escape
But I [Eb]can't stop [Bb]thinking of [F]you
And I [Ab]never see the sudden [Eb]curve until it's way too [F]late
| F C / / | C Bb F/A Bb | F C / / | C Bb F/A Bb || x2
Ab Eb Fsus | F | / |
And I never see the sudden curve till it's way too late
Then I'm [Eb]dying at the bottom of a [F]pit in the blazing [Gm]sun
[Eb]Torn and twisted at the [F]foot of a burning [Gm]bike
And I [Ab]think somebody some[Bb]where must be tolling a [Cm]bell
And the [Eb]last thing I [F]see is my [Gm]heart
Still [Eb]beating
Breaking [Gm]out of my body and [Cm]flyin away
[C]Like a bat out of hel[Fsus4]l [F]
Then I'm [Ab]dying at the bottom of a [Bb]pit in the blazing [Cm]sun
[Ab]Torn and twisted at the [Bb]foot of a burning [Cm]bike
And I [Eb]think somebody some[F]where must be tolling a [Gm]bell
And the [Ab]last thing I [Bb]see is my [Cm]heart
Still [Dbsus2]beating, Still beating
Breaking [Fm(add9)/C]out of my body and [C]flyin away
F / / C |
Like a bat out of hell
Bb F / / C | x2
Like a bat out of hell
Bb F / / / | Fm/C | C |
Like a bat out of hell
(C)(1xo) F | C | Bb | / | x2
Like a bat out of hell
(Bb) F | / |
Like a bat out of hell
F | C | Bb | / | (repeat and fade)
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.guitartabs.cc. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
