bat out of hell
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 .
D# | F D# | F D# |
| G#/F D#/F A#/F F | x16 | G#/F D#/F A#/F G#/F D#/F A#/F | x2
| F D# F D# F D# F D# | x2 | F / / G# | D# / / A# | x11 | D# | D# |
| F | C | A# | / | F | C | A# | / | | F | A#/F / / D# | F | A#/F / / D# |
( D# ) F A#/F
the sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
F
way down in the valley tonight
D# F Am
there’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
A#
and a blade shining oh so bright
F C
there’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in the sky
Dm C A#
and a killer’s on the bloodshot streets
F C
oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Dm
oh i swear i saw a young boy
A#/D C | A#/C | C |
down in the gutter , he was starting to foam in the heat
pre – chorus :
A# C
oh baby , you’re the only thing in this whole world
F A#
that’s pure and good and right
C
and wherever you are and wherever you go
A# C F
there’s always gonna be some light
A#
but i gotta get out
C
i gotta break it out now
Dm A#
before the final crack of dawn
F C
so we gotta make the most of our one night together
A#
when it’s over you know
C | A#/C | C | / | |
we’ll both be so alone
chorus :
F
like a bat out of hell
A# F | / |
i’ll be gone when the morning comes
F
when the night is over
Am A# Am Gm | / |
like a bat out of hell i’ll be gone gone gone
F
like a bat out of hell
C A# | A# C
i’ll be gone when the morning comes
Dm C/E F
but when the day is done
C
and the sun goes down
A# Dm/A A#/G A#/F Gm Am A# | C
and moonlight’s shin – ing through
( C ) F Am/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7 | / | A#/D / C/E / | A#/D / C/E |
i’ll come crawling on back to you
F A#
i’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
F
on a silver black phantom bike
F Am
when the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
A#
and we’re all about to see the light
F C
nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole and
Dm A#
everything is stunted and lost
F
and nothing really rocks
C
and nothing really rolls
A# C F
and nothing’s ever worth the cost
A# C F
and i know that i’m damned if i never get out
A# C F
and maybe i’m damned if i do
A# C Dm
but with every other beat i got left in my heart
C A# C F
you know i’d rather be damned with you
F C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
A# C F
dancing through the night with you
C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
F A#
gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
F C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
A# C
dancing through the night
A# C
dancing through the night
A# C F
dancing through the night with you
| F / D# / | A#/D / C / | x4 | Csus | C | / | / |
pre – chorus – chorus
Am/D C/E C F C/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7
i’ll come crawling on back to you
F Am/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7
i’ll come crawling on back to you
guitar – cycle | drums two bars |
Fsus F / / | Fsus F F2 F G#sus | G#sus G# / / | G#sus G# G#2 G# D#sus |
D#sus D# / / | D#sus D# D#sus D# | Csus C / / | Csus C Csus C | x2
G/D | D | G/D | D | A#/F | F | A#/F | F – – – |
A# A#sus4 A#
i can see myself tearing up the road
D# A# D#/A# A# C/A# A# F | / | / | F F/D# F/D
faster than any other boy has ever gone
F/C A# A#sus4 A#
and my skin is raw but my soul is ripe
A#
no one’s gonna stop me now
F | / |
i gotta make my escape
D# A# F
but i can’t stop thinking of you
G# D# F
and i never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late
| F C / / | C A# F/A A# | F C / / | C A# F/A A# | | x2
G# D# Fsus | F | / |
and i never see the sudden curve till it’s way too late
D# F Gm
then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
D# F Gm
torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
G# A# Cm
and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
D# F Gm
and the last thing i see is my heart
D#
still beating
Gm Cm
breaking out of my body and flyin away
C Fsus4 F
like a bat out of hell
G# A# Cm
then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
G# A# Cm
torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
D# F Gm
and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
G# A# Cm
and the last thing i see is my heart
C#sus2
still beating , still beating
Fm ( add9 ) /C C
breaking out of my body and flyin away
F / / C |
like a bat out of hell
A# F / / C | x2
like a bat out of hell
A# F / / / | Fm/C | C |
like a bat out of hell
( C ) ( 1xo ) F | C | A# | / | x2
like a bat out of hell
( A# ) F | / |
like a bat out of hell
F | C | A# | / | ( repeat and fade )
bat out of hell
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 .
D# | F D# | F D# |
| G#/F D#/F A#/F F | x16 | G#/F D#/F A#/F G#/F D#/F A#/F | x2
| F D# F D# F D# F D# | x2 | F / / G# | D# / / A# | x11 | D# | D# |
| F | C | A# | / | F | C | A# | / | | F | A#/F / / D# | F | A#/F / / D# |
( D# ) F A#/F
the sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
F
way down in the valley tonight
D# F Am
there’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
A#
and a blade shining oh so bright
F C
there’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in the sky
Dm C A#
and a killer’s on the bloodshot streets
F C
oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Dm
oh i swear i saw a young boy
A#/D C | A#/C | C |
down in the gutter , he was starting to foam in the heat
pre – chorus :
A# C
oh baby , you’re the only thing in this whole world
F A#
that’s pure and good and right
C
and wherever you are and wherever you go
A# C F
there’s always gonna be some light
A#
but i gotta get out
C
i gotta break it out now
Dm A#
before the final crack of dawn
F C
so we gotta make the most of our one night together
A#
when it’s over you know
C | A#/C | C | / | |
we’ll both be so alone
chorus :
F
like a bat out of hell
A# F | / |
i’ll be gone when the morning comes
F
when the night is over
Am A# Am Gm | / |
like a bat out of hell i’ll be gone gone gone
F
like a bat out of hell
C A# | A# C
i’ll be gone when the morning comes
Dm C/E F
but when the day is done
C
and the sun goes down
A# Dm/A A#/G A#/F Gm Am A# | C
and moonlight’s shin – ing through
( C ) F Am/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7 | / | A#/D / C/E / | A#/D / C/E |
i’ll come crawling on back to you
F A#
i’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
F
on a silver black phantom bike
F Am
when the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
A#
and we’re all about to see the light
F C
nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole and
Dm A#
everything is stunted and lost
F
and nothing really rocks
C
and nothing really rolls
A# C F
and nothing’s ever worth the cost
A# C F
and i know that i’m damned if i never get out
A# C F
and maybe i’m damned if i do
A# C Dm
but with every other beat i got left in my heart
C A# C F
you know i’d rather be damned with you
F C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
A# C F
dancing through the night with you
C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
F A#
gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
F C
if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
A# C
dancing through the night
A# C
dancing through the night
A# C F
dancing through the night with you
| F / D# / | A#/D / C / | x4 | Csus | C | / | / |
pre – chorus – chorus
Am/D C/E C F C/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7
i’ll come crawling on back to you
F Am/E Dm F/C
then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
A# Gm/A Gm7
i’ll come crawling on back to you
guitar – cycle | drums two bars |
Fsus F / / | Fsus F F2 F G#sus | G#sus G# / / | G#sus G# G#2 G# D#sus |
D#sus D# / / | D#sus D# D#sus D# | Csus C / / | Csus C Csus C | x2
G/D | D | G/D | D | A#/F | F | A#/F | F – – – |
A# A#sus4 A#
i can see myself tearing up the road
D# A# D#/A# A# C/A# A# F | / | / | F F/D# F/D
faster than any other boy has ever gone
F/C A# A#sus4 A#
and my skin is raw but my soul is ripe
A#
no one’s gonna stop me now
F | / |
i gotta make my escape
D# A# F
but i can’t stop thinking of you
G# D# F
and i never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late
| F C / / | C A# F/A A# | F C / / | C A# F/A A# | | x2
G# D# Fsus | F | / |
and i never see the sudden curve till it’s way too late
D# F Gm
then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
D# F Gm
torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
G# A# Cm
and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
D# F Gm
and the last thing i see is my heart
D#
still beating
Gm Cm
breaking out of my body and flyin away
C Fsus4 F
like a bat out of hell
G# A# Cm
then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
G# A# Cm
torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
D# F Gm
and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
G# A# Cm
and the last thing i see is my heart
C#sus2
still beating , still beating
Fm ( add9 ) /C C
breaking out of my body and flyin away
F / / C |
like a bat out of hell
A# F / / C | x2
like a bat out of hell
A# F / / / | Fm/C | C |
like a bat out of hell
( C ) ( 1xo ) F | C | A# | / | x2
like a bat out of hell
( A# ) F | / |
like a bat out of hell
F | C | A# | / | ( repeat and fade )
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