BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF
INTRO:
(E Guitar)
Eb F Eb F
(+Piano)
Eb F Eb F
VERSE 1:
Eb F Bb
The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling,
F
Way down in the valley tonight.
Eb F Am
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye,
Bb
And a blade shining oh so bright.
F C
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
Dm C Bb (Fill)
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets.
F C
Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising,
Dm Bb/D
Oh I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter.
Bb/D C Bb/C C Bb/C
He was starting to foam in the heat.
BRIDGE 1:
Bb C
Oh Baby, you're the only thing in this whole world,
F Bb
That's pure and good and right.
Bb C
And wherever you are and wherever you go,
Bb Bb/C F
There's always gonna be some light.
Bb C
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now,
Dm Bb (Fill)
Before the final crack of dawn.
F C
So we gotta make the most of our one night together.
Bb Bb C Bb/C C Bb/C C
When it's over you know, we'll both be so alone.
CHORUS 1:
F Bb F (Fill)
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes.
F Am
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell,
Bb Am Gm (Fill)
I'll be gone, gone, gone.
F C Bb
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes.
(Slower)
Bb C Bb/D C/E F C
But when the day is done and the sun goes down,
Bb Bb F/A Gm7 F/A Bb C
And moonlight's shining through.
LINK 1:
(Calmer)
F Am/E Dm F/C
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven,
Bb Bb/A Gm7 Bb C Bb C
I'll come crawling on back to you.
VERSE 2:
(A Tempo)
F Bb
I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram,
F (Fill)
On a silver black phantom bike.
F Am
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry,
Bb (Fill)
And we're all about to see the light.
F C
Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole,
Dm C Bb (Fill)
Everything is stunted and lost.
F C
And nothing really rocks, and nothing really rolls,
Bb Bb/C F
And nothing's ever worth the cost.
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BRIDGE 2:
Bb C F
And I know that I'm damned if I never get out,
Bb C F
And maybe I'm damned if I do.
Bb C Dm (Fill)
But with every other beat I got left in my heart,
Bb C F
You know I'd rather be damned with you.
F C
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned,
Bb C F
Dancing through the night with you.
F C
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned.
F Bb9
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned.
F C
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned.
Bb C
Dancing through the night,
Bb C
Dancing through the night,
Bb C F F (Gliss.)
Dancing through the night with you.
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
(E Guitar Solo)
|F Eb |Bb/D C |F Eb |Bb/D C |
(+Piano)
|F Eb |Bb/D C |F Eb |Bb/D C |
|C |Bb/C |C |Bb/C C |
BRIDGE 1:
Bb C
Oh Baby, you're the only thing in this whole world,
F Bb
That's pure and good and right.
Bb C
And wherever you are and wherever you go,
Bb Bb/C F
There's always gonna be some light.
Bb C
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now,
Dm Bb (Fill)
Before the final crack of dawn.
F C
So we gotta make the most of our one night together.
Bb Bb C Bb/C C Bb/C C
When it's over you know, we'll both be so alone.
CHORUS 1:
F Bb F (Fill)
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes.
F Am
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell,
Bb Am Gm (Fill)
I'll be gone, gone, gone.
F C Bb
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes.
(Slower)
Bb C Bb/D C/E F C
But when the day is done and the sun goes down,
Bb Bb F/A Gm7 F/A Bb C
And moonlight's shining through.
LINK 2:
(Offbeat)
C Bb/D C/E F Am/E Dm F/C
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven, I'll come
Bb Bb/A Gm7
Crawling on back to you.
(Calmer)
F Am/E Dm F/C
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven,
Bb Bb/A Gm7
I'll come crawling on back to you.
OUTRO:
(Motorbike Engine)
|F |Fsus4 |F |Fsus4 |F |
|F |Fsus4 |F |Fsus4 |F |
(Fade out)
END
Personally transcribed for piano by OliThePianist – there’s not enough free piano music out there!
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