...THRILLER... by Michael Jackson (1982)
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*THRILLER*
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1. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'
2. BABY BE MINE
3. THE GIRL IS MINE
4. THRILLER
5. BEAT IT
6. BILLY JEAN
7. HUMAN NATURE
8. PYT (PRETTY YOUNG THING)
9. THE LADY IN MY LIFE
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1...WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: D)
Intro:
C/D D (x4)
Chorus 1:
C/D
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
D
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
D
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Verse 1:
(n.c)
I took my baby to the doctor,
With a fever; but nothing, he found.
By the time this hit the street;
They said; she had a breakdown.
C/D D
Someone's always tryin', to start my baby cryin',
C/D
Talkin', squealin', lyin';
D
Sayin'; you just wanna be startin' somethin'.
Chorus 2:
(n.c)
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Verse 2:
(n.c)
You love to pretend that you're good,
When you're always up to no good.
You really can't make him hate her,
So your tongue became a razor.
C/D D
Someone's always tryin', to keep my baby cryin';
C/D D
Treacherous, cunnin', declinin'; you got my baby cryin'.
Chorus 3:
C/D
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
D
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
D
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Break:
C/D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
They hate you, (they hate you),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
You're just a buffet, (you're just a buffet),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
They eat off of you, (they eat off of you),
D
You're a vegetable.
Breakdown:
(n.c)
Verse 3:
(n.c)
Billie Jean is always talkin',
When nobody else is talkin'.
Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders;
So they called her mouth a motor.
C/D D
Someone's always tryin', to start my baby cryin',
C/D
Talkin', squealin', lyin';
D
Sayin'; you just wanna be startin' somethin'.
Chorus 4:
(n.c)
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Break:
Break:
C/D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
They hate you, (they hate you),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
You're just a buffet, (you're just a buffet),
D
You're a vegetable, (you're a vegetable).
C/D
They eat off of you, (they eat off of you),
D
You're a vegetable.
Interlude:
(Guitar Riff)
C/D D (x4), (n.c)
C/D D (x2)
Verse 4:
(n.c)
If you can't feed your baby, (yeah, yeah),
Then don't have a baby, (yeah, yeah).
And don't think maybe, (yeah, yeah),
If you can't feed your baby, (yeah, yeah).
C/D D
You'll be always tryin', to stop that child from cryin'.
C/D D
Hustlin', stealin', lyin'; now baby's slowly dyin'.
Chorus 5:
(n.c)
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
I said; you wanna be startin somethin';
You got to be startin' somethin'.
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
It's too high to get over, (yeah, yeah),
D
Too low to get under, (yeah, yeah).
C/D
You're stuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah),
D
And the pain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Interlude:
C/D D
Lift your head up high; and scream out to the world;
C/D D
I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl.
C/D D
No one can hurt you now, because you know what's true.
C/D D
Yes, I be-lieve in me; so you be-lieve in you. Help me sing it;
Coda:
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Help me sing it;
(n.c)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
C/D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
D
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C/D D
EADGBE EADGBE
xx0010 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
2...BABY BE MINE... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
Intro:
Gm7 Am7 (x2)
Verse 1:
Gm7 Am7
I don't need no dreams, when I'm by your side;
Gm7 Am7 Gm7
Every moment takes me, to para-dise.
Bridge 1:
Dm7
Darlin'...let me hold you;
Bb Gm7 Dm7 G7
Warm you in my arms, and melt your fears a-way.
Dm7
Show you...
Bb Gm7 Eb
All the magic that a perfect love can make;
Bb
I need you night and day.
Chorus 1:
Am7 Bb Gm7
So baby, be mine, (baby, you gotta be mine),
Bb Am7
And girl, I'll give you all I got to give.
Bb Am7
So baby, be my girl, (all the time),
Bb
And we can share this ecstasy,
Am7 Gm7
As long as we believe, in love.
Interlude:
Gm7 Am7 (x2)
Verse 2:
Gm7 Am7
I won't give you reason, to change your mind,
(I guess it's still you thrill me, baby, be mine).
Gm7 Am7 Gm7
You are all the future, that I de-sire.
Bridge 2:
Dm7
Girl...I need to hold you,
Bb Gm7 Dm7 G7
Share my feelings in the heat of love's em-brace.
Dm7
Show you...
Bb Gm7 Eb
All the passion burning in my heart, to-day;
Bb
It's never gonna fade.
Chorus 2:
Am7 Bb Gm7
So baby, be mine, (baby, you gotta be mine),
Bb Am7
And girl, I'll give you all I got to give.
Bb
So baby, be my girl,
Am7
You're everything this world could be;
The reason that I live.
Middle 8:
Gm7 Am7
Won't you stay with me, un-til the mornin' sun?
Bb c
I promise you now; that the dawn will be different.
Gm7 F
Lady, can't you see, that Heaven's just begun?
Bbm7 Bb
It's livin' here, inside our hearts.
Verse 3:
Gm7
There'll be no more mountains, for us to climb,
(I guess it's still you thrill me; baby, be mine).
Gm7 Am7 Gm7
This will be a love, lasting for all time.
Bridge 3:
Dm7
Girl...you got to hold me,
Bb Gm7 Dm7 G7
We can touch the sky and light the darkest day.
Dm7 Bb Gm7 Eb
Hold me...only you and I, can make sweet love this way;
Bb
There's no more I can say.
Chorus 3:
Am7 Bb Gm7
So baby, be mine, (baby, you gotta be mine),
Bb Am7
And girl, I'll give you all I got to give.
Bb
So baby, be my girl,
Am7
You're everything this world could be;
The reason that I live.
Chorus 4:
Am7 Bb Gm7
So baby, be mine, (baby, you gotta be mine),
Bb Am7
And girl, I'll give you all I got to give.
Bb
So baby, be my girl,
Am7
You're everything this world could be;
The reason that I live.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Bb G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
353333 x57555 x57565 688766 353433
Eb c F Bbm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 x35553 133211 686666
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
3...THE GIRL IS MINE... by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Intro:
Gmaj7 Am7 (x4)
Verse 1:
(Michael):
Gmaj7 Am7
Every night, she walks right in my dreams,
Gmaj7 Am7
Since I met her from the start.
Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 E7sus4
I'm so proud I am the only one, who is special in her heart.
Chorus 1:
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Am7, Gmaj7
The girl is mine; ...the doggone girl is mine.
E7sus4 Am7 D7 (Gmaj7)
I know she's mine; ...because the doggone girl is mine.
Interlude:
Gmaj7 Am7 (x2)
Verse 2:
(Paul):
Gmaj7 Am7
I don't understand the way you think,
Gmaj7 Am7
Saying that she's yours, not mine,
Gmaj7 Am7
Sending roses and your silly dreams;
Gmaj7 E7sus4
Really just a waste of time.
Chorus 2:
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Am7, Gmaj7
Because she's mine; ...the doggone girl is mine.
E7sus4 Am7 D7 (Gmaj7)
Don't waste your time, ...because the doggone girl is mine.
Interlude:
Gmaj7 Am7 (x2)
Bridge 1:
(Both):
Gmaj7 Am7
I love you more than he, (take you anywhere),
Gmaj7 Am7
But I love you endlessly, (loving we will share).
Bbmaj9 Ebmaj7
So come and go with me, to one town.
c D6 c D6
But we, both cannot have her, so it's, one or the other.
c D6 c D6
And one, day you'll dis-cover; that shes's my girl for-ever and ever.
Verse 3:
(Both):
Gmaj7 Am7
Don't build your hopes, to be let down,
Gmaj7 Am7
'Cos I really feel it's time.
Gmaj7 Am7
I know she'll tell you; I'm the one for her,
Gmaj7 E7sus4
'Cos she said I blow her mind.
Chorus 3:
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Am7, Gmaj7
The girl is mine; ...the doggone girl is mine.
E7sus4 Am7 D7 (Gmaj7)
Don't waste your time, ...because the doggone girl is mine.
Break:
Am7 Gmaj7 Am7
She's mine, (she's mine), no, no, no, she's mine.
Gmaj7 Am7
The girl is mine, (the girl is mine),
Gmaj7 Am7
The girl is mine, (the girl is mine).
Gmaj7 Am7
The girl is mine, (mine, mine),
Gmaj7 Am7
Yep, she's mine, (mine, mine).
Gmaj7 Am7
The girl is mine, (mine, mine),
Gmaj7 E7sus4 (n.c)
Yep, she's mine, (mine, mine).
Chorus 4:
E7sus4 Am7 D7 (Gmaj7)
Don't waste your time, ...because the doggone girl is mine.
Interlude:
Gmaj7 Am7, Gmaj7 E7sus4
Break:
*KEY CHANGE*
------------
Amaj7 Bm7
The girl is mine...
(Paul):
Amaj7 Bm7
Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay?
(Michael):
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
Paul, I think, I told you; I'm a lover, not a fighter.
(Paul):
Amaj7
I've heard it all be-fore, Michael,
Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
She told me that I'm her forever lover, you know, don't you remember?
(Michael):
Amaj7 Bm7
Well, after loving me, she said she couldn't love another.
(Paul):
Is that what she said?
(Michael):
Amaj7 Bm7
Yes, she said it; you keep dreaming.
(Paul):
I don't believe it!
Coda:
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
(Mine, mine), the girl is mine, (mine, mine).
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
(Mine, mine), the girl is mine, (mine, mine).
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Gmaj7 Am7 E7sus4 D7 Bbmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x443x x02013 020200 xx0212 x13231
Ebmaj7 c D6 Amaj7 Bm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68786 x32010 xx0202 x02120 x24232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
4...THRILLER... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
Intro:
C#m7, F#7, G#+
C#m E, E F# C#m,
C#m7, F#7 (x2)
Verse 1:
C#m7 F#7
It's close to midnight, and something evil's, lurking in the dark.
C#m7
Under the moonlight, you see a sight, that almost stops your heart.
F#7 C#m7
You try to scream, but terror takes the sound, before you make it.
F#7 C#m7
You start to freeze, as horror looks you right between the eyes;
G#m
You're para-lyzed.
Chorus 1:
C#m E E F# C#m
'Cos this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 F#m7
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike.
C#m E E F# C#m
You know it's; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 A7 F#7 (C#m7)
You're fighting for your life, inside a killer, Thriller, to-night.
Interlude:
C#m7
Verse 2:
C#m7 F#7
You hear the door slam, and realise there's nowhere left to run.
C#m7
You feel the cold hand, and wonder if you'll ever see the sun.
F#7 C#m7
You close your eyes, and hope that this is just imagi-nation.
F#7 C#m7
But all the while, you hear the creature creepin' up be-hind;
G#m
You're out of time.
Chorus 2:
C#m E E F# C#m
'Cos this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 F#m7
There ain't no second chance to kill the thing with forty eyes, girl.
C#m E E F# C#m
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 A7 F#7 C#m7
You're fighting for your life, inside a killer, Thriller, to-night.
Bridge 1:
F#7 Amaj7 B
Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their masquerade.
C#m7 G#m7b5
There's no escapin' the jaws of the alien, this time;
Amaj7 G#7sus4 G#7
This is the end of your life.
Verse 3:
C#m7 F#7
They're out to get you; there's demons closing in on every side.
C#m7
They will pos-sess you; un-less you change the number on your dial.
F#7 C#m7
Now is the time, for you and I to cuddle close to-gether.
F#7 C#m7
All through the night, I'll save you from the terror on the screen;
G#m
I'll make you see...
Chorus 3:
C#m E E F# C#m
That this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 F#m7
'Cos I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare try.
C#m E E F# C#m
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 A7
So let me hold you tight, and share a killer,
F#7 A/B C#m7 E
Diller, chiller, Thriller here to-night.
Chorus 4:
C#m E E F# C#m
That this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 F#m7
'Cos I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare try.
C#m E E F# C#m
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
F#7 A7 F#7 (C#m7)
So let me hold you tight, and share a killer, thriller, ow!
Break:
C#m7
...I'm gonna thrill you tonight.
(Vincent Price)
(Spoken):
C#m7 A B F#*
Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.
C#m7 A B F#*
Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorise your neighbourhood.
C#m7 A B F#*
And whosoever shall be found, without the soul for getting down,
C#m7 A B F#*
Must stand and face the Hounds of Hell and rot inside a corpse's shell.
(with Vocal Ad-libs):
C#m7 A, B F#* (x3), C#m7 A
B F#* C#m7
The foulest stench is in the air; the funk of forty thousand years,
A B F#*
And grizzy ghouls from every tomb, are closing in to seal your doom.
C#m7 A B F#*
And though you fight to stay alive; your body starts to shiver,
C#m7 A B F#*
For no mere mortal can resist, the evil of The Thriller...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C#m7 F#7 G#+ C#m E F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E
x46454 242322 xx6554 x46654 x79997 x91111119
G#m F#m7 A7 Amaj7 B G#m7b5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
466444 242222 575655 5x665x 799877 xx5666
G#7sus4 G#7 A/B A F#*
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
464644 464544 7x765x 577655 244322
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
5...BEAT IT... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
Intro:
G5 E5, G5 D5
*Riff 1:
(Em D)
e|---------------|------------|
B|---------------|------------|
G|---------------|------------|
D|----------5-2--|--4-2-------|
A|-------2-------|-------5-5--|
E|--0-3----------|------------| (x4)
*(Lead Riff):
e|--------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------|
G|--x--x-x-12-x-x-12-9-x-x--|--11-x-x-11--7--|
D|--x--x-x-12-x-x-12-9-x-x--|--12-x-x-12--7--|
A|--------------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------| (x2)
Verse 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/thriller_album_crd.html ]
Em D
They told him; don't you ever come around here;
Em D
Don't wanna see your face; you better disappear.
c D
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear,
Em D
So beat it, just beat it.
Verse 2:
Em D
You better run, you better do what you can;
Em D
Don't wanna see no blood; don't be a macho man.
c D
You wanna be tough; better do what you can,
Em D
So beat it; but you wanna be bad.
Chorus 1:
(with *Riff 1):
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right;
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, just beat, beat it.
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, just beat, beat it.
Verse 3:
Em D
They're out to get you; better leave while you can;
Em D
Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man.
c D
You wanna stay alive; better do what you can,
Em D
So beat it, just beat it.
Verse 4:
Em D
You have to show them that you're really not scared;
Em D
You're playin' with your life; this ain't no truth or dare.
c D
They'll kick you, then they beat you, then they'll tell you its fair;
Em D
So beat it; but you wanna be bad.
Chorus 2:
(with *Riff 1):
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
Em
Just beat it, beat it, beat it.
Just beat it, beat it, beat it.
Break:
Em
*(Lead Riff):
e|--------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------|
G|--x--x-x-12-x-x-12-9-x-x--|--11-x-x-11--7--|
D|--x--x-x-12-x-x-12-9-x-x--|--12-x-x-12--7--|
A|--------------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------| (x2)
Guitar Solo:
(Over):
(E5 D5 E5 D5 C5 D5 E5 D5)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|--5-5--5---5--7-7--|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|
D|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|--5-5--5---5--7-7--|--9-9--9---9--7-7--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| (x2)
Chorus 3:
Em D
Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
Chorus 4:
Em D
Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
Em D
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it;
Em D
No one wants to be de-feated.
Em D
Showin' how funky and strong, is your fight,
Em D
It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G5 E5 D5 Em D c
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
355xxx 02xxxx x577xx x79787 x57775 x35553
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
6...BILLIE JEAN... by Michael Jackson
------------------...................
*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: F#m)
Intro:
(n.c)
(Drums)
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E (x2)
Verse 1:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
She was more like a beauty queen, from a movie scene,
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
I said; don't mind, but what do you mean; I am the one?
Em F#m/E G/D
Who will dance on the floor, in the round.
F#m/E Am7 (Em)
She said; I am the one, who will dance on the floor, in the round.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E
Verse 2:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
Then every head turned, with eyes that dreamed of being the one,
(Em)
Who will dance on the floor, in the round.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E
Bridge 1:
c Em
People always told me; be careful what you do;
c Em
And don't go around breaking young girl's hearts.
c Em
And mother always told me; be careful of who you love;
c B7
And be careful of what you do, 'cos the lie becomes the truth.
Chorus 1:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover;
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
She's just a girl who, claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E, G/D
But the kid is not my son.
F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
(Em)
But the kid is not my son.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E
Verse 3:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
For forty days and forty nights, the law was on her side.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
But who can stand, when she's in demand, her schemes and plans?
Em F#m/E, G/D
'Cos we danced on the floor, in the round.
F#m/E Am7 Em F#m/E
So take my strong a-dvice; just remember to always think twice.
G/D F#m/E
(Do think twice, do think twice).
Verse 3:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
She told my baby we'd danced 'till three, then she looked a me,
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
Then showed a photo; my baby cried; his eyes looked like mine.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Go on dance on the floor, in the round, baby.
Bridge 2:
c Em
People always told me; be careful what you do;
c Em
And don't go around breaking young girl's hearts.
c Em
She came and stood right by me; then the smell of sweet perfume.
c B7
This happened much too soon; she called me to her room.
Chorus 2:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover;
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
She's just a girl who, claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover;
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
She's just a girl who, claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E, G/D
But the kid is not my son.
F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
(Em)
But the kid is not my son.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E (x3), Em F#m/E, G/D
F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E, G/D F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Chorus 3:
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover;
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E Am7
She's just a girl who, claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E, G/D
But the kid is not my son.
F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E, G/D
But the kid is not my son.
F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E, G/D
But the kid is not my son.
Coda:
F#m/E Em F#m/E, G/D
She says; I am the one,
F#m/E Em F#m/E, G/D
She says he is my son.
F#m/E (Em)
She says; I am the one.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover.
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E G/D F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Em F#m/E G/D Am7 c B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 002222 xx0003 x02013 x32010 021202
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
7...HUMAN NATURE... by Michael Jackson
-------------------...................
*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: G)
Intro:
F/G G, Ebmaj7 Dm7 (x2)
Verse 1:
F G F G
Looking out, across the night-time;
F G F G
The city winks a sleepless eye.
F G F G
Hear her voice, shake my window;
F Em7 Dm7 Gsus4
Sweet se-ducing sighs.
Verse 2:
F G F G
Get me out, into the night-time;
F G F G
Four walls won't hold me, to-night.
F G F G
If this town, is just an apple;
F Em7 Dm7 G
Then let me take a bite. (If they say);
Chorus 1:
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Tell them that its human nature.
F Em7 Dm7 Am
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Tell them that its human nature.
F Em7 Dm7 G
Why? why? Does he do me that way?
Verse 3:
F G F G
Reaching out, to touch a stranger;
F G F G
Electric eyes are every-where.
F G F G
See that girl; she knows I'm watching,
F Em7 Dm7 G
She likes the way I stare. (If they say):
Chorus 2:
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Tell them that its human nature.
F Em7 Dm7 Am
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Tell them that its human nature.
F Em7 Dm7 G
Why? why? Does he do me that way?
Dm7 Am
I like livin' this way,
Dm7 Am, Dm9 Fmaj7 (F/G)
I like lovin' this way. That way.
Interlude:
F/G G, Ebmaj7 Dm7 (x2)
Verse 5:
F G F G
Looking out, a-cross the morning,
F G F G
The city's heart begin to beat.
F G F G
Reaching out, I touch her shoulder;
F Em7 Dm7 G
I'm dreaming of the street. (If they say):
Chorus 3:
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Tell them that its human nature.
F Em7 Dm7 Am
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why?
F Em7 Dm7 G
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Ta da da da, cha cha cha cha.
F Em7 Dm7 Am
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why?
F Em7 Dm7 G
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why?
F Em7 Dm7 Am
Why? why? Does he do me that way? (If they say);
F G c C/B Am G
Why? why? Ta da da da, ta da ta da.
F Em7 Dm7
Why? why? Does he do me that way?
Dm7
I like livin' this way.
Outro:
F/G G, Ebmaj7 Dm7 (x2)
Abmaj7 Gm7, Ebmaj7 Dm7, Abmaj7
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F/G G Ebmaj7 Dm7 F Em7 Gsus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
303210 320003 x68786 xx0211 133211 022030 320013
c C/B Am Dm9 Fmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x2001x x02210 x5355x x03210 4x554x 353333
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
8...P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)... by Michael Jackson
----------------------------------...................
*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
Intro:
Bm, E (x4)
Verse 1:
Bm7
Where did you come from, lady,
Gmaj7
And ooh, won't you take me there?
A/B
Right away, won't you, baby?
Bm7
Tendoroni, you've got to be;
Gmaj7 A/B
Spark my nature; sugar, fly with me.
Bridge 1:
Gmaj7 E/F# F#7
Don't you know; now is the perfect time?
B B7
We can make it right; hit the city lights.
Gmaj7 E/F# F#7
Then to-night, ease the lovin' pain;
C/D B7#9
Let me take you to the max.
Chorus 1:
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there.
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there.
Gmaj7 A7
Anywhere you wanna go.
Verse 2:
Bm7
Nothin' can stop this burnin',
Gmaj7 A/B
De-sire to be with you; gotta get to you baby.
Bm7
Won't you come? It's emergency;
Gmaj7 A/B
Cool my fire yearnin', honey; come set me free.
Bridge 2:
Gmaj7 E/F# F#7
Don't you know; now is the perfect time?
B B7
We can dim the lights, just to make it right.
Gmaj7 E/F# F#7
In the night; hit the lovin' spot;
C/D B7#9
I'll give you all I've got.
Chorus 2:
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there.
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there.
Break:
e|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|
E|--2-3--5-5--|--5-5--6-7--| (x2)
B
Pretty young things, repeat after me,
Sing: na na na, (na na na).
Na na na na, (na na na na).
Sing: na na na na na, (na na na na na),
D/F# A/B B7
I'll take you there, take you there.
Chorus 3:
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there, take you there.
Em7 G
I want to love you, (P.Y.T.), Pretty Young Thing,
A Em7 G
You need some lovin', (T.L.C.), Tender lovin' care.
A Em7 A/B B7
And I'l...l, take you there, take you there.
Coda:
(with Ad Libs)
Em7 G A (x2), A/B B7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Bm E Bm7 Gmaj7 A/B E/F# F#7 C/D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24432 022100 x24232 3x443x x22222 222100 242322 x00010
B7#9 Em7 G A B7 A7 B D/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x2123x 022030 320003 x02220 021200 x02223 x24442 2x0230
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
9...THE LADY IN MY LIFE... by Michael Jackson
--------------------------...................
*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
Intro:
Amaj7 Dm9, Dm9 Em7 (x2)
Am7 D6 (x2)
Verse 1:
Am7 D6 Am7
There'll be no darkness to-night;
Em7 Dm7 G
Lady our love, will shine,
Em7 Dm7 Em7
(Lighting the light).
Am7 D6 Am7
Just put your trust in my heart,
Em7 Dm7 G
And meet me in para-dise.
Em7 Dm7 c
(Now is the time). Girl...
G Fmaj7
You're every wonder in this world to me;
G D
A treasure time won't steal a-way.
Chorus 1:
Amaj7 Dm7 F/G Cmaj7
So listen to my heart; lay your body close to mine,
Fmaj7 Bm7 D Amaj7 Dm7
Let me fill you with my dreams; I can make you feel all right.
Amaj7 Dm7 F/G Cmaj7
And baby, through the years; gonna love you, more each day,
Fmaj7 Bm7 D (Amaj9)
So I promise you, to-night; that you'll always be the lady in my life.
Interlude:
Amaj7 Dm9, Dm9 Em7
Bridge 1:
Dm9 Em7
Lay back in my tenderness;
Dm9 Em7 Am7
Let's make this a night, we won't for-get.
G
Girl, I need your sweet caress.
Dm9 Em7
Reach out to a fantasy;
Dm9 Em7 Am7 D E
Two hearts, in the beat of ecsta-sy; come to me, girl...
Chorus 2:
Amaj7 Dm7 F/G Cmaj7
And I will keep you warm, through the shadows of the night,
Fmaj7 Bm7 D Amaj7 Dm7
Let me touch you with my love; I can make you feel so right.
Amaj7 Dm7 F/G Cmaj7
And baby, through the years; even when we're old and grey;
Fmaj7 Bm7 D (Amaj7)
I will love you, more each day, 'cos you will always be the lady in my life.
Outro:
(with Vocal Ad-Libs)
Amaj7 Dm9, Dm9 Em7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Amaj7 Dm9 Em7 Am7 D6
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02424 x5355x 022030 x02010 xx0202
Dm7 G c Fmaj7 D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0211 320003 x32010 x03210 xx0232
Amaj7 F/G Cmaj7 Bm7 E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02120 303210 x32000 x24232 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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