[Intro - No drums just big stabs with ] xxxx xxxx xxxx x[Eb]xx [F]
[Verse 1 - No drums or percussion - 172 BPM - Eb and F are close to each other] [Eb] The [F]sirens are screaming and the [Bb/F-11333x]fires are howling Way [F]down in the valley tonight [Eb]There's a [F]man in the shadows with a [Am]gun in his eye And a [Bb]blade shining oh so bright There's e [F] vil 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 (start to finger pick) [F]down in the tunnel where the [C]deadly are rising Oh I [Dm]swear I saw a young boy [Bb/D - x5333x]Down in the gutter, he was [Bb/D]starting to foam in the [C] heat .....[Bb/C x3333x] ...... [C]
[Pre-Chorus - slight snare slap - no bass drum] Oh [Bb]Baby, you're the only thing in [C]this whole world That's [F]pure and good and [Bb]right And where [Bb]ever you are and where [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 dawn [Bb] So we [F]gotta make the most of our [C]one night together When it's [Bb]over you know We'll both be so al [C] one [Bb/C][C]
[Chorus - Full drums] Like a [F]bat out of hell I'll be [Bb]gone when the morning [F]comes When the [F]night is over Like a [Am]bat out of hell I'll be [Bb]gone [Am]gone [Gm]gone (this on snare)
Like a [F]bat out of hell I'll be [C] gone when the morning [Bb] comes ([Bb][C]) But when the (half time) [F] day is done and the [C] sun goes down And [Bb]moonlight's [Bb/G]shin-ing [Gm]through [Am]ooh [Bb]ooh [C]oooh (stop)
(freetime - no drums) 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 [Gm/A]to [Gm7]you
[STRUMMY BIT - C/E just play once first then second time upstroke to snare] (bass drum on each Bb/D) [Bb/D x5333x] C/E Bb/D C/E
[Verse 2 - Full drums] 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] (half time) nothing really rocks And [C] nothing really rolls And [Bb] nothing's ever [C] worth the [F] cost (full time)
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 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 [Bb] Dancing through the [C] night with y [F] o 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 [Bb] Dancing through the [C] night [Bb] Dancing through the [C] night [Bb] Dancing through the [C] night with [F] you
[Instrumental] [F][Eb][Bb/D][C] x4 [Csus][C] x 2
[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 [Bb] 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 We'll both be so al [C] one [Bb/C][C]
[Chorus] Like a [F]bat out of hell I'll be [Bb]gone when the morning [F]comes When the [F]night is over Like a [Am]bat out of hell I'll be [Bb]gone [Am]gone [Gm]gone (this on snare)
Like a [F]bat out of hell I'll be [C] gone when the morning [Bb] comes ([Bb][C]) But when the (half time) [F] day is done and the [C] sun goes down And [Bb]moonlight's [Bb/G]shin-ing [Gm]through [Am]ooh [Bb]ooh [C]oooh
(loud, hard and half time) Then like a [F]sinner be [C/E]fore the [Dm]gates of [F/C]heaven I'll come [Bb]crawling on [Gm/A]back [Gm/A]to [Gm7]you (pause - then no drums) 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 [Gm/A]to [Gm7]you
[Instrumental 1 - REMOVED]
[Vamp on Bb] [Bb]
[Verse] I can [Bb]see myself [Bbsus4] tearing up the [Bb] road [Eb]Fas [Bb]ter than [Eb/Bb]a... [Bb]ny [C/B]other [Bb]boy has [F]ever gone - (don't worry for now - F F/Eb F/D) [F/C]And my [Bb]skin is raw but my [Bbsus4]soul is [Bb]ripe [Bb]No one's gonna stop me now I gotta make my es [F]cape 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 (slow down and half time - Instrumental 2 removed) And I [Ab] never see the sudden [Eb] curve till it's way too [Fsus] late [F] (stop)
[Verse - No drums - finger pick] 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 (start to lift) Breaking [Gm]out of my body and [Cm]flyin away (straight to next line) [C] Like a bat out of hell [Fsus4][F]
[Verse - Loud and Half time] 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 (quieter) And I [Eb] think somebody some [F] where must be tolling a [Gm] bell (3 hard stabs) And the [Ab] last thing I [Bb] see is my [Cm] heart (lift with muted downstrokes) Still [Dbsus2-x46644]beating, Still [Dbsus2]beating I'm breaking [Fmadd9/C-13x113] out of my body and [C]flyin away (1 2 3 4 1) hey(stop) Like a bat out of
[Chorus] [F] Hell [C][Bb] Like a bat out of [F] Hell [C][Bb] Like a bat out of [F] Hell [C][Bb] (hold on Bb for 1 2 3 4 the stop_
Like a bat out of [F]hell....... (end)
[End]
[Notes] [Intro 2 - taken out] 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
[Instrumental 2] (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
[Instrumental 2] F C C Bb F/A Bb F C C Bb F/A Bb |x2
[Intro - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] [C] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] [C] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [C][C][C9] x - [C9][C][C9][C] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Verse 4] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause] [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Pause - THEN PLAY G BUT AS PER KEYBOARD INTRO WITH C9 pluck all strings to help high E rings out] [Gadd9][G] E -5-----3--5--7--5--3 B -0------------------ G -0------------------ D -0------------------ A -X------------------ E -3------------------ Close to you (end on Gadd9 with pause before outro)
[Outro] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you (repeat to fade)
