Vox - v1-1, v2-3 Intro C#m to C#m7 (play at 7th fret mute high E with little finger when play 7th), then Cm7 to F#7 then drums in Riff with C#m play bass line A 4 E 7 A 4 7 D 4 A 4 whilst playing C#m7 (try to mute 6th fret on D so bass line works better BPM 116 - [Verse 1] It's close to [C#m7] midnight, and something evil's, lurking in the dark. [F#7] Under the [C#m7] moonlight, you see a sight, that almost stops your heart. You try to [F#7] scream, but terror takes the sound, before you [C#m7] make it. You start to [F#7] freeze, as horror looks you right between the [C#m7] eyes You're para- [G#m] lyzed.
[Chorus 1] 'Cos this is; [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; And [F#7] no one's gonna save you from the [F#m7] beast about to strike. You know it's; [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; You're [F#7] fighting for your life, inside a [A7] killer, [F#7] Thriller, to [(C#m7)] - night
[Interlude] C#m7
[Verse 2] You hear the [C#m7] door slam, and realise there's nowhere left to run. [F#7] You feel the [C#m7] cold hand, and wonder if you'll ever see the sun. You close your [F#7] eyes, and hope that this is just imagi- [C#m7] nation. But all the [F#7] while, you hear the creature creepin' up be- [C#m7] hind You're out of [G#m] time.
[Chorus 2] 'Cos this is; [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; There [F#7] ain't no second chance to kill the [F#m7] thing with forty eyes, girl. [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; You're [F#7] fighting for your life, inside a [A7] killer, [F#7] Thriller, [C#m7] to-night.
[Bridge 1 - Play chords pretty straight G#m7b5 = 464454] [F#7] Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their [Amaj7] masquerade. [B] [C#m7] There's no escapin' the jaws of the alien, this [G#m7b5] time; [Amaj7] This is the end of your [G#7sus4] life. [G#7]
[Verse 3] [C#m7] They're out to get you; there's demons closing in on every side. [F#7] They will pos- [C#m7] sess you; unless you change the number on your dial. Now is the [F#7] time, for you and I to cuddle close to- [C#m7] gether. All through the [F#7] night, I'll save you from the terror on the [C#m7] screen; I'll make you [G#m] see...
[Chorus 3] That this is; [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; 'Cos [F#7] I can thrill you more than any [F#m7] ghost would dare try. [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; So [F#7] let me hold you tight, and share a [A7] killer, [F#7] Diller, [A/B] chiller, [C#m7] Thriller here to- [E] night.
[Chorus 4] That this is; [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; 'Cos [F#7] I can thrill you more than any [F#m7] ghost would dare try. [C#m] Thril- [E] ler, [E] Thril- [F#] ler [C#m] Night; So [F#7] let me hold you tight, and share a [A7] killer, [F#7] thriller, [(C#m7)] ow!
[Break] [C#m7] ...I'm gonna thrill you tonight.
(Vincent Price)
[Spoken] [C#m7] Darkness [A] falls across the land, [B] the midnight hour is [F#*] close at hand. [C#m7] Creatures crawl in [A] search of blood, [B] to terrorise your [F#*] neighbourhood. [C#m7] And whosoever shall be [A] found, without the [B] soul for getting [F#*] down, Must [C#m7] stand and face the Hounds of Hell [A] and rot [B] inside a corpse's [F#*] shell.
(with Vocal Ad-libs) C#m7 A B F#* (x3) C#m7 A
The foulest [B] stench is in the air; the [F#*] funk of forty thousand [C#m7] years, And grizzy [A] ghouls from every tomb, [B] are closing in to [F#*] seal your doom. [C#m7] And though you fight [A] to stay alive; [B] your body starts to [F#*] shiver, For [C#m7] no mere mortal [A] can resist, the [B] evil of The [F#*] Thriller
[Intro - Capo 1 for original key - BPM 62] [Em] I'll protect you from the hooded claw [Em11(020202)] Keep the vampires from your door [Em][Em11]
[Verse 1 - No drums] [Em] Ay....ay eh [C] ay eh ay Feels like fi [Em] ire,I'm so in [C] love with you [Em] Dreams are like angels,They [C] keep bad at bay, bad at bay [Bm] Love is the light,Scaring [C] darkness away, yeah--- [Em] eeeah I'm so in love with [C] you,Purge the soul, [Bm][Bm]Make [Bm]love [C]your goal [D]
[Chorus - Just bass drum with chord emphasis for snare] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from a [Bm] bove,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] Flame on burn desire [C] ,Love with tongues of fire [D] Purge the soul.....[C]Make [C]love your goal
[Verse 2 - Slap snare] [Em] I'll protect you from the [C] hooded claw, Keep the vampires from your [Bm] door When the chips are down, I'll [C] be around,With my undying, [Em] death-defying Love for you [C] Envy will hurt itself, [Bm] Let yourself be beautiful [C] Spark a ling love, flowers and [D] pearls and [Em] pretty girls Love is like an energy, [C] Rushing, rushing in [Bm] side of me, Hey [C][D]
[Chorus 2 - Full drums] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from a [Bm] bove,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] Flame on burn desire [C] ,Love with tongues of fire [D] Purge the soul, [C]Make [C]love your goal
[Link-hold Em] [Em][Em][Em][Em]
[Verse 3 - Finger picking and light drums] [C] This time, we go sublime, [Bm7] Lovers entwine, divine, divine Love is [Am7] danger, love is pleasure, [Bm7] Love is pure, the only treasure [Em] I'm so in [C] love with you, Purge the soul ... [Bm7][Bm7]Make [Bm7]love your [C] goal
[Vamp on C - big build - lots of fills] [C]
[Chorus 3] [Em] The power of [C] love,A force from [Bm] above,Cleaning my [C] soul [D] The power [G/B] of [C] love,A force from [D] above,a sky-scraping [C] dove [Em] Flame on burn de [C] sire,Love with tongues of [Em] fire [Em] Purge the soul, [C]Make [C]love your [Em] goal [Em11][Em]
[Fade Out] [Em] I'll protect you from the hooded claw [Em11] Keep the vampires from your door