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 - Free time - no drums] [Dm] Life is a [C]mys- [Gm]ter- [Dm]y, everyone must [C]stand [Gm]a [Dm]lone ....I hear you [C/E]call [Gm/Bb - 653333]my [F/A]name [Bb]and it [F] feels [C] like....... [Dm] home
[Chorus - Drums - BPM 111] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] I hear your [F] voice, .....[C] it's like an [Dm] angel sighing, [Bb] I have no [F] choice I hear your [C] voice, [C] feels like flying (C Cadd6 C Csus4) [Bb] ...I close my [F] eyes, .... [C] oh God I [Dm] think I'm falling, [Bb] out of the [F] sky I close my [C] eyes, [C] heaven help me (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] Like a [F] child, [C] you whisper [Dm] softly to me, [Bb] you're in con [F] trol just like a [C] child, [C] now I'm dancing [Bb] It's like a [F] dream, [C] no end and [Dm] no beginning, [Bb] you're here with [F] me it's like a [C] dream [C] let the choir sing (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[F] there - When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb]
[Bridge] [Dm][C/D - x5555x][Dm][C/D] there ah-ah---------ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro] [Dm] Life is a [C] mys- [Gm] ter- [Dm] y, everyone must [C] stand [Gm] a [Dm] lone ... I hear you [C/E] call [Gm/Bb] my [F/A] name, [Bb] and it [F] feels [C] like, [Dm] home Just like a prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to m [C/D] e, you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you seem [F/A] Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can take me [F] there
[Big Gospel bit] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[Outro] [Dm] Just like prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to me, [C/D] you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you [F/A] seem ..Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can [C] take me [F] there
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
