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
BPM - 194 - vox - left - double variation, middle double, right double with reverb
[Intro] [C][F][Bb][F] - Play straight 1 2 1 2 with swing pick up when going back to C Play at barre chords to start - C at 8th fret, F at 8th, Bb at 6th Also with slide to C from Bb at start (or hammer on from 888888 to 81010988?) (Talking) "Were so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight, and we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois' law enforcement community who have chosen to join us here in the palace hotel ballroom at this time. We certainly hope you all enjoy the show, and remember people, that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there're still some things that make us all the same. You, me, them, everybody, everybody."
[Verse - repeat pattern C F Bb F] [C] Ev [F] ery [Bb] bo [F] dy - [C] needs [F] some [Bb] bo [F] dy [C] Ev [F] ery [Bb] bo [F] dy - [C] needs [F] some [Bb] bo [F] dy to [C] love [F][Bb][F] (someone to ..... [C]love) [F][Bb][F] Sweetheart to [C] miss [F] (sweetheart to [Bb] miss) ... [F] Sugar to [C]kiss [F] (sugar to [Bb] kiss) ... [F] I need [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you .... [F] I need [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you .... [F] I need [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you in the [F] morning [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you when [F] my soul's [C] on [F] fire [Bb][F]
[Chorus] [Am] Sometimes I feel [F] I feel a little sad inside [Am] When my baby mistreats me .... I [G] never, never, never have a place to hide ..I need [C] You
[Horns] Descending - [C][C9][F][F] x 2 Ascending [C-x32010][C-x3555x][F-587565][F-881010108] x 2 Descending with harmony - [C-X32013][C-X32031][F][F] x 2 (ascending figure) [C][C-x3555x][F-587565][F-881010108] x 2
[Chorus] [Am] Sometimes I feel [F] I feel a little sad inside [Am] When my baby mistreats me .... I [G] never, never, never have a place to hide ..I need [C] You
[Bridge] (No chords just talking) You know people, when you do find that special somebody You gotta hold that man, hold that woman Love him, please him, squeeze her, please her Signify your feelings with every gentle caress Because it's so important to have that special somebody To hold, to kiss, to miss, to squeeze and please
[Verse - Play chords down neck for fuller sound?] [C] Ev [F] ery [Bb] bo [F] dy - [C] needs [F] some [Bb] bo [F] dy [C] Ev [F] ery [Bb] bo [F] dy - [C] needs [F] some [Bb] bo [F] dy to [C] love [F][Bb][F] (someone to ..... [C]love) [F][Bb][F] Sweetheart to [C] miss [F] (sweetheart to [Bb] miss) ... [F] Sugar to [C]kiss [F] (sugar to [Bb] kiss) ... [F] I need [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you .... [F] I need [C] you, [F] you, [Bb] you .... [F]
[C] [End]
[Notes] Horns - second C C9 F F the line just splits into octaves - could play C at 7th fret and play high E to D as per Ghostbusters and then repeat next section as before