Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:23:31 +0100
From: Martin Newbold 
Subject: m/meatloaf/bat_out_of_hell.crd

>Notes:
>Capo on I , its needed because there is a jump from D#  to F thats quite
hard so I translated it.
>This also makes it quite easy to play, but try it with out if can sing it
in that key.
>
>The Instrumental parts where quite hard to work out and I am not sure if
they are total correct but the sound ok
>played acoustically.  I havent done any tab for the solos but if you wany
you can add the tab to this document,
>but please leave the information above. Also please send me a copy of the
finished tab if you can I would be
>grateful.
>This song was transcribed on Easter Friday 1998
>
>I must also thank you to Alex Pfaffinger, whose Heaven can wait song also
in the archive challenged me to
>transcribe this. Its brilliant download it now.
>
>I might work out the intro for this but I havent got any time at the moment
to do it.
>
> :) Well Enjoy I hope its accurate I havent performed it yet.

Long intro insert here

E      A    D -  E          A        D - E      A
D - E                                             A
    The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
          E
    Way down in the valley tonight
D - E                                   B
    Theres a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
          A
    And a blade shining oh so bright
            E                           B
    Theres evil in the air and theres thunder in the sky
           C#m                      A
    And a killers on the bloodshot streets
           E                            B
    Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
       A
    Oh I swear I saw a young boy,    Down in the gutter
           A                       B    A      B  (piano climb)
    He was starting to foam in the heat

       A                                  B
    Oh Baby youre the only thing in this whole world
           E                 A
    Thats pure and good and right
        A                    B
    And wherever you are and wherever you go
            A                    E
    Theres always gonna be some light
          A                      B
    But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
           C#m                A  (piano climb)
    Before the final crack of dawn

           E                         B
    So we gotta make the most of our one night together
              A
    When its over you know
                     B     A    B   A
    Well both be so alone

    E
    Like a bat out of hell
            A                      E
    Ill be gone when the morning comes
    E
    When the night is over
           G#m                     A     F#m   A
    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone gone gone
    E                              B                     A
    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone when the morning comes
                 E
    But when the day is done
            B
    And the sun goes down
            A                   B      G#m.. A.. F#m.. A.. B..
    And the moonlights shining through
                E      G#m        C#m      E
    Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
              A           F#m   C#   A       F#m
    Ill come crawling on back to you

Strum
pattern
fast: \/\/\/    /             \/\/\/   /
      A         B             A        B

        E                            A
    Im gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
         E
    On a silver black phantom bike
             E                    G#
    When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
             A
    And were all about to see the light
    E                          B
    Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole
    C#m                       A
    Everything is stunted and lost
        E                         B
    And nothing really rocks, And nothing really rocks
         A                       E
    And nothings ever worth the cost

           A            B                     E
    And I know that Im damned if I never got out
       A          B           E
    And maybe Im damned if I do
        A                B                  C#m...
    But with every other beat I got left in my heart
                 A         B           E
    You know Id rather be damned with you
               E                       B
    Well if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
    A                   B          E
    Dancing through the night with you
            E                            B
    Well if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
            E                  A
    Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
             E                 B
    Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
    A
    Dancing through the night, Dancing through the night
    B                              E
    Dancing through the night with you

Instrumental

A   D   C#  B
B .............................................

    A                                B
    Oh Baby youre the only thing in this whole world
            E                A
    Thats pure and good and right
           A                 B
    And wherever you are and wherever you go
            A                    E
    Theres always gonna be some light
          A                      B
    But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
             C#m              A     (piano climb)
    Before the final crack of dawn
           E                         B
    So we gotta make the most of our one night together
              A
    When its over you know
                             B    A     B    A
    Well both be so alone

    E
    Like a bat out of hell
            A                     E
    Ill be gone when the morning comes
    E
    When the night is over
           G#m                     A    F#m    A
    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone gone gone
    E                              B                        A
    Like a bat out of hell Ill be gone when the morning comes
                 E
    But when the day is done
            B
    And the sun goes down
            A                    B       G#m..   A..  F#m..  A..   B..
    And the moonlights shining through
                E                 G#m                        C#m
E
    Then like a sinner            before                 the gates      of
heaven
              A            F#m  C#m A        F#m
    Ill come crawling on, back to you
                E      G#m        C#m      E
    Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
              A            F#m  C#m   E
    Ill come crawling on, back to you

Instrumental long version
motorbike sound overlay
    E ............................
    A - E.. C - G..   C - D..     B..
    E     G          D                  B
    C#    F#          C#
    E


                 A
    Oh I can see myself tearing up the road
                                       E
    Faster than any other boy has ever gone
            A
    And my skin is raw but my soul is ripe

    No ones gonna stop me now
                     E
    I gotta make my escape,
          C     D                E
    But I cant stop thinking of you
    G                          D                        E
    And I never see the sudden curve until its way too late

    E                B,         A       B x3

    G                           D                       E
    Well I never see the sudden curve till its way too late
    (Crash)

Slow
             D                        E                  F#m
    Then Im dying on the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
    D                        E                 F#m
    Torn and twisted and the foot of a burning bike
          G                  A                       Bm
    And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
            D            E         F#m         G7      A
    And the last thing I see is my heart still beating
     F#                           B
    Breaking out of my body , And flying away
                      E
    Like a bat out of hell
             G                        A                  Bm
    Then Im dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
    G                       A                 Bm
    Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
         D                   E                       F#m
    And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
    G                    A         Bm          C
    And the last thing I see is my heart still beating

    Still beating, Still beating
    F#                          B
    Breaking out of my body and flying away
                      E  E      D       A
    Like a bat out of hell
                      E  E      D       A
    Like a bat out of hell
    E
    Like a bat out of hell
    E  x 4 fast       B       A
    Like a bat out of hell
    E  x 4 fast       B       A
    Like a bat out of hell
Slow it down
    E                  A
    Like a bat out of hell
    E    A..     C#m       A
    E    A..     C#m       A



martin.newbold@bigfoot.com


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