Meat Loaf - Paradise by the dashboard light
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there are no split chords in the song; when I write F/C, the guitar plays an F chord
and the bass hits a C. the start has a syncopated rhythm, so you'll have to listen
to the song to pick that up.
I. Paradise
Boy:
D G
I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday
C G D
Parking by the lake and there was not another car in sight
And I Dnever had a girl looking any better than Gyou did
F# G A D
And all the kids at school they were wishing they were me that night
PRECHORUS:
And now our Bbbodies are Foh so Cclose and Dtight
It never Bbfelt so Fgood, it never Cfelt so Dright
G/DAnd we're glowing like the Dmetal on the A/Dedge of a Dknife
G/DGlowing like the Dmetal on the A/Dedge of a Dknife
GC'mon! Hold on Dtight! GC'mon! Hold on Ftight!
CHORUS:
Though it's Gcold and Alonely in the Ddeep Adark Gnight
I can Dsee paraBmdise by the GdashEmboard Dlight
Girl:
GAin't no Adoubt aDbout it we were douAbly Gblessed
Cause we were Embarely seventeen and we were barely Ddressed
GAin't no Adoubt aDbout it Gbaby got to Ago and Dshout it
GAin't no Adoubt aDbout it we were douAbly Gblessed
Boy: Em D
Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed
DBaby doncha hear my heart you got it drowning out the Gradio
I've been Cwaitin' so long for you to Gcome along and have some Dfun
And I Dgotta let ya know no you're never gonna Gregret it
So open F#up your eyes I got a Gbig surprise it'll Efeel all right
Well I Awanna make your motor Drun
PRECHORUS (same chords)
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight!
CHORUS II:
Though it's Gcold and Alonely in the Ddeep Adark Gnight
I can Gsee paraDdise by the F#dashboard Glight
Oh it's Ecold and Dlonely in the Bmdeep dark Anight F#
G ParaDdise by the Adashboard Dlight
G You got to Ado what you Dcan and let Gmother nature Ado the Drest
GAin't no Adoubt aDbout it we were douAbly Gblessed
Cause we were Embarely seventeen and we were barely --
(4x) A Bm A G A G A
We're gonna go all the way tonight we're gonna go all the way and tonight's the night
Radio broadcast: just keep hammering on Em
Ii. let me sleep on it
Girl:
AStop right there!G I Dgotta Aknow right now! Before we go any further --!
G D
Do you love me' Will you love me forever' Do you need me' Will you never leave me'
Will you Cmake me so happy for the Grest of my life'
Will you Atake me away and will you make me your wife'
(same chord pattern)
Do you love me' Will you love me forever'
Do you need me' Will you never leave me'
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life'
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife'
I gotta Gknow right now before we Ago any further
Do you Glove me' Will you Dlove me forever'
Boy: (same rhythm, but for the sake of explaining it):
G D
Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me Csleep on it, I'll Ggive you an answer in the Dmorning
(same chord pattern twice)
Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning
Girl:
DI gotta know right now!
(same chord progression)
Do you love me' Will you love me forever'
Do you need me' Will you never leave me'
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life'
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife'
I gotta Gknow right now! Before we Ago any further
Do you Glove me' Will you Dlove me forever'
What's it gonna be boy' FOR THIS PART keep hammering on A string
Come on
I can wait all night
What's it gonna be boy yes or no'
What's it gonna be boy yes or no'
For this part and both boy and girls singing repeat same chord pattern from above
Boy:
Let me sleep on it, baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it, I'll give you an answer in the morning
Girl:
I gotta know right now!!!
(alternate lines back and forth)
Boy: Girl:
EbLet me sleep on it! Will you love me forever'
Boy: Girl:
ELet me sleep on it! Will you love me forever'
iii. Praying for the end of time
Boy:
I couldn't Ftake it any longer Lord I was crazed
C F
And then the feeling came upon me like a tidal wave
I started Cswearing to my god and on my Gmother's grave
That I would Flove you to the Gend of Ctime
I swore that I would Flove you to the Gend of Ctime!
G So now I'm Cpraying for the Gend of Ctime
To Fhurry up Gand Carrive
Cause Cif I gotta Em/bspend another Amminute with you
I don't Gthink that I can really survive
I'll never Fbreak my promise or forget my vow
But Cgod only knows what I can Gdo right now
I'm Cpraying for the Gend of Ctime
It's all that I can Amdo
CPraying for the Gend of Ctime, so I can Fend my Gtime with Cyou!
Boy:
It was F/Clong agoC and it was G/Cfar aCway
And it was F/Cso much Cbetter than it G/Cis toCday
Girl:
(same chords as above)
It never felt so good
It never felt so right
And we were glowing like
A metal on the edge of a knife