Bat Out Of Hell

bat out of hell i know there are other versions , but none this complete or accurate . it’s useful to follow it with the recording first to see how it all works out . i assure you that it’s all here . D# | F D# | F D# | | G#/F D#/F A#/F F | x16 | G#/F D#/F A#/F G#/F D#/F A#/F | x2 | F D# F D# F D# F D# | x2 | F / / G# | D# / / A# | x11 | D# | D# | | F | C | A# | / | F | C | A# | / | | F | A#/F / / D# | F | A#/F / / D# | ( D# ) F A#/F the sirens are screaming and the fires are howling F way down in the valley tonight D# F Am there’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye A# and a blade shining oh so bright F C there’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in the sky Dm C A# and a killer’s on the bloodshot streets F C oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising Dm oh i swear i saw a young boy A#/D C | A#/C | C | down in the gutter , he was starting to foam in the heat pre - Chorus : A# C oh baby , you’re the only thing in this whole world F A# that’s pure and good and right C and wherever you are and wherever you go A# C F there’s always gonna be some light A# but i gotta get out C i gotta break it out now Dm A# before the final crack of dawn F C so we gotta make the most of our one night together A# when it’s over you know C | A#/C | C | / | | we’ll both be so alone Chorus : F like a bat out of hell A# F | / | i’ll be gone when the morning comes F when the night is over Am A# Am Gm | / | like a bat out of hell i’ll be gone gone gone F like a bat out of hell C A# | A# C i’ll be gone when the morning comes Dm C/E F but when the day is done C and the sun goes down A# Dm/A A#/G A#/F Gm Am A# | C and moonlight’s shin - ing through ( C ) F Am/E Dm F/C then like a sinner before the gates of heaven A# Gm/A Gm7 | / | A#/D / C/E / | A#/D / C/E | i’ll come crawling on back to you F A# i’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram F on a silver black phantom bike F Am when the metal is hot and the engine is hungry A# and we’re all about to see the light F C nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole and Dm A# everything is stunted and lost F and nothing really rocks C and nothing really rolls A# C F and nothing’s ever worth the cost A# C F and i know that i’m damned if i never get out A# C F and maybe i’m damned if i do A# C Dm but with every other beat i got left in my heart C A# C F you know i’d rather be damned with you F C if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned A# C F dancing through the night with you C if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned F A# gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned F C if i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned A# C dancing through the night A# C dancing through the night A# C F dancing through the night with you | F / D# / | A#/D / C / | x4 | Csus | C | / | / | pre - Chorus - Chorus Am/D C/E C F C/E Dm F/C then like a sinner before the gates of heaven A# Gm/A Gm7 i’ll come crawling on back to you F Am/E Dm F/C then like a sinner before the gates of heaven A# Gm/A Gm7 i’ll come crawling on back to you guitar - cycle | drums two bars | Fsus F / / | Fsus F F2 F G#sus | G#sus G# / / | G#sus G# G#2 G# D#sus | D#sus D# / / | D#sus D# D#sus D# | Csus C / / | Csus C Csus C | x2 G/D | D | G/D | D | A#/F | F | A#/F | F - - - | A# A#sus4 A# i can see myself tearing up the road D# A# D#/A# A# C/A# A# F | / | / | F F/D# F/D faster than any other boy has ever gone F/C A# A#sus4 A# and my skin is raw but my soul is ripe A# no one’s gonna stop me now F | / | i gotta make my escape D# A# F but i can’t stop thinking of you G# D# F and i never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late | F C / / | C A# F/A A# | F C / / | C A# F/A A# | | x2 G# D# Fsus | F | / | and i never see the sudden curve till it’s way too late D# F Gm then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun D# F Gm torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike G# A# Cm and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell D# F Gm and the last thing i see is my heart D# still beating Gm Cm breaking out of my body and flyin away C Fsus4 F like a bat out of hell G# A# Cm then i’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun G# A# Cm torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike D# F Gm and i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell G# A# Cm and the last thing i see is my heart C#sus2 still beating , still beating Fm ( add9 ) /C C breaking out of my body and flyin away F / / C | like a bat out of hell A# F / / C | x2 like a bat out of hell A# F / / / | Fm/C | C | like a bat out of hell ( C ) ( 1xo ) F | C | A# | / | x2 like a bat out of hell ( A# ) F | / | like a bat out of hell F | C | A# | / | ( repeat and fade )