Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf (1977)


{t:Paradise By The Dashboard Light}
{st:Meat Loaf (1977)}

{c:intro}
[D] [Dsus4] [D] 

{c:Meat Loaf}
Well, I re-[D]member every little thing,
as if it happened only [G]yesterday.
[C]Parking by the lake,
and there was [G]not another car in [D]sight.

And I never had a girl,
Looking any better than [G]you did.
And all the [F#]kids at school,
They were [G]wishing they were [A]me that [D]night.

{c:Both}
And now our [Bb]bodies are [F]oh so [C]close and [D]tight,
It never [Bb]felt so [F]good, it never [C]felt so [D]right,
And we're [G]glowing like the [D]metal on the [A]edge of a [D]knife,
[G]Glowing like the [D]metal on the [A]edge of a [D]knife,

{c:Meat Loaf}
C'[G]mon! Hold on [D]tight!
C'[G]mon! Hold on [F]tight!  [A] 

{c:Both}
Though it's [G]cold and [A]lonely in the [D]deep [A]dark [G]night,
I can [D]see para-[Bm]dise by the [G]dash-[Em]board [D]light.

{c:Karla DeVito}
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a-[D]bout it, we were [A]doubly [G]blessed,
'Cause we were [Em]barely seven-[G]teen,
and we were [Em]barely [D]dressed.

{c:Both}
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a-[D]bout it,
[G]Baby, got to [A]go and [D]shout it,
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a-[D]bout it, we were [A]doubly [G]blessed,
'Cause we were [Em]barely seven-[G]teen,
and we were [Em]barely [D]dressed.

{c:Meat Loaf (Karla: Ooh shop shop)}
Baby don'tcha hear my heart,
you got it drowning out the [G]radio
I've been [C]waiting so long,
for you to [G]come along and have some [D]fun

And I gotta let ya know,
no you're never gonna re-[G]gret it
So open [F#]up your eyes, I got a [G]big surprise,
it'll [E]feel all right,
well, I [A]wanna make your motor [D]run

{c:Both}
And now our [Bb]bodies are [F]oh so [C]close and [D]tight,
It never [Bb]felt so [F]good, it never [C]felt so [D]right,
And we're [G]glowing like the [D]metal on the [A]edge of a [D]knife,
[G]Glowing like the [D]metal on the [A]edge of a [D]knife,

{c:Meat Loaf}
C'[G]mon! Hold on [D]tight!
C'[G]mon! Hold on [F]tight!  [A] 

{c:Both}
Though it's [G]cold and [A]lonely in the [D]deep [A]dark [G]night
I can [D]see para-[F#m]dise by the dashboard [G]light
Though it's [Em]cold and [D]lonely in the [Bm]deep dark [A]night  (In the deep dark [F#]night)
[G]Para-[D]dise by the [A]dashboard [D]light

{c:Both}
[G]You got to [A]do what you [D]can,
and let [G]Mother Nature [A]do the [D]rest
[G]Ain't no [A]doubt a-[D]bout it, we were [A]doubly [G]blessed
'Cause we were [Em]barely seven-[G]teen,
and we were [Em]barely


{c:Meat Loaf}
We're [A]gonna go all the way tonight
We're [A]gonna go all the way and tonight’s, the night
We're [A]gonna go all the way tonight
We're [A]gonna go all the way and tonight’s, the night
We're [A]gonna go all the way tonight
We're [A]gonna go all the way and tonight’s, the night
We're [A]gonna go all the way tonight
We're [A]gonna go all the way and tonight’s, the night

{c:Baseball announcer - spoken}
OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here.
Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth, 
There's the wind-up and there it is, a line shot up the middle, look at him go.
This boy can really fly!
He's rounding first and really turning it on now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second.
The ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw, and what a throw!
He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out!
No, wait, safe--safe at second base, this kid really makes things happen out there.
Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch.
He's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying for third.
Here's the throw, it's in the dirt, safe at third!
Holy cow, stolen base!
He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost daring him to try and pick him off. 
The pitcher glances over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeeze in on!
Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close.
Here's the throw, there's the play at the plate.
Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!

{c:Karla}
[A]Stop right there! [G] 
I gotta [A]know right [G]now!

Before we go any further, do you [G]love me?
Will you love me forever? Do you [D]need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you [C]make me so happy for the [G]rest of my life?
Will you [A]take me away and will you make me your wife?

Do you [G]love me!?
Will you love me forever!? Do you [D]need me!?
Will you never leave me!?
Will you [C]make me so happy for the [G]rest of my life!?
Will you [A]take me away and will you make me your wife!?

I gotta [G]know right now

Before we [A]go any further, do you [G]love me!!!?
Will you [D]love me forever!!!?

{c:Meat Loaf}
Let me [G]sleep on it,
Baby, baby let me [D]sleep on it   [Dsus4]       [D] 
Let me [C]sleep on it,
And I'll [G]give you my answer in the [D]morning [Dsus4]      [D] 

Let me [G]sleep on it,
Baby, baby let me [D]sleep on it [Dsus4]      [D] 
Let me [C]sleep on it,
And I'll [G]give you my answer in the [D]morning

Let me [G]sleep on it,
Baby, baby let me [A]sleep on it
Let me [G]sleep on it,
and I'll [D]give you my [C]answer in the [G]mor-[D]ning

{c:Karla}
I gotta know right now!
Do you [G]love me!?
Will you love me forever!? Do you [D]need me!?
Will you never leave me!?
Will you [C]make me so happy for the [G]rest of my life!?
Will you [A]take me away and will you make me your wife!?

I gotta [G]know right now
Before we [A]go any further
Do you [G]love me!!!?
Will you [D]love me forever!!!?

{c:Karla (spoken)}
What's it going to be boy?
Come on
I can wait all night
What's it going to be boy yes, or no!
What's it going to be boy yes ... or ... no!

{c:Meat Loaf}
Let me [G]sleep on it,
baby, baby let me [D]sleep on it[Dsus4]      [D] 
Let me [C]sleep on it,
and I'll [G]give you my answer in the [D]morning

{c:Karla (Meat Loaf)}
I gotta know right now!
Do you [G]love me!?                      (Let me [G]sleep on it,)
Will you love me forever!? Do you [D]need me!?         (Baby, baby let me [D]sleep on it)
Will you never leave me!?
Will you [C]make me so happy for the [G]rest of my life!?   (Let me [C]sleep on it, I'll [G]give you my answer in the)
Will you [D]take me away and will you make me your wife!?   ([D]morning, morning, I'll tell you in the morning)

{c:Karla}
I gotta [G]know right now!
Before we [A]go any further, do you [G]love me!!!?
Will you [D]love me forever!!!?

{c:Meat Loaf}
Let me [Eb]sleep on it!!!

{c:Karla}
Will you love me forever? 

{c:Meat Loaf}
Let me [E]sleep on it!!!
 
{c:Karla}
Will you love me forever!!!

{c:Meat Loaf}
I couldn't [F]take it any longer,
Lord, I was crazed
And when the [C]feeling came upon me,
like a [F]tidal wave
I started [C]swearing to my God and on my [G]mother's grave,
that I would [F]love you to the [G]end of [C]time, I swore
I would [F]love you to the [G]end of [C]time!

{c:Both}
So now I'm [C]praying for the [G]end of [C]time,
to [F]hurry up [G]and ar-[C]rive
Cause [C]if I gotta [G]spend another [Am]minute with you,
I don't [G]think that I can really survive
I'll never [F]break my promise or forget my vow,

{c:Meat Loaf}
But [C]God only knows what I can [G]do right now

{c:Both}
I'm [C]praying for the [G]end of [C]time,
It's all that I can [Am]do-oo-oo.
[C]Praying for the [G]end of [C]time, 
So I can [F]end my [G]time with [C]you! 

{c:Meat Loaf (Karla) - fade}
It was [F]long a-[C]go and it was [G]far a-[C]way,    (it never felt so good, it never felt so right)
And it was [F]so much [C]better than it [G]is to-[C]day   (and we were glowing like a metal on the edge of a knife)
It was [F]long a-[C]go and it was [G]far a-[C]way,    (it never felt so good, it never felt so right)
And it was [F]so much [C]better than it [G]is to-[C]day   (and we were glowing like a metal on the edge of a knife)
It was [F]long a-[C]go and it was [G]far a-[C]way,    (it never felt so good, it never felt so right)
And it was [F]so much [C]better than it [G]is to-[C]day   (and we were glowing like a metal on the edge of a knife)
It was [F]long a-[C]go and it was [G]far a-[C]way,    (it never felt so good, it never felt so right)
And it was [F]so much [C]better than it [G]is to-[C]day   (and we were glowing like a metal on the edge of a knife)

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