Paradise By The Dashboard Light chords by Meat Loaf, Ellen Foley (Official Version)
Intro 1
[Guitar]
D
D
Verse 1
D
Well I remember every little thing
G
As if it happened only yesterday
C
Parking by the lake
G
D
and there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
G
Looking any better than you did
F#
And all the kids at school
G
A
D
They were wishing they were me that night
Bb
F
C
D
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
Bb
F
C
D
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
G/D
D
And we're glowing like the metal
Em/D
D
on the edge of a knife
G/D
D
Em/D
D
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
G
D
C'mon hold on tight
G
F
A
Oh c'mon hold on tight
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Bridge 1
G
A
Though it's cold and lone- ly
D
A
G
in the deep dark night
D
Bm
G
Em
D
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
G
A
D
Ain't no doubt about it
A
G
we were doubly blessed
Em7
'Cause we were barely seventeen
D
and we were barely dressed
Verse 2
D
Baby don't you hear my heart
G
You got it drowning out the radio
C
I've been waiting so long
G
D
for you to come along and have some fun
Well, I gotta let let you know
G
No, you're never gonna regret it
F#
G
So open up your eyes I got a big surprise
E
It'll feel all right
A
D
Well I want to make your motor run
Bb
F
C
D
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
Bb
F
C
D
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
G/D
D
And we're glowing like the metal
Em
D
on the edge of a knife
G/D
D
Em
D
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
G
D
C'mon hold on tight
G
F
A
Oh c'mon hold on tight
Bridge 2
G
A
Though it's cold and lone- ly
D
A
G
in the deep dark night
D
F#m
G
I can see paradise by the dash board light
Em
G
D
Though it's cold and lonely
Bm
A
F#m
in the deep dark night
F#/Bb
F#7/C#
G
(Deep dark night)
D
A
D
Paradise by the dashboard light
Bridge 3
A7
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
and tonight's the night
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
and tonight's the night
A7
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
Verse 3
and tonight's the night
A
Stop right there
G
D
A
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
G
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
D
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
C
Will you make me so happy
G
for the rest of my life?
A
Will you take me away
and will you make me your wife?
G
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
D
Do you need me? Will you never leave me?
C
Will you make me so happy
G
for the rest of my life?
A
Will you take me away
and will you make me your wife?
G
I gotta know right now
A
Before we go any further
G
Do you love me?
D
Will you love me forever?
Interlude 1
A
What's it gonna be, boy?
Come on, I can wait all night
What's it gonna be, boy?
Yes or no?
A
What's it gonna be, boy?
Yes or no?
What's it gonna be, boy?
Yes or no?
Verse 4
G
Let me sleep on it
D
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
C
Let me sleep on it
G
D
And I'll give you an answer in the morning
G
Let me sleep on it
D
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
C
Let me sleep on it
G
D
I'll give you an answer in the morning
I gotta know right now
G
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
D
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
C
Will you make me so happy
G
For the rest of my life?
A
Will you take me away
Will you take me away
G
I gotta know right now
A
Before we go any further
G
Do you love me?
D
Will you love me forever?
Eb
Let me sleep on it
Will you love me forever
E
Let me sleep on it
Will you love me forever
Verse 5
F
I couldn't take it any longer Lord I was crazed
C
And when the feeling came upon me
F
like a tidal wave
C
I started swearing to my god
G
and on my mother's grave
F
G
C
That I would love you to the end of time
F
G
C
G
I swore, I would love you to the end of time
C
G
C
So now I'm praying for the end of time
F
G
C
To hurry up and arrive
C
G/B
'Cause if I gotta spend
Am
another minute with you
G
I don't think that I can really survive
F
I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
C
G
But god only knows what I can do right now
C
G
C
I'm praying for the end of time
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It's all that I can do (oh oh oh)
C
G
C
Praying for the end of time,
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G
so I can end my time with
Outro 1
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C
C
C
(you)
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf, Ellen Foley
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