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Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Listen
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I was born on the other side
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Just always looking to you
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I made it over the great divide
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Now I'm coming for you
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Verse 2

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Your forces lined up in battle
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Your soldiers and your machines
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The sun been blacked out by shadows
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The darkest hour now you've ever seen
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And I'm easy
Verse 3
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and I'm serious
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They try and tear me down
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You want me baby I dare you
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Try and tear me down
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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I rose up on the doctor's slab
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Like Lazarus from the pit
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And everyone wants to take a stab
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Decorate me with blood,
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graffiti and spit
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Verse 5

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I've been held up on money
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I've been beaten out of spite
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You want a piece of me honey?
Verse 6

Lose or win
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You know you've been in a fight
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And I'm easy and I'm serious
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They try and tear me down
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You want me baby I dare you
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Try and tear me down
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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On March 6th, 1836 the
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walls of the Alamo fell
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To the Mexican army. After
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a 12- day siege, the

Troops of Santa Ana were
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victorious but too

Exhausted to hold on and
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the Texans won the
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War. It's further from El
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Paso to Texarkana,
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Then from New York

to Chicago. And when it
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Joined the Union,
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Texas was the biggest state.
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Yeah, everything from Texas is big,
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larger than
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Life and none bigger than

little Marvin Aday. So
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Big his daddy called him
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Meat Loaf. He grew

Into a big man,

with a big voice. And he sings

Big songs and has big hits. You can try and

Tear him down.
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Verse 8

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Now there ain't much
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difference
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Between a bridge and a wall
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Without me right in the middle baby
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You'll be nothing at all
Verse 9
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And I'm easy and I'm serious
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They try and tear me down
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You want me baby I dare you
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Try and tear me down
Verse 10
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And I'm easy and I'm serious
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They try and tear me down
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You want me baby I dare you
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Try and tear me down
Interlude 3
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Try and tear
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • C5

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Dm

  • Am

  • Eb5

    6

  • G5

    3

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Tear Me Down by Meat Loaf is C major.

The primary chords used in Tear Me Down are C, F, Bb, C5, Eb, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, Bb, C5, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Tear Me Down is approximately 143 beats per minute.

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