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Thriller

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Chords:  Am   Dm   F  E  
Verse 1
AmIt's Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark
AmUnder The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart
AmYou Try To ScrDmeam But Terror Takes The Sound Before YoAmu Make It                          
AmYou Start To FrDmeeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The EFyes,
You're Para-lyzed
Verse 2
AmYou Hear The Door Slam And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run
AmYou Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun
DmYou Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Imagina-Amtion
But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up FBe-hind
You're OGut Of Time
Chorus
Am'Cause This Is Thriller, ThFriller NigEht
And AmNo One's Gonna FSave You From The EBeast About Strike
AmYou Know It's Thriller, FThriller ENight
AmYou're Fighting For Your Life Inside A FKiller, EThriller To-night
Verse 3
AmThey're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side
AmThey will possess you unless you change that number on the dial
AmNow is the tiDmme for you and I to cuddle close Amtogether
DmAll through the night I'll save you from the terror on the Fscreen
I'll make you Gsee
Chorus
Am'Cause This Is Thriller, ThFriller NigEht
And AmNo One's Gonna FSave You From The EBeast About Strike
AmYou Know It's Thriller, FThriller ENight
AmYou're Fighting For Your Life Inside A FKiller, EThriller To-night

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Thriller

by Benjamin Gibbard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am Dm F E

Chords:

Verse 1

It's Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark

Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart

Am Dm Am

You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It

Am Dm F

You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes,

You're Para-lyzed

Verse 2

You Hear The Door Slam And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run

You Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun

Dm Am

You Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Imagina-tion

But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up Be-hind

You're Out Of Time

Chorus

Am F E

'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

Am F E

And No One's Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike

Am F E

You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night

Am F E

You're Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller To-night

Verse 3

They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side

They will possess you unless you change that number on the dial

Am Dm Am

Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together

Dm F

All through the night I'll save you from the terror on the screen

I'll make you see

Chorus

Am F E

'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

Am F E

And No One's Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike

Am F E

You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night

Am F E

You're Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller To-night

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