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Thriller

by Michael Jackson

Written by: Rod Temperton

THRILLER Rod Temperton Michael Jackson | Bm D // | E / Bm7 / | //// | //// | //// | //// | E7 Bm7 ||: // ~ ^Its close^to=mid.| dd dd night ~ ^and | something evils lurking in^the=dark | ||: // ~ ^You hear^the=door.| rr rr slam ~ ^and | rea lize^theres nowhere left^to=run | ||: // ~ ^Theyre out^to=get.| tt tt you ~ ^theres | demons closing in^on ev^ry=side | E7 | k=k kk k // | // ~ ^un der^the=moon.| nn nn light ~ ^you | | n=n nn n // | // ~ ^you feel^the=cold.| dd dd hand ~ ^and | | e=e ee e // | // ~ ^they will^possess.| ss ss you ~ ^un | Bm7 | see^a sight^that almost stops^your=heart.| t=t tt t ~ ^You try^to=scream.| | wonder if^youll ever see^the=sun.| n=n nn n ~ ^You close^your=eyes.| | less^you change^that number on^your=dial.| l=l ll l ~ ^Now is^the=time.| E7 Bm7 | m=m mm m / ~ ^But | terror^takes the^sound before you^make | it tt // | | s=s ss s / ~ ^And | hope^that this^is just^ima gina | tion nn // | | e=e ee e / ~ ^ For | you^and I^to cuddle close^togeth | er rr // | E7 | // ~ ^You start^to=freeze.| e=e ee e / ~ ^as | horror looks^you right^between your^eyes.| | // ~ ^But all^the=while.| e=e ee e / ~ ^you | hear^the creature creeping up^behind.| | // ~ ^All thru^the=night.| t=t tt t / ~ ^I’ll | save^you from^the terror on^the=screen.| Bm7 GM7 F#m7 Bm D E Bm7 | ss / Youre^par a^lyzed.| dd / ~ ^Cos this^is | thriller rr // | thrill er night ~ ^and | | dd / Youre^out of^time.| ee / ~ ^Cos this^is | thriller rr // | thrill er night ~ ^there | | nn / I’ll^make you^see.| ee / ~ ^Cos this^is | thriller rr // | thrill er night ~ ^cos | E7 Em7 | no^one's gonna^save you^from the^beast | about to^strike e^You know^its | | aint^no second^chance against the^thing | ^with forty ^eyes s^You know^its | | I^could thrill^you more^than any^ghost | would dare^to=try y^Girl^this^is | Bm D E Bm7 E7 | thriller rr // | Thrill er night ~ ^Youre | fighting for^your=life e inside ^a | | thriller rr // | Thrill er night ~ ^Youre | fighting for^your=life e inside ^a | | thriller rr // | Thrill er night ~ ^So | let^me hold^you=tight t^and share^a | G7 E7 G Bm7 1. | ~ killer ~ thriller ~ ^to | night t^t tt tt | //// | //// | //// :|| G7 E7 G Bm7 D E7 2. | ~ killer ~ thriller ~ ^to | night tt tt tt | ^Night creatures s^call and ^the | GM7 A Bm7 | ^dead start to^walk in ^their | mas s^que rade ee | // / ~ ^Theres.| s no ^es caping g^the | D G#m7 GM7 F#7-4 F#7 | ^jaws of ^the alien n^this | time ee // | ^This is ^the end of^your | life e^e ee ee | //// :|| G7 E7 G Bm 3. | ~ killer ~ thriller ~ ^to | night t^t tt tt | //// | //// | //// ||

About this song:

Thriller is performed by Michael Jackson and written by Rod Temperton. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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