Michael Jackson – Thriller
Guitar chords and lyrics of Thriller by Michael Jackson
Published 1982
Original key C#m
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The interpretation of the chords is the result of my individual work.
Capo second fret
Intro
Bm7, E7, F#aug
Bm D, D E Bm,
Bm7, E7 (x2)
. Bm7 E7
It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s, lurking in the dark.
. Bm7
Under the moonlight, you see a sight, that almost stops your heart.
. E7 Bm7
You try to scream, but terror takes the sound, before you make it.
. E7 Bm7
You start to freeze, as horror looks you right between the eyes;
. F#m
You’re para-lyzed.
. Bm D D E Bm
‘Cos this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 Em7
And no one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike.
. Bm D D E Bm
You know it’s; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 G7 E7 Bm7
You’re fighting for your life, inside a killer, Thriller, to-night.
Bm7
. Bm7 E7
You hear the door slam, and realise there’s nowhere left to run.
. Bm7
You feel the cold hand, and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun.
. E7 Bm7
You close your eyes, and hope that this is just imagi-nation.
. E7 Bm7
But all the while, you hear the creature creepin’ up be-hind;
. F#m
You’re out of time.
. Bm D D E Bm
‘Cos this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 Em7
There ain’t no second chance to kill the thing with forty eyes, girl.
Bm D D E Bm
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 G7 E7 Bm7
You’re fighting for your life, inside a killer, Thriller, to-night.
E7 Gmaj7 A
Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their masquerade.
Bm7 G#m7b5
There’s no escapin’ the jaws of the alien, this time;
Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7
This is the end of your life.
Bm7 E7
They’re out to get you; there’s demons closing in on every side.
. Bm7
They will pos-sess you; unless you change the number on your dial.
. E7 Bm7
Now is the time, for you and I to cuddle close to-gether.
. E7 Bm7
All through the night, I’ll save you from the terror on the screen;
. F#m
I’ll make you see…
. Bm D D E Bm
That this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 Em7
‘Cos I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare try.
Bm D D E Bm
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 G7
So let me hold you tight, and share a killer,
E7 G/A Bm7 D
Diller, chiller, Thriller here to-night.
. Bm D D E Bm
That this is; Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 Em7
‘Cos I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare try.
Bm D D E Bm
Thril-ler, Thril-ler Night;
. E7 G7 E7 Bm7
So let me hold you tight, and share a killer, thriller, ow!
Bm7
…I’m gonna thrill you tonight.
(Spoken):
Bm7 G A E
Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.
Bm7 G A E
Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorise your neighbourhood.
Bm7 G A E
And whosoever shall be found, without the soul for getting down,
Bm7 G A E
Must stand and face the Hounds of Hell and rot inside a corpse’s shell.
Bm7 G, A E* (x3), Bm7 G
. A E Bm7
The foulest stench is in the air; the funk of forty thousand years,
. A E Bm7
And grizzy ghouls from every tomb, are closing in to seal your doom.
Bm7 G A E
And though you fight to stay alive; your body starts to shiver,
Bm7 G A E
For no mere mortal can resist, the evil of The Thriller…
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