Meat Loaf
All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Words And Music By:
Jim Steinman
Tabbed By:
Caleb Pedercini
The timing may be off in some places but for the most part it is ok.
Guitar 1. Guitar Aranged For Sax.
Riff A Play 2x
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|----------------------10----10-----------------------10----10-12---|
|-------------------------11-----------------------------11---------|
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Guitar 2. played w/Riff A 2x
A G A G
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|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5----7--7--7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5------|
|-7--7--7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5----7--7--7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5------|
|-5—-5--5-5-5-5--3—-3--3-3-3-3----5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-3------|
Verse:
Well I was nothing... boy... new...
Guitar 1.
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Guitar 2.
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|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5----x-x-7--------x-x-7--------------------|
|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5----x-x-7--------x-x-7--------------------|
|--------x-x-5-------x-x-3----x-x-5--------x-x-5--------------------|
Nothing...
All Guitars
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|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|--------x-x-5-------x-x-3------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
I was a varsity tackle ran a hell of a block
All Guitars
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|-------7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
|-------7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
|-------5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
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when I play my guitar rock but
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|-------9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
|-------9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
|-------7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
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Chorus:
Every Saturday night, I felt the fever grow
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|-7-----------------6--6--6-6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7-7---7----------------|
|-7---7--7-7-7------4—-4--4-4-4-4--5—-5-—5-5-5-5---7----------------|
|-5---5--5-5-5-------------------------------------5----------------|
Do ya know what it’s like?
Guitar 1.
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|---6--7--6------4---6----------------------------------------------|
|---6--7--6---------------------------------------------------------|
|---4--5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 2.
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|---6--7--6------4---6----------------------------------------------|
|---6--7--6------4---6----------------------------------------------|
|---4--5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
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All revved up with no place to go.
Guitar 1.
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|---6---6----7---7---6---4------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6---7---------------------------------|
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Guitar 2.
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|----6--6----7---7---6--------6-------------------------------------|
|----6--6----7---7---6----4---6---7---------------------------------|
|----4--4----5---5---4----4---4---7---------------------------------|
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Repeat Chorus
Riff A 1x
Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
Oh baby
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|--7---7-7---7-7---7--7-7----------4-4--5-5--6-6--7---|
|--7---7-7---7-7---7--7-7----------2—2--3-3--4-4--5---|
|--5---5-5---5-5---5--5-5-----------------------------|
I’m a hunter in the dark... I’ve been
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|--7-7---7-7---7-7------------------------------|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7----7--7-7--7-7--7-7----------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5----7--7-7--7-7--7-7----------|
|---------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5----------|
stalking... down.
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|--7--7-7--7-7--7---------------------------|
|--7--7-7--7-7--7-----7---------------------|
|--5--5-5--5-5--5-----7-------------5-7-----|
|---------------------5------5--5-7---------|
Cruising... main drag all night long.
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|--7--7-7--7-7--7-----------------------------------|
|--7--7-7--7-7--7---7--7-7--7-7---------------------|
|--5--5-5--5-5--5---7--7-7--7-7---------------------|
|-------------------5--5-5--5-5---------------------|
We could...
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|--5-------5-------5--------5----------------------------|
|--5--5----5--5----5--5-----5----------------------------|
|--3--5----3--5----3--5-----3----------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/meat-loaf/24976.html ]
standing... world... instead of
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|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7------------------------------------------|
|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7---7-7--7-7--7-7--7--------------------|
|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--7---7-7--7-7--7-7--7--------------------|
|--------------------5---5-5--5-5--5-5--5--------------------|
sinking... mud...
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|-7--7-7--7-7--7---------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7-7--7---7--7-7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|
|-5--5-5--5-5--5---7--7-7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|
|------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5--------------------------|
You and me...
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|-5--5-------5------5-----5----------------------------------|
|-5--5---5---5--5---5--5--5----------------------------------|
|-3--3---5---3--5---3--5--3----------------------------------|
|--------3------3------3-------------------------------------|
You and me...
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|--7--7--9---7--9---7--9--9----------------------------------|
|--7--7--9---7--9---7--9--9----------------------------------|
|--7--7--7---7--7---7--7--7----------------------------------|
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Someone... draw first. Draw first
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|--7--7--7--7------7---7-------------------7-----7-----------|
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Someones... draw blood
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|--7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Someones got to draw first blood.
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|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5—-5----5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
Oh I got to draw first blood.
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|-------------------------------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
|--7---7--7--7--7--7--7---------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
|--7---7--7--7--7--7--7---------5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------|
|--5---5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------|
Oh I got to draw first blood.
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|-------------------------------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
|--7---7--7--7--7--7--7---------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
|--7---7--7--7--7--7--7---------5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------|
|--5---5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------|
Sax Solo. Play this under the solo
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|-5--5-------5------5-----5------|
|-5--5---5---5--5---5--5--5------|
|-3--3---5---3--5---3--5--3------|
|--------3------3------3---------|
Guitar 1.
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Guitar 2.
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|--------x-x-6-------x-x-4----x-x-6--------x-x-6--------------------|
|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5----x-x-7--------x-x-7--------------------|
|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5----x-x-7--------x-x-7--------------------|
|--------x-x-5-------x-x-3----x-x-5--------x-x-5--------------------|
All Guitars
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|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|--------x-x-7-------x-x-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|--------x-x-5-------x-x-3------------------------------------------|
End Sax Solo.
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Now for the climactic ending.
Timing is key here.
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3----------------------|
Play 4x
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|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3----------------------|
Play 2x
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|-----------------------------7----7-7-7-7--9--9---------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--7----7-7-7-7--9--9--7--7-7-------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5----5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-7-------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3----------------------5--5-5-------|
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|--7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-------|
|--7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-------|
|--5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-------|
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All revved up...
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|--7--7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7---------7----------------------------------|
|--7--7-7--7-7-7--5-5--5---------7----------------------------------|
|--5--5-5--5-5-5--3-3------------5----------------------------------|
All revved up with no place to go!
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|--7---7-----7---7----5--5----5--7----------------------------------|
|--7---7-----7---7----5—-5----5--5----------------------------------|
|--5---5-----5---5----3--3----3-------------------------------------|
Play 3x
All revved up with no place to go!
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Enjoy.
I’m currently working on the rest of the album. To quote Axl Rose,
“soon isn’t the word,” but it is on its way.
