Chords with lyrics
I fixed the tablature by shortening each line, so one won't run into
the next and get mixed up. I also took out the lyrics. It's a little
less clear this way, but very self-explanatory when you listen to the
music.
The transcription of this song is all my own work, of the only
studio-recorded version of the song I know of.
Chris Wells
Paradise By the Dashboard Light
By Jim Steinman
Performed by Meatloaf
S = slide, H=hammer on
Intro:
-------------10----13--13---------------13--13---------------
-10----------10----12--12----15-S-13----12--12------15-S-13--
-11-H-12---------------------14-S-12----------------14-S-12--
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A augmentedA basic rock and roll rhythm is used for a good portion of the song.
For the 
D MajorD and 
G+G chords, it looks something like this:
D MajorD G+G
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---7--7--9--9----7--7--9--9-------------------------------
---5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5--5--7--7-----5--5--7--7--
--{-one set-}------------------3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3
The time interval between brackets (/ /) represents two of the sets
above, or four beats (one measure) where another rhythm is used.
VERSE:
D MajorD /D /G /G /A /G /D /D
D MajorD /D /G /G /A /G /D /D
6/4 measures alternating with 4/4 measures:
(6) D MajorD 
C majorC C /(4)D /(6)D C majorC C C majorC /(4)D
G+G D MajorD /A D MajorD /G D MajorD /A D MajorD /
G+G D MajorD /A D MajorD /G D MajorD /A D MajorD /
G+G /D /G /A 
FF 
E MajorE /D /
G+G A augmentedA /D A augmentedA G+G /A G+G /A D MajorD /
G+G A augmentedA /D /D A augmentedA /G /G A augmentedA /D (X2 this line)
There are two identical verses, then it heads into the play-by-play /
porn section with an A augmentedA chord.
The porn section is all over an E MajorE chord. There's a lot of stuff going
on, but the most audible guitar is doing this over and over again:
------0-------------------------------------------------
------------3-----2-2-H-3-------------------------------
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--0------0-----0----0-----------------------------------
The woman's voice breaks in with an A augmentedA chord, then:
Single strum: A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Woman's part:
G+G /G /D /D /C /G /A /D
G+G /A /G /D /
Man's part:
G+G /G /D /D /C /G /D /D
G+G /A /C /D /C G+G /
Leading into the crazy section:
D MajorD ...... D#......E
Then:
FF /F /C /C /C /G /F G+G /C /F G+G /C
FF G+G /C /F G+G /C /F /F /F /G /G
FF /F /C /C /F G+G /C /C /C
FF G+G /C /F G+G /C /C
Fading out:
FF C majorC /G C majorC /F C majorC /G C majorC
Other versions of Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Paradise by the dashboard light (Ver. 3) by Meat Loaf
