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Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Chords

Chord reference G, G7, Em7, Am, D7, C, Am7, D, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [G7] [Em7] [Am] [D7] [G]Baby we can talk all [G7]night [C]but that ain’t gettin us [G]nowhere I’ve [G]told you [G7]everything I [Em7]possibly can [Am7]There’s nothing left in[D]side of here And [G]maybe you can cry all [G7]night

But [C]that’ll never change the [G]way that I feel The snow is [G7]really piling [Em7]up outside I [Am7]wish you wouldn’t make me [D]leave here [C]I poured it on and [D7]I [G]poured it out [Am] [G]

[C]I tried to show you [D7]just how [G]much I care [Am] [G] [C]I’m tired of words and [D7]I’m too [G]hoarse to [Em7]shout [F]But you’ve been cold to me so long I’m crying [C]icicles instead of [D7]tears And [C]all I can [D7]do is [C]keep on [D7]telling you

I [G]want you I [Em7]need you But there [C]ain’t no [D7]way I’m [Bm]ever gonna [Em7]love you Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [Em7]bad Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [G]bad

You’ll [C]never find your gold [D7]on a [G]sandy beach [Am] [G] You’ll [C]never drill for oil [D7]on a [G]city street [Am] [G] I know you’re [C]looking for a ruby [D7]in a [G]mountain of rocks But there [F]ain’t no coupe de ville hiding at the bottom of a [D]crackerjack box

[Bm]I can’t lie I can’t tell you that I’m [C]something I’m not No matter how I try I’ll [Bm]never be able to give you something [C]Something that I just haven’t [D7]got

Now there is [G]only one girl that I will [G7]ever love And that was [C]so many years a[G]go And [G]though I know I’ll [G7]never get her [Em7]out of my heart She never [Amadd9]loved me back [D]ooh I know Well I re[G]member how she left me on a [G7]stormy night

She [C]kissed me and got out of our [G]bed And though I [G]pleaded and I [G7]begged her not to [Em7]walk out that door She [Amadd9]packed her bags and turned right a[D]way And she [C]kept on [D7]telling me she [C]kept on [D7]telling me She [C]kept on [D]telling me

I [G]want you I [Em7]need you But there [C]ain’t no [D7]way I’m [Bm]ever gonna [Em7]love you Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [Em7]bad Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [G]bad

Artist Meatloaf
Album Bat Out of Hell
Genres Rock, Soft Rock
Year 1978
Key G

How to Play Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad on Guitar?

Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad can be played in the key of G using the G, G7, Em7, Am, D7, C, Am7, D, F chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.