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Did You Know? Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad was released by Meat Loaf in 1977. It was written by Jim Steinman who was complaining that nobody liked his songs to a cast member of his musical Mimi Kennedy so she told him it's because his songs were so complicated. At this point Elvis came on the radio singing 'I Want You, I Need You, I Love You' so Mimi gave it as an example of a simple song. That night Jim went home with the intention of writing a simple song and came up with Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad.
The Japanese release of the song translates the title as A 66% Seduction!
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Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Chords And Strumming, Meat Loaf
Django Chords: (Capo fret 2)
Django G chord
Django G/F# chord
Django Em chord
Django C chord
Django Cm chord
Django F chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Django Bm chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"The Bouncer*":|D D U D D |
Tempo: 82 bpm Key: A
Intro -
|G - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |
(All chords 1 strum)
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - | | x 2
||C - - D |G - A G | | x 2
|C - - D |G - Em - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - D - |C - D - |
(G)Baby, we can talk all (Bm)night
(C) But that ain't gettin us (G)nowhere
(G) I told you (G/F#)everything I (Em)possibly can
(C) There's nothing left in(D)side of here
And (G)maybe you can cry all (Bm)night
But (C)that'll never change the (G)way that I feel
(G) The snow is (G/F#)really piling (Em)up outside
I (C)wish you wouldn't make me (D)leave here
(C) I poured it on and (D)I (G)poured it out (A) (G)
(C) I tried to show you (D)just how (G)much I care (A) (G)
(C) I'm tired of words and (D)I'm too (G)hoarse to (Em)shout
(F) But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying (C)icicles instead of (D)tears
And (C)all I can (D)do is (C)keep on (D)telling you
Chorus -
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - Cm - |G - - - |G - - - |
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Ax2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Ax2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Gx2)bad
Verse 2 -
||C - - D |G - A G | | x 3
|F - - - |F - - - |D (1 strum)|- - - - |
You'll(C)never find your gold
(D)on a
(G)sandy beach (A) (G)
You'll
(C)never drill for oil
(D)on a
(G)city street (A) (G)
I know you're
(C)looking for a ruby
(D)in a
(G)mountain of rocks (A) (G)
But there
(Fx2)ain't no Coup de Ville
Hiding at the bottom of a
(Dx2)Cracker Jack box
Middle 8 -
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
(Bmx2) I can't lie (I can't lie)
I can't tell you that I'm (Cx2)something I'm not no matter how I try
I'll (Bmx2)never be able to give you something
(C)Something that I just haven't (D)got
Verse 3 -
| |G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - | | x 2
|C - D - |C - D - |C - D - |
There's (G)only one girl I'll
(Bm)ever love
And that was
(C) so many years a(G)go
And (G)though I know I'll (G/F#)never get her
(Em)out of my heart
She never
(C)loved me back
(D)ooh I know
Well I re(G)member how she left me on a
(Bm)stormy night
Oh she
(C)kissed me and got out of our
(G)bed
And though I (G)pleaded and I (G/F#)begged her not to
(Em)walk out that door
She
(C)packed her bags and turned right a(D)way
And she (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
Final Chorus -
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - Cm - |
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(Bottom row only - each chord 1 strum)
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Ax2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Ax2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Ax2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (G)bad
Baby, we can talk all (Bm)night
(C) But that ain't getting us (G)nowhere
Final Chord Strum: G
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Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Chords And Strumming, Meat Loaf
Open Chords: (Capo fret 2)
Open G chord
Open G/F# chord
Open G/B chord
Open Em chord
Open C chord
Open C/D chord
Cm chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open Bm7 chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"D bar": | U D |
"The Cross*: |D U D D |
"Keep Ups*: |D U U |
"4 To The Floor":|D D D D |
Tempo: 82 bpm Key: A
Intro -
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |Em - - - |C/D - D - |
(All chords 1 strum)
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C/D - - - |-D- - - | | x 2
(The Bouncer) x 7 (D bar)
||C - - D |G - Am G/B | | x 2
(The Cross* / The Cross* )
|C - - D |G -Em- - |
(The Cross* / Keep Ups* )
|F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
(The Bouncer /The Bouncer /The Bouncer /The Bouncer)
|C -D- - |C -D- - |
(Keep Ups* / Keep Ups* )
(G)Baby, we can talk all (Bm7)night
(C) But that ain't gettin us (G)nowhere
(G) I told you (G/F#)everything I (Em)possibly can
(C/D) There's nothing left in(D)side of here
And (G)maybe you can cry all (Bm7)night
But (C)that'll never change the (G)way that I feel
(G) The snow is (G/F#)really piling (Em)up outside
I (C/D)wish you wouldn't make me (D)leave here
(C) I poured it on and (D)I (G)poured it out (Am) (G/B)
(C) I tried to show you (D)just how (G)much I care (Am) (G/B)
(C) I'm tired of words and (D)I'm too (G)hoarse to (Em)shout
(F∆7) But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying (C)icicles instead of (D)tears
And (C)all I can (D)do is (C)keep on (D)telling you
Chorus - (Bouncer)
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm7 - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |G - - - |G - - - |
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm7)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Amx2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Gx2)bad
Verse 2 -
||C - - D |G - Am G/B | | x 3
(The Cross* / The Cross* )
|F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |D (1 strum)|- - - - |
(The Bouncer /The Bouncer / 1 strum )
You'll(C)never find your gold
(D)on a
(G)sandy beach (Am) (G/B)
You'll
(C)never drill for oil
(D)on a
(G)city street (Am) (G/B)
I know you're
(C)looking for a ruby
(D)in a
(G)mountain of rocks (Am) (G/B)
But there
(F∆7x2)ain't no Coup de Ville
Hiding at the bottom of a
(Dx2)Cracker Jack box
Middle 8 - (Bouncer)
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
(Bm7x2) I can't lie (I can't lie)
I can't tell you that I'm (Cx2)something I'm not no matter how I try
I'll (Bm7x2)never be able to give you something
(C)Something that I just haven't (D)got
Verse 3 -
| |G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C/D - - - |-D- - - | | x 2
(The Bouncer) x 7 (D bar)
|C -D- - |C -D- - |C - D - |
(Keep Ups* / Keep Ups* /4 To The Floor)
There's (G)only one girl I'll
(Bm7)ever love
And that was
(C) so many years a(G)go
And (G)though I know I'll (G/F#)never get her
(Em)out of my heart
She never
(C)loved me back
(D)ooh I know
Well I re(G)member how she left me on a
(Bm7)stormy night
Oh she
(C)kissed me and got out of our
(G)bed
And though I (G)pleaded and I (G/F#)begged her not to
(Em)walk out that door
She
(C)packed her bags and turned right a(D)way
And she (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
Final Chorus - (Bouncer)
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm7 - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm7 - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |
|G - - - |Bm7 - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(Bottom row only - each chord 1 strum)
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm7)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm7)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Amx2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (G)bad
Baby, we can talk all (Bm7)night
(C) But that ain't getting us (G)nowhere
Final Chord Strum: G
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Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Chords And Strumming, Meat Loaf
Open Chords: (Capo fret 2)
Open G chord
Open G/F# chord
Open G/B chord
Open Em chord
Open C chord
Open C/D chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Barre Chords:
Barre Cm chord
Barre F chord
Barre Bm chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"D bar": | U D |
"The Cross*: |D U D D |
"Keep Ups*: |D U U |
"4 To The Floor":|D D D D |
Tempo: 82 bpm Key: A
Intro -
|G - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - - |C/D - D - |
(All chords 1 strum)
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C/D - - - |-D- - - | | x 2
(The Bouncer) x 7 (D bar)
||C - - D |G - Am G/B | | x 2
(The Cross* / The Cross* )
|C - - D |G -Em- - |
(The Cross* / Keep Ups* )
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
(The Bouncer /The Bouncer /The Bouncer /The Bouncer)
|C -D- - |C -D- - |
(Keep Ups* / Keep Ups* )
(G)Baby, we can talk all (Bm)night
(C) But that ain't gettin us (G)nowhere
(G) I told you (G/F#)everything I (Em)possibly can
(C/D) There's nothing left in(D)side of here
And (G)maybe you can cry all (Bm)night
But (C)that'll never change the (G)way that I feel
(G) The snow is (G/F#)really piling (Em)up outside
I (C/D)wish you wouldn't make me (D)leave here
(C) I poured it on and (D)I (G)poured it out (Am) (G/B)
(C) I tried to show you (D)just how (G)much I care (Am) (G/B)
(C) I'm tired of words and (D)I'm too (G)hoarse to (Em)shout
(F) But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying (C)icicles instead of (D)tears
And (C)all I can (D)do is (C)keep on (D)telling you
Chorus - (Bouncer)
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |G - - - |G - - - |
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Amx2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Gx2)bad
Verse 2 -
||C - - D |G - Am G/B | | x 3
(The Cross* / The Cross* )
|F - - - |F - - - |D (1 strum)|- - - - |
(The Bouncer /The Bouncer / 1 strum )
You'll(C)never find your gold
(D)on a
(G)sandy beach (Am) (G/B)
You'll
(C)never drill for oil
(D)on a
(G)city street (Am) (G/B)
I know you're
(C)looking for a ruby
(D)in a
(G)mountain of rocks (Am) (G/B)
But there
(Fx2)ain't no Coup de Ville
Hiding at the bottom of a
(Dx2)Cracker Jack box
Middle 8 - (Bouncer)
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
(Bmx2) I can't lie (I can't lie)
I can't tell you that I'm (Cx2)something I'm not no matter how I try
I'll (Bmx2)never be able to give you something
(C)Something that I just haven't (D)got
Verse 3 -
| |G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - G/F# - |Em - - - |C/D - - - |-D- - - | | x 2
(The Bouncer) x 7 (D bar)
|C -D- - |C -D- - |C - D - |
(Keep Ups* / Keep Ups* /4 To The Floor)
There's (G)only one girl I'll
(Bm)ever love
And that was
(C) so many years a(G)go
And (G)though I know I'll (G/F#)never get her
(Em)out of my heart
She never
(C)loved me back
(D)ooh I know
Well I re(G)member how she left me on a
(Bm)stormy night
Oh she
(C)kissed me and got out of our
(G)bed
And though I (G)pleaded and I (G/F#)begged her not to
(Em)walk out that door
She
(C)packed her bags and turned right a(D)way
And she (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
She (C)kept on (D)telling me
Final Chorus - (Bouncer)
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|G - - - |Em - - - |C - D - |Bm - Em - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - Cm - |
|G - - - |Bm - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(Bottom row only - each chord 1 strum)
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
I (G)want you (I want you)
I (Em)need you (I need you)
There (C)ain't no (D)way I'm (Bm)ever gonna (Em)love you
Now (Amx2)don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (Em)bad
Now (Amx2)don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause (C)two out of (Cm)three ain't (G)bad
Baby, we can talk all (Bm)night
(C) But that ain't getting us (G)nowhere
Final Chord Strum: G
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Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Videos
Two Out Of Thee Ain't Bad Lyrics
Baby, we can talk all night
But that ain't gettin us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way that I feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here
I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears
And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad ('cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no Coup de Ville
Hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box
I can't lie (I can't lie)
I can't tell you that I'm something I'm not
No matter how I try
I'll never be able to give you something
Something that I just haven't got
There's only one girl I'll ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back
Ooh I know
Well I remember how she left me on a stormy night
Oh she kissed me and got out of our bed
And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away
And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Baby, we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere
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