Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Mev6

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

by U2

from the "Batman Forever" Soundtrack"

Transcribed by Joe Weinson (BLSTRVLR4@aol.com)

Hi all! I've seen so many different tabs for this so I decided to set

everything straight by declaring that my version is correct and complete. The

'A' 'G' 'B' 'A(2)' 'F' and 'G(2)' chords are always done on a 12-string

acoustic throughout the whole song, while the 'B5' 'A5' 'F5' and 'G5' are

always electric. A note on the chorus; The powerchords ('B5' 'A5' 'F5'

and 'G5') are doubled by their full-chord equivalents ('B' 'A(2)' 'F' and

'G(2)') on acoustic. The Edge has some kind of pedal (Wah, phaser,

flange...???) going during the Intro and Rhy,. Fig. 2, but I don't know what

it is. Towards the end of the Intro, is sounds like the rhythm differs from

what I have tabbed, but it's just the pedal motion which makes it sound that

way. So without any further ado, here it is.....

Chord Legend:

F [133211] G(2)[355433]

B5[799xxx] A5 [577xxx]

F5[133xxx] G5 [355xxx]

All guitars tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro: (Electric)

Main Riff Sequence: (Electric, doubled by a 12-string acoustic)

__________________________ ________________________

|1, 2, 3 |4

Gb|o-x-x-9-x-7-x-4----------o|--x-x-9-x-7-x-4----------|

Db|o-x-x-9-x-7-x-4-x-x-5-5--o|--x-x-9-x-7-x-4-x-x-3-3--|

Rhythm Figure 1: (12-String Acoustic)

Verse 1: (w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x6

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh lordy

You've been stealing from the thieves

And you got caught

In the headlights

Of a stretch car

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x2

You're a star

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x4

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe

It must be art

Fill 1: (Electric) Fill 2: (Electric)

Gb|o--4h5p4h5~h7----|-4h5p4h5h7-7p5p4-o|

Db|o----------------|-----------------o|

A (w/ Fill 1)

You're a headache

G (w/ Fill 2)

In a suitcase

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x2

You're a star...

Riff 1: (Electric)

Gb|o--9p8p6h8~-8/9---5h7p5-5~-5\4--o|

Db|o-------------------------------o|

Chorus 1: (w/ Riff 1) x4

Oh girl don't be shy

You don't have to go blind

Hold me thrill me

kiss me kill me

Rhythm Figure 2: (Electric)

Verse 2: (w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 and 1) x8

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself

Almost as much as you doubt

A (w/ Fill 1)

You're a big smash

G (w/ Fill 2)

You wear it like a rash

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 and 1) x2

Star (Ah 1, 2, 3...)

Chorus 2: (w/ Riff 1) x4

Oh girl don't be shy

It takes a crowd to cry

Hold me thrill me

kiss me kill me

(Rhy. Fig. 2 and 1) x2 (Hey!)

Main Riff Sequence x1 (Oh! Oh! ah, ah, ah, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ya, ta...)

(Rhy. Fig. 1) x4

Verse 3: (w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x4

Now won't you tell me

Jesus

To go down on one knee

But they want their money back

If you're alive by thirty-three

And you're turning tricks

with your crucifix

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x2

You're a star (Oh child...)

Chorus 2: (w/ Riff 1) last 2 times only

Of course you know child

You don't have to deny it, love

Hold me thrill me

kiss me kill me-----------

(w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 and 1) x4 (--eeeeeee)

1st bar of (Main Riff Sequence) x4 (You------, uh, uh, ah, ah, ah, etc...)

4th bar of (Main Riff Sequence) x8, while fading out and let synth take over.*correction*

Hi, I'm just responding to the Joe Weinson

transcription...sorry bud, but you've made a few mistakes.

The ever so famous intro guitar track is performed with

a Digitech Whammy-Wah pedal (the early version of the

GP-100). The main chord riff is actually simply the power

chords played as follows:

E5 [121414XXX] D5 [101212XXX] B5 [799XXX] G5 [133XXX]

I only know this because I stood in front of Edge at the

POPMART show.

Also, the riff played at the line: "You're a headache"

is as follows:

You're a headache In a suitcase

G----------------6\7-9-x-9~~|------------4\5-6-x-6~

That's all...the rest is pretty good though :)

michael.hong@utoronto.ca

======================================================

From: am560@freenet.carleton.ca (Glen Palmer)

This is the transcription for U2's new song 'Hold me, Thrill me,

Kiss me, Kill me'. I'm not sure if it's in tune with the CD or

not, enjoy...

U2-Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Transcribed by: S.Palmer

Tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro:(Main riff)

Repeat 3X Play 4th time

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh honey you been stealing from the thieves

And you got caught

In the headlights, of a stretch car

You're a star

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe it must be art

You're a headache, in a suitcase

You're a star...

Pre-Chorus riff:

Our love...

You don't have...

Hold me Thrill me

Kiss me Kill me

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt

You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash

You're a star

Pre-chorus riff

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

Main riff

They want you to be Jesus

Now get down on one knee

But they want their money back if you're alive at 33

And you're turning tricks, with your crusifix

You're a star, yes you are

Pre-chorus riff

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

Repeat:

Chord Formations:

E5 0 2 2 X X X Bb5 6 8 8 X X X

G5 3 5 5 X X X A5 5 7 7 X X X

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 14:08:15 -0400 (EDT)

From: "Chris Heithoff"

<cheithof@vt.edu>

Subject: U2: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

The posted material for this song has the right words and structure but

completely incorrect music.

U2: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Intro: D5 C5 A5 F5 it's easy to figure out the rhythm

Three times last time

The verses are in D except for the part like:

The chorus riff is:

over the chords |D / / / | Bb / A /|

That's all there is to it, just make some crazy tone to make it sound good.

From: hacker@wbb.com

Subject: TAB:U2-Hold me. Thrill me. Kiss me. Kill me.

Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 11:50:14 -0400

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U2 - Hold Me. Thrill Me. Kiss Me. Kill Me.

Transcribed by: Steve Guidi

Legend: x - Play muted

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

Intro:

Main Riff:

Repeat 3X Play 4th time

Acoustic Guitar Fill-in (Played throughout song where E5 chord is labeled):

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh lordy you've been stealing from the thieves

And you got caught

In the headlights, of a stretched car

You're a star

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe it must be art

You're a headache, in a suitcase

You're a star...

Chorus riff:

G---9-8-6-8-/9---5-7-5-5\-4--|

Our love lights shine,

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 Riff (played throughout second verse):

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt

You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash

Star

Chorus riff

Our love lights shine

It takes a crowd to cry

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 riff X2 Hey!

Main riff

(All in acoustic Guitar):

Acoustic Fill-in X4

They want you to be Jesus

Now get down on one knee

But they want their money back if you're alive, honey free

And you're telling tricks, with your crusifix

You're a star

Chorus riff

Ofcourse you look shy

You don't have to unite, love

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 Riff with acoustic fill in X4

Repeat first part of pain riff (e,d,b,g) X4

then play the second part until the end of the song.

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Me, Kill Me has gotten the lyrics wrong. The actual lyrics should be:

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh, Lordy, you've been stealing from the thieves and you got caught

In the headlights

Of a stretch car

You're a star

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe, it must be art

You're a headache

In a suitcase

You're a star

Oh, girl don't be shy

You don't have to go blind

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt

You're a big smash

You wear it like a rash

Star

Oh, girl don't be shy

It takes a crowd to cry

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Now won't you tell me, Jesus

To go down on one knee

But they want their money back if you're alive by thirty-three

And you're turning tricks

With you're crucifix

You're a star

Oh child

Of course you know, child

You don't have to unite, love

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Matt Zane

I think I have the correct tab for Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.

I'm not 100% positive but it sounds right:

*Tuning*

Standard

X = Mute this these strings by laying fingers over the strings

h = Hamer on the next note.

b = bend note a full step up

Intro

3 ----------------------------/12-------------------- Reapeat a few times

4 ----------------------------/12-------------------- then it breaks into...

3 ----8--X--6--X------------------------------------ Repeat 3x then...

Verse

3 ---------------------------------------------------- Repeat several times

Prechorus

Chorus

4 ----13-12-10-12b(13)----9h11--9-9\8-8-- Reapeat several times

All in all it goes like this:

( INTRO )

( VERSE )

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh Lordy you've been stealing form the theives

And you got caught

( PRECHORUS )

In the head lites

Of a stretch car

You're a star

( VERSE )

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe it must be art

( PRECHORUS )

You're a head ache

In a suitcase

You're a star

( CHORUS )

Oh no don't be shy

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

( VERSE )

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt

( PRECHORUS )

You're a big smash

You wear it like a rash

Star

( CHORUS )

Oh no don't be shy

It takes a crowd to cry

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

( NOW GO BACK TO THE VERSE AND

PLAY TWICE THEN PLAY THE INTRO )

( VERSE )

They want you to be Jesus

They'll go down on one knee

But they'll want their money back

If you're alive at thirty three

( PRECHORUS )

And you're turning tricks

With you're crucifix

Star

(Oh child)

( CHORUS )

Of course you're not shy

You don't have to deny love

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

( NOW PLAY VERSE FOUR TIMES

AND THEN PLAY CHORUS UNTIL THE END )================

#

From: "Felipe Figueroa"

<noelg@geocities.com>

Subject: ADD:Hold me Thrill me Kiss Me Kill Me by U2

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:52:55 -0400

the intro goes:

last time:

Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 16:41:52 -0400

From: am560@freenet.carleton.ca (Glen Palmer)

This is the transcription for U2's new song 'Hold me, Thrill me,

Kiss me, Kill me'. I'm not sure if it's in tune with the CD or

not, enjoy...

U2-Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Transcribed by: S.Palmer

Tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh honey you been stealing from the thieves

And you got caught

In the headlights, of a stretch car

You're a star

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe it must be art

You're a headache, in a suitcase

You're a star...

Pre-Chorus riff:

Our love...

You don't have...

Hold me Thrill me

Kiss me Kill me

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt

You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash

You're a star

Pre-chorus riff

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

Main riff

They want you to be Jesus

Now get down on one knee

But they want their money back if you're alive at 33

And you're turning tricks, with your crusifix

You're a star, yes you are

Pre-chorus riff

Our love lights shine

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me...

Repeat:

Chord Formations:

E5 0 2 2 X X X Bb5 6 8 8 X X X

G5 3 5 5 X X X A5 5 7 7 X X X

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 14:08:15 -0400 (EDT)

From: "Chris Heithoff"

<cheithof@vt.edu>

Subject: U2: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

The posted material for this song has the right words and structure but

completely incorrect music.

U2: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

The verses are in D except for the part like:

The chorus riff is:

over the chords |D / / / | Bb / A /|

That's all there is to it, just make some crazy tone to make it sound good.

From: hacker@wbb.com

Subject: TAB:U2-Hold me. Thrill me. Kiss me. Kill me.

Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 11:50:14 -0400

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U2 - Hold Me. Thrill Me. Kiss Me. Kill Me.

Transcribed by: Steve Guidi

Legend: x - Play muted

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

Main Riff:

Repeat 3X Play 4th time

Acoustic Guitar Fill-in (Played throughout song where E5 chord is labeled):

You don't know how you took it

You just know what you got

Oh lordy you've been stealing from the thieves

And you got caught

In the headlights, of a stretched car

You're a star

Dressing like your sister

Living like a tart

They don't know what you're doing

Babe it must be art

You're a headache, in a suitcase

You're a star...

Chorus riff:

G---9-8-6-8-/9---5-7-5-5\-4--|

Our love lights shine,

You don't have to go blind

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 Riff (played throughout second verse):

You don't know how you got here

You just know you want out

Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt

You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash

Star

Chorus riff

Our love lights shine

It takes a crowd to cry

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 riff X2 Hey!

Main riff

(All in acoustic Guitar):

Acoustic Fill-in X4

They want you to be Jesus

Now get down on one knee

But they want their money back if you're alive, honey free

And you're telling tricks, with your crusifix

You're a star

Chorus riff

Ofcourse you look shy

You don't have to unite, love

Hold me, thrill me,

kiss me, kill me...

Verse 2 Riff with acoustic fill in X4

Repeat first part of pain riff (e,d,b,g) X4

then play the second part until the end of the song.

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