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Objects

In The Rear View Mirror...


(as performed by Meat Loaf)

J. Steinman


Arr: A. Ramsell

         
B♭

      
X

       
Gsus2 Am

   
 F

 
Slowly ( = 55 ) OO XO O


    


  

   
    
Dm7 Am/E F/B♭ C
X XO OO O X X O O

      
   
       

    
The

 

    

      
Gsus2 AmO

   
F

         
OO XO

           
skies were pure and the fields were green, the sun was bright er than its

 
         
    

 
Dm7 Am/E

                     
OO O

X
B♭ X XO

 friend,

           
ev er been. When I grew up with my best Ken ny, we were close as an y




   
 

2 B♭ maj7 C


F

              
X O O

 
X O O

 
           
broth ers that you ev er knew. It was al ways sum mer and the

 
  
   
 
  

B♭


Gsus2 Am

             
X

      
OO XO O


        
    
fu ture called, we were read y for ad ven tures and we want ed them all, there was

         



  
   

   
B♭ maj7

                
Dm7 Am/E C

  
X O O

  
X O O
X XO OO O

  
          

  
so much left to dream and so much time to make it real. But I can

 
     

  
    
  

            
Am7/E

   
Dm

 
X XO
OO O
X
B♭

 
           
      
still re call the sting of all the tears when he was gone.

         
  
     
   
 

      
3

          
C

 
X O O
Dm Am/E
X XO OO O


 
             
        
The said he crashed and burned. I know I'll nev er learn why an y

    
   

  
            
C

 
B♭ Gm7


X O O


X
3

            



         
boy should die so young. We were rac ing; we were sol diers of for


  
 
 




               
C Dm B♭

    
X O O X XO X

 

               
          

   
tune. We got in trou ble but we sure got a round. There are

    
  
   
 
 

                    
Dm
C


Gm7 X XO


X O O
3

             
  
times I think I see him peel ing out of the dark. I think he's right be hind me, now,

 
 

  
   
       
Dm/C

  
4 B♭

      
X X

     
X Am
XO O

         

            
and he's gain in' ground. But it was long a go and it was

     
 
 
 


     

              
C

   
Dm B♭ X O O
X XO X


   
    
    
  

far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far, and if

      
        
   

      
           
Dm C

  
Am X XO B♭ X O O
C7
XO O X X O


 
             
            
life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car. And

      
    
  
      
     


 
Gsus2 F/A F

       
F B♭

           
OO
XO X


 
                      
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and

      
  
      
      
 
Gsus2 F/A
5

       
B♭

         
F


OO


XO X

                        
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And

     
  
   
 
     

 
Gsus2 F/A F

       
F B♭

            
OO
XO X

                      
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

    

          
    

Gsus2 F/A

      
F B♭

         
OO


XO X

             
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they

       
  
  
  
   

       
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus

  
XO X X O
3
Little bit faster

                                
are. They are... They

    
 
   
6

  
   
F Gm F/A B♭ sus2 Csus
XO X X O
3

                     
are...


         

     
   

   

F Gm F/A B♭ Csus
XO X X O
3

                     
                      

   
 
     

    
     
F Gm F/A B♭ B♭ sus2 Csus
XO X X X O
3

                      
                      
And when the

        
         


Am

             
Gsus2

 
F

       
OO
XO O
X
B♭


                
sun de scend ed and the night a rose, I heard my fath er curs in' ev' ry one he knows, he was

         
 
   
    

Am/E 7
B♭ maj7

                        
C

   
Dm7 OO O
X O O
X O O
X XO


         
dan ger ous and drunk and de feat ed and cor rod ed by fail ure and en vy and hate. There were

        
 
      
  

Am

       
F Gsus2

            
XO O
OO

           
end less win ters and the dreams would freeze. No where to hide and no leaves

         
  
   

             
Am/E


B♭ Dm7

     
X OO O
X XO


       
   
on the trees. And my fath ers eyes were blank as he hit me a gain

       
    
 

       
B♭ maj7

   
C Dm

           
X O O
X O O X XO

  
       
       
and a gain and a gain. I know I still be lieve he'd nev er

       
 

       
 



8

           
Am/E C

     
B♭


X O O
OO O X

  
        
       
 
let me leave. I had to run a way a lone. So man y

         

    
   

                  
Dm B♭


Am/E X


X XO
OO O

                
          
threats and fears, so man y wast ed years be fore my life be came my

       
 
   
     

             
C C

     
X O O Gm7 X O O

            
 
          
own. And though the night mares should be o ver, some of the



           
      

              
Dm
B♭

 
X XO
X Gm7
3

           
    
ter rors are still in tact. I'll hear that ug ly coarse and

 
     
        
             
                  
Am/C


Dm 9
C X O B♭


X XO
X


X O O

              


      

   
vio lent voice and then he grabs me from be hind and then he pulls me back.

    
        

       

 
                     
Am Dm


XO O X XO

              
   
But it was long a go and it was far a way, oh God, it

       

     
  


 

            
C

    
B♭ X O O
Am
X XO O


              
  
seems so ver y far. And if life is just a high

     
   
      
   

   
            
Dm C

   
X XO X
B♭ X O O
C7
X O


          
  
way, then the soul is just a car. And

    

  


    
 
 
10 Gsus2 F/A F

       
F B♭

           
OO
XO X

                        
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And


   
  
  
   
 


Gsus2 F/A

         
F B♭ F

          
OO


XO X

                        
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And

     
  
     
    
 


Gsus2 F/A

      
F B♭

          
OO
XO X

              
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they

       
  
  
 

 

    


      
F Gsus2 F/A

   
B♭

            
OO
XO X

            
              
are. And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they


       
 

   




     
11

  
  
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus
XO X X O
3

                     
                      
are.


      

   

F Dm B♭ C
X XO X X O O

                    3     
             
        
     
 
    

   

Gm7 C Dm B♭
X
10 8 10 6

 
               

                    
    
         
                          

               

    
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
X OO
10 8 10 10

 
             
   
       
 
              
                 
          
12

     

Dm/B♭ Dm Dm/C Dm/B♭ B♭ /C
X OO X XX
10 10 10 10 10

         


                 
    
   


 
3 3

 

                         
                 
3 3

   

F Gsus2 Am B♭
OO XO O X

                  
       

            
 
    
               

    
     
Dm7 Am/E B♭ maj7 C
X XO OO O X O O X O O

             
          
          
There was a

 
  
           
   


Gsus2 Am

           
F

    
XO O


OO

 

           
beau ty liv in' on the edge of town, she al ways put her top up and the

        
 
 


    


13

            
 
Dm7 Am

    
X
B♭ X XO XO O

        
  
ham mer down, and she taught me ev' ry thing I'll ev er know a bout the

       



  
  

  
B♭ maj7 C F

                 
X O O
X O O


         
myst ery and the musc le of love. The stars would glim mer and the

   
      
  
   


Am


Gsus2

                    
OO
XO O
X
B♭

 
        
    
moon would glow, I'm in the back seat with my Jul ie like a Ro me o, and the

        

     
   

3  3   
B♭ maj7

            
Dm7 C

    
Am

   
X O O
X XO X O O
XO O

           
  
signs a long the high way all said: "Caut ion! Kids at play!" Those were the

   
  
     
  
 

14

             
   
Dm Am/E

 
X XO OO O X
B♭



           
      
rights of spring and we did ev' ry thing there was sal va tion ev' ry night.

             
  
     


     

                 
C

  
X O O
Dm Am/E
X XO OO O

 
 
         
      
    
We got our dreams re born and our up hol stery torn, but ev' ry

         
   
  
   
   

  
           
C
B♭

   
X O O Gm7


X


3

            
 
          
thing we tried was right. She used my bod y just like a ban


 
    
      
       

         
      
C Dm B♭

 
X O O X XO X

 

              

dage, she used my bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably



          
            
                    
Dm 15
C


Gm7 X XO

  
X O O
3

           


    

       
nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can see her ris in' up out of the

  
          
      
 

               
Am/C B♭ maj7 B♭

           
X O X O O X

             
        
      
back seat now, just like an an gel ris in' up from a tomb. But it was


    



      

                    
Am Dm B♭
XO O X XO X

                
     
long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far.

      
   
    

                    
C


X O O
Am Dm B♭
XO O X XO X



                  
And if life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car.

            

             
  
      
16

 
  
F

 
C C7 C C7
X O O X O X O O X O

   
            
And ob jects in the rear view

 
   
 


  
     




  
Gsus2 F/A F

             
B♭

         
OO
XO X


              
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and ob jects in the rear view

     
          
  
    
      


Gsus2 F/A

   
B♭

   
F

    
OO

 
XO X

            
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And

      
 
 
     
  
    

 
Gsus2 F/A F

         
F B♭

            
OO
XO X

                        
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

   

          
     
    
Gsus2 F/A
1-4 5. 17

       
B♭

         
OO F F


XO X

                      
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And are.

     

Repeat ad lib and cresc.

  
     
    
 


   

F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F
OO XO X

                   
          
   
       
  


   

F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F
OO XO X

                        
   
  
  
  
   

 
Gsus2

  
F/A F

      
B♭

         
F


OO
XO X

                     
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are,

      

          
  
18 Gsus2
F F/A

       
B♭

     
F

   
OO

  
XO X

                  
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

       
  
   
   
   

 
F Gsus2 F/A F

        
B♭

           
OO
XO X


                  
 
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

 
       

          
    


F Gsus2 F/A

          
B♭

         
OO B♭ /F


XO X

Somewhat slower

  
                         
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. She used my

   
  
    
   

     
Dm

  
Gm7 C B♭

             
X

  
X
3 3 5 6

           
     
bod just like a ban dage, she used my bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably

  
           
  

 
Dm Am/C
19

          
Gm7 C

              
X
X
3 3 5 5

    
           
nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can see her ris in' up out of the back seat now...

        
      
       
    


Voice

Objects In The Rear View Mirror...


(as performed by Meat Loaf)

4
J. Steinman

    
Arr: A. Ramsell

        
   
Dm7 Am/E F/B♭ CO F Gsus2

Slowly ( = 55 ) X XO OO O X X O OO

The skies were pure and the fields were green, the

                    
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO


sun was bright er than its ev er been. When I grew up with my best friend,


                        
OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O
F

Ken ny, we were close as an y broth ers that you ev er knew. It was al ways sum mer and the

                 
      
OO
Gsus2 XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO

   
fu ture called, we were read y for ad ven tures and we want
them
ed all, there was so much left to dream

                   
BO♭ maj7


OO
Am/E
O X O X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO O
Am7/E

and so much time to make it real. But I can still re call the sting of all the tears

             
          
B♭


X X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O


                   
when he was gone. The said he crashed and burned. I know I'll nev er learn why an y

 
  
B♭


CO Gm7 CO

 
X X O X O
3

       
boy should die so young. We were rac ing; we were sol diers of for tune. We got in

          
  
Dm
X XO X
B♭ Gm7
3

trou ble but we sure got a round. There are times I think I see him peel ing
                    
  
B♭


X
CO O
Dm
X XO X
Dm/C
X X


out of the dark. I think he's right be hind me, now, and he's gain in' ground.

                  
AmO
XO
Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O


But it was long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far, and if

                     
XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O X
C7O

 way,

 
life is just a high then the soul is just a car. And

                          
F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
B♭ F


ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and ob jects in the rear view

                       
Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F Gsus2


OO XO X OO

 
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos


                         
XO
F/A X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭

er than they are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they

          
      
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus F Gm F/A B♭ sus2X Csus F Gm
Little bit faster3 XO X X O
3
XO X O
3

           
are. They are... They are...

     

XO
F/A X
B♭ X
Csus
O
F Gm XO
F/A X
B♭ X
B♭ sus2 X
Csus
O
F
3

 
And when the sun de scend ed and the

           
      
Gsus2
OO XO
AmO X
B♭

night a rose, I heard my fath er curs in' ev' ry one he knows, he was

                            
X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O

dan ger ous and drunk and de feat ed and cor rod ed by fail ure and en vy and hate. There were
3

                    
F Gsus2
OO XO
AmO

end less win ters and the dreams would freeze. No where to hide and no leaves

                            

X
B♭ X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O


on the trees. And my fath ers eyes were blank as he hit me a gain and a gain and a gain.

                      
 
B♭


X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O X

     
I know I still be lieve he'd nev er let me leave. I had to run a way a lone.

                 
 
CO Dm Am/E B♭


X O X XO OO O X

             
       
So man y threats and fears, so man y wast ed years be fore my life be came my

  
X
CO O
Gm7 X
CO O X XO
Dm X
B♭
3

                  
own. And though the night mares should be o ver, some of the ter rors are still in tact.

   
Gm7 CO Dm


X O X XO
3

         
I'll hear that ug ly coarse and vio lent voice and then he grabs me from be hind

         


X
Am/C
O X
B♭ XO
AmO X XO
Dm

and then he pulls me back. But it was long a go and it was far a way, oh God, it


                          
X
B♭ X
CO O XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O

          
seems so ver y far. And if life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car.

             
X
C7O F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
B♭ F


And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And

                         
F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F


OO XO X

ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view
  
                   
B♭

  
OO
Gsus2 XO
F/A X
F

mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view

    
             
OO
Gsus2 F/A
XO X
B♭ F Gm F/A
XO X
B♭ X
Csus
O
F X XO
Dm
3

mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

         

X
B♭ X
CO O X
Gm7 C Dm B♭ X
Gm7 C Dm OO
Dm/C
10 8 10 6 10 8 10 10

          
X
Dm/B♭ Dm OO
Dm/C X
Dm/B♭ XX
B♭ /C F OO
Gsus2 XO
AmO X
B♭
10 10 10 10 10


                   

X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O
F Gsus2
OO


There was a beau ty liv in' on the of edge
town, she

     
                     
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO XO
AmO

   
al ways put her top up and the ham mer down, and she taught me ev' ry thing I'll ev er know a bout the

                   
BO♭ maj7

   
X O X
CO O
F Gsus2
OO

3  3 
myst ery and the musc le of love. The stars would glim mer and the moon would glow, I'm in the

                   
     
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO XO
AmO

 
back seat with my Jul ie like a Ro me o, and the signs a long the high way all said:

                 
 
   
BO♭ maj7


X O X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O


"Caut ion! Kids at play!" Those were the rights of spring and we did ev' ry thing there was sal

             
            
X
B♭ X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O


va tion ev' ry night. We got our dreams re born and our up hol stery torn, but ev' ry
                   
5

      
B♭


CO Gm7 CO

 
X X O X O
3

                       
thing we tried was right. She used my bod y just like a ban dage, she used my


B♭


Dm Gm7 CO

 
X XO X X O
3

                      
bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can

      
Dm
X XO X
Am/C
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
B♭


see her ris in' up out of the back seat now, just like an an gel ris in' up from a tomb.

                


B♭


XO
AmO Dm
X XO X X
CO O

 
But it was long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far. And if

                    
XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O X
C7O X
CO O X
C7O

  
life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car. And

                      
B♭


F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
F


ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and

              
B♭

   
Gsus2 F/A F

 
OO XO X

 
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And

                      
B♭


F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
F

     
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.


                
Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F F


OO XO X

1-4 5.

Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And are.

      
      
Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F

Ob jects in the rear view


 
                        
OO
Gsus2 XO
F/A X
B♭ F F OO
Gsus2

mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos


                          
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭

er than they are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they


    
                 
F F Gsus2 F/A B♭ B♭ /F


OO XO X
Somewhat slower

are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.

  
                      
Gm7 X
C X
Dm
3 3 5

She used my bod just like a ban dage, she used my bod y just like a wound.

  
                 
B♭

 
Gm7 C Dm

       
X X
6 3 3 5

I'll prob ably nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can see her ris in' up out of the

    
Am/C
5

back seat now...


Piano

Objects In The Rear View Mirror...


(as performed by Meat Loaf)

                    
J. Steinman

      
Arr: A. Ramsell

     
F Gsus2 AmO B♭


Slowly ( = 55 ) OO XO X


      
    

 
 

    
    
                 
       
 
   
   
 
   

           
    
            
 
      


 
   


     


      
       
  

    
      
    


    
   
    
   
                 
  
 
    
    
  
  
  
           
 

    

     
          
      
              
              
      
    
    
  
 

 
     

                           


                 
       
     
  
  
      
   

           
                   
        

       
      
 

     

   
 
         
         

    
    
 
         
    
    

3


            
        
         
      

 
     
   
   

                               
      
     
         
     

  

                       
  
Little bit faster

     
    
     
       
   

                                        

       
 

     

                     
                                 
     
   
  
       
      

  

                      
                          
   
        
          
   


 

 

                        
    
           
         
      

       

  
          
                        
     
            
    

     

   
                
               


  
           

    
   

  
    

              



                  
   

   
         

       
 
                    
5

             
  
 
                     
  
   

          
             
   
    
    
  

      
    

     
   


    
                       
      
  
          
      

    

      
                    
         

  



   
     
()    

           
                  
  
 

   
       
    
 

    
                                        
     
    
     

        
   

                                
   
                   

   
      
 

        

       3  
                
                       
  
                
            
 


()

      
 

     


            
 
  
       

  
         
                 
                      
   

             
                          
     
    

3 3

                       
            
                    
3 3
                        
     
7

               
  
 
      
      
        

    

        
   
                 



  
    


        




   

                     
              
   
 
  



    
 
      

      

  
   
             
               
      
          
      

      

 
            
                
  

            

    
  
    
   

      
    
      
       
           
   
        
  
      
                 
     
    

            


           
                
   
  
                
             

   

         


                      
     
 
      
  
 

       

     
                    
               
 


   


          
     
    


                        
   



 

   
      
    

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9

                                  
     
  
          

   
    

                    


         
      



      
    
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                         
  
         
Repeat ad lib and cresc.
1-4 5.

    
        
       



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
      

          
                            

    
       
   
    

                               
  

        
        
     

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                     
         
            
       

    
  
 
      

         
                       
Somewhat slower

        
    
           
     
  
   

    
 
                   

      
     
 
  
  
 
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