Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot (1983)
Written By: Frankie Banali, Carlos and Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 116 BPM (5 Min. 0 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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A5 - 5 7 7 x x x A A-E
C5 - x 3 5 5 x x C G-C
G5 - 3 5 5 x x x G G-D
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
B5/A - x 0 4 4 x x A B-F#
C5/A - x 0 5 5 x x A G-C
E5 - x 7 9 9 x x E B-E
A5* - x 0 2 2 5 5 A A-E ('CHORUS #4' Final Chord)
INTRO: [21 M]
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
|Drums |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|
1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+
|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 |A5 |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3+ 4 +
|A5 |A5 |A5 |
Well, I'm an…
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|A |B |C |
… axe… grind-er,… pile… driv-er… Ma-ma says… that I'll
|B |A |B |
nev-er, nev-er mind her… Got no… brains,… I'm in-… sane…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
The teach-er says… that I'm one… big… pain… I'm like a las-er,…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
six-string raz-or… I got a mouth… like an al-… li-… ga-tor…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
I want it loud-er,… more… pow-er…
|C5 |D5 |
I'm gon-na rock and roll un-til it strikes… the… ho-ur…
CHORUS #1: [13 M]
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|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
… All right… Well,… I'm…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|A |B |C |
… frus-… trat-ed,… out-… dat-ed… I real-ly wan-na be…
|B |A |B |
… o-ver-rated… I'm a find-er,… and I'm a keep-er…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
I'm not a los-er, and I ain't… no… weep-er… I got the boys…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
to make the noize… Won't ev-er let up… Hope it an-noys… you…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
Join the pack,… fill the crack…
|C5 |D5 |
Well, now you're here,… there's no… way… back…
CHORUS #2: [9 M]
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|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 |
…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|A5 |A5 C5|
Met-al health will cure… you cra-… zy…
|G5 |G5 C5|A5 |
Met-al health will cure… you mad… Met-al health is what… we all…
|A5 C5 |G5 |A5 |
… need… It's what we ought-… a have…
GUITAR SOLO: [22 M]
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|B5 |B5 |B5 |B5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |
|E5 |E5 |E5 |E5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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|NC |NC |NC |NC |
Bang… your… head… Wake… the dead…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
We're all… met-al mad… It's all… you have,… so bang… your…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
head… and raise… the dead… Oh,… yeah,… Met-al… health,…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
… it drives… you mad,… mad,… mad,… mad… Bang… your…
CHORUS #4: [24 M]
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|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |A5 |G5 |
head…
|G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |