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:
A [x02220] G   [32000x] B [799877] A(2)[577655]
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) 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----|
Eb|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|

   Main Riff Sequence: (Electric, doubled by a 12-string acoustic)
   __________________________ ________________________
  |1, 2, 3                           |4
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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--|
Ab|--x-x-7-x-5-x-2-x-x-5-5---|--x-x-7-x-5-x-2-x-x-3-3--|
Eb|--------------------3-3---|--------------------1-1--|

   Rhythm Figure 1: (12-String Acoustic) 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--7---7-7-5-7---5-7-7-7---5-5--|
Eb|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--|

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                    
        A                               
In the headlights 
       G
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)
Eb|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|--------------4~-|------------------|
Gb|o--4h5p4h5~h7----|-4h5p4h5h7-7p5p4-o|
Db|o----------------|-----------------o|
Ab|-----------------|------------------|
Eb|-----------------|------------------|

          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)
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|o--9p8p6h8~-8/9---5h7p5-5~-5\4--o|
Db|o-------------------------------o|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Chorus 1: (w/ Riff 1) x4
B5            A5            F5            G5
                        Oh  girl don't be shy
B5            A5            F5            G5
                  You don't have  to  go  blind
B5            A5            F5            G5
                Hold me                         thrill me
B5            A5            F5            G5
                kiss me                     kill me
                   
Rhythm Figure 2: (Electric)
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|--x-x---7---7-----7---7-5--|
Eb|--x-x-0---0---0-0---0------|

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
B5            A5            F5            G5
                         Oh girl don't be shy
B5            A5            F5            G5
                 It takes a crowd    to   cry
B5            A5            F5            G5
                Hold me                         thrill me
B5            A5            F5            G5
                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                                                 
              A                         
And you're turning tricks 
           G
with your crucifix
(w/ Rhy. Fig. 1) x2 
You're a star       (Oh child...)

Chorus 2: (w/ Riff 1) last 2 times only 
B5            A5            F5            G5
                        Of course you know child
B5            A5            F5            G5
                  You don't have   to   deny it,  love
B5            A5            F5            G5
                Hold me                         thrill me
B5            A5            F5            G5
                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:
           A                        G   
  You're a headache           In a suitcase  
E---------------------------|----------------------
B---------------------------|----------------------
G----------------6\7-9-x-9~~|------------4\5-6-x-6~
D---------------------------|----------------------
A---------------------------|----------------------
E---------------------------|----------------------

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)

      A5 G5 E5           A5 G5 E5  Bb5
Eb|------------------|--------------------||
Bb|------------------|--------------------||
Gb|------------------|--------------------||
Db|---7--5--2---2-2--|---7--5--2---8--8---||
Ab|---7--5--2---2-2--|---7--5--2---8--8---||
Eb|---5--3--0---0-0--|---5--3--0---6--6---||

       Repeat 3X            Play 4th time    


E5
You don't know how you took it
E5
You just know what you got
E5
Oh honey you been stealing from the thieves
E5
And you got caught
E5     A5               G5       
In the headlights, of a stretch car
G5       E5
You're a star

E5
Dressing like your sister
E5
Living like a tart
E5
They don't know what you're doing
E5
Babe it must be art
E5       A5             G5 
You're a headache, in a suitcase
G5       A5          
You're a star...


Pre-Chorus riff:

    A           G
Eb|---------------------------------------------||
Bb|-2h3p2-0h2---0h1p0---0-----------------------||
Gb|-------------------2-------------------------||
            Our love...
      You don't have...
	      Hold me      Thrill me
              Kiss me      Kill me

A5    G5 
  Our love lights shine
A5          G5
  You don't have to go blind
A5        G5          A5        G5            E5
  Hold me,  thrill me,  kiss me,  kill me...


E5
You don't know how you got here
E5
You just know you want out
E5
Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt
E5       A5             G5 
You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash
G5       E5
You're a star


Pre-chorus riff

A5    G5 
  Our love lights shine
A5          G5
  You don't have to go blind
A5        G5          A5        G5            E5
  Hold me,  thrill me,  kiss me,  kill me...


Main riff

E5
They want you to be Jesus
E5
Now get down on one knee
E5
But they want their money back if you're alive at 33
E5         A5                        G5
And you're turning tricks, with your crusifix
G5       E5           
You're a star, yes you are


Pre-chorus riff

A5    G5 
  Our love lights shine
A5          G5
  You don't have to go blind
A5        G5          A5        G5            E5
  Hold me,  thrill me,  kiss me,  kill me...


Repeat:

      A5 G5 E5        
Eb|------------------||
Bb|------------------||
Gb|------------------||
Db|---7--5--2---2-2--||
Ab|---7--5--2---2-2--||
Eb|---5--3--0---0-0--||


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

    e |---------------|-------------
    B |---------------|-------------
    G |-7--5----------|-7-5---10-10-
    D |-7--5--7--3--3-|-7-5-7-10-10-
    A |-5--3--7--3--3-|-5-3-7--8--8-
    E |-------5--1--1-|-----5-------
        Three times     last time

The verses are in D except for the part like:
    "in the [G] headlights of a [F] stretch car"

The chorus riff is:

   e -12-10-9-10-12-|----------------
   B ---------------|-11-13-11-10----
   G ---------------|----------------
   D ---------------|----------------
   A ---------------|----------------
   E ---------------|----------------
 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

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

Transcribed by: Steve Guidi

Legend:  x  - Play muted
         /  - Slide up
         \  - Slide down


Intro:

D-----------------------------------|
A----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

Main Riff:

       E5  D5  B5    G5         E5  D5  B5    F5
B-------------------------|------------------------|
G--x-x-9-x-7-x-4----------|-x-x-9-x-7-x-4----------|
D--x-x-9-x-7-x-4-x-x-5-5--|-x-x-9-x-7-x-4-x-x-3-3--|
A--x-x-7-x-5-x-2-x-x-5-5--|-x-x-7-x-5-x-2-x-x-3-3--|
E--------------------3-3--|-------------------1-1--|

     Repeat 3X            Play 4th time


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

D----------------------------|
A--7--7-7-5-7--5-7-7-7--5-5--|
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|


E5
You don't know how you took it
E5
You just know what you got
E5
Oh lordy you've been stealing from the thieves
E5
And you got caught
E5     A                G
In the headlights, of a stretched car
E5
You're a star

E5
Dressing like your sister
E5
Living like a tart
E5
They don't know what you're doing
E5
Babe it must be art
E5       A              G
You're a headache, in a suitcase
E5
You're a star...


Chorus riff:

   B5     A5     F5    G5
B----------------------------|
G---9-8-6-8-/9---5-7-5-5\-4--|
D----------------------------|

B5  A5  F5              G5
        Our love lights shine,
        You don't have  to go blind

B5  A5      F5  G5
    Hold me,    thrill me,
    kiss me,    kill me...


Verse 2 Riff (played throughout second verse):

D---------------------------------|
A--x-x-----7-----7-----7-----7-5--|
E--x-x-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|

E5
You don't know how you got here
E5
You just know you want out
E5
Believing in yourself, almost as much as you doubt
E5       A              G
You're a big smash, you wear it like a rash
E5
Star


Chorus riff

B5  A5  F5              G5
        Our love lights shine
     It takes a crowd   to cry

B5  A5      F5  G5
    Hold me,    thrill me,
    kiss me,    kill me...


Verse 2 riff X2      Hey!
Main riff

(All in acoustic Guitar):

Acoustic Fill-in X4

E5
They want you to be Jesus
E5
Now get down on one knee
E5
But they want their money back if you're alive, honey free
E5         A                         G
And you're telling tricks, with your crusifix
E5
You're a star


Chorus riff

B5  A5  F5                G5
        Ofcourse you look shy
        You don't have to unite, love

B5  A5      F5  G5
    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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   It appears that everyone who has transcribed Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss 
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,