#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may use this file only for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# "School's Out" by Alice Cooper Words and music by Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith From the album School's Out (1972) Transcribed by Nate From Sacred In Nothing http://www.geocities.com/primitive_beast Intro Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------14------------12------------14-----------------------------------| G-|----------14------------12------------14--12~~-----------------------------| D-|----------14------------12------------14----------14p13p12-----------------| A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14---------------------------------------| E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12---------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two tr= trill | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------14------------12------------14-----------------------------------| D-|----------14------------12------------14--12tr13--14----------------------| A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14---------------------------------------| E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12---------------------------------------| Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------14------------12------------14----------------------------14-----| D-|----------14------------12------------14--12----14p13p12------------14-----| A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14------------------------14--14---------| E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12------------------------12--12---------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--0---------------------------------------------------------3--------------| B-|--0---------------------------------------------------------3--------------| G-|--x---------------------------------------------------------1--------------| D-|--2---------------------------------------------------------2--------------| A-|--2---------------------------------------------------------2--------------| E-|--0---------------------------------------------------------0--------------| Guitar one E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------|----------14------------12--| G-|----------12------------14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12--| D-|----------12------------14----------14p13p12--|----------14------------12--| A-|--14--14--------14--14------------------------|--14--14--------14--14------| E-|--12--12--------12--12------------------------|--12--12--------12--12------| | | |Guitar two | E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------|--3-------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------|--2-------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------------|--2-------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Rhythm figure one Guitar one E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G-|----------14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12----------------| D-|----------14----------14p13p12--|----------14------------12----------------| A-|--14--14------------------------|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14------| E-|--12--12------------------------|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B-|----------------/---------------|-----------2-------------0----------------| G-|----------------/---------------|-----------2-------------0----------------| D-|----------------/---------------|------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|---x--x----------x---x---------x---x------| E-|----------------------7--------|---x--x----------x---x---------x---x------| Guitar one E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| G-|--14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12------------14--12------| D-|--14------------14-----|----------14------------12------------14------14-| A-|------------------------|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14--------------| E-|------------------------|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12--------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B-|---2--0-----------------|-----------2-------------0-------------2---0------| G-|---2--0-----------------|-----------2-------------0-------------2---0------| D-|---------------------0--|--------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------0h2-----|---x---x---------x---x---------x---x--------------| E-|------------------------|---x---x---------x---x---------x---x----------7--| Verse one w/Rhythm figure one "Well, we got no choice, all the girls and boys. Makin' all that noise, 'cause they found new toys." "Well, we can't salute, can't find a flag. If that don't suit ya, Guitar one E-|----------8-----8----8--8-----8----8--8------10--11-------9-----9----9-----| B-|----------8-----8----8--8-----8----8--8------10--11------11----11---11-----| G-|----------9-----9----9--9-----9----9--9------11--12------12----12---12-----| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------8-----8----8---8----8----8---8-----10--11------11----11---11-----| G-|----------9-----9----9---9----9----9---9-----11--12------12----12---12-----| D-|---------10----10---10--10---10---10--10-----12--13------13----13---13-----| A-|---------10----10---10--10---10---10--10-----12--13------13----13---13-----| E-|----------8-----8----8---8----8----8---8-----10--11------11----11---11-----| "that's a drag. Guitar one E-|---9-----9---9-----------| B-|--11----11--11-----------| G-|--12----12--12----0/-----| D-|-------------------------| A-|-------------------------| E-|-------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-------------------------| B-|--11----11--11----11----| G-|--12----12--12----12----| D-|--13----13--13----13----| A-|--13----13--13----13----| E-|--11----11--11----11----| w/Fill one "School's out for summer." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------| G-|-----------------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------| D-|------------------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------| A-|--5------5--5--5--8---10--3--5---------------------------------------------| E-|--3------3--3--3--6----8--1--3---------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------| E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------| Fill one E-|-----------| B-|--5--------| G-|--3b-------| D-|-----------| A-|-----------| E-|-----------| w/Fill two "School's out for ever!" Guitar one E-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| G-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| D-|--5--------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| A-|--5--------8---10--3--5----------------------------------------------------| E-|--3--------6----8--1--3----------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------| E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------| Fill two E-|--------------------| B-|--------------------| G-|--5b--5--3~~~~~-----| D-|--------------------| A-|--------------------| E-|--------------------| w/Fill three "School's been blown to pieces!" Guitar one E-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| G-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| D-|--5--------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------| A-|--5--------8---10--3--5----------------------------------------------------| E-|--3--------6----8--1--3----------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------| A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------| E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------| Fill three E-|--15-----15-15-15---15-----15--15--15--15---| B-|--18b---------------18b----18b-----18--18b--| G-|--------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------| w/Fill four Guitar one E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------| G-|--2---------------------2------------------------2-------------------------| D-|--2---------------------5------------------------3-------------------------| A-|--0---------------------0------------------------3-------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------| B-|--5---------------------3------------------------1-------------------------| G-|--6---------------------4------------------------2-------------------------| D-|--7---------------------5------------------------3-------------------------| A-|--x---------------------x------------------------x-------------------------| E-|--5---------------------5------------------------1-------------------------| Fill four E-|--------------| B-|--10----------| G-|--12b---------| D-|--------------| A-|--------------| E-|--------------| "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks. Yeah!" w/Fill five Guitar one E-|--12---------12--12--12----------12----------------------------------------| B-|--15b--------15b-----15b---------15b--15p12--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------14p12--14--14b~~--------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------2----------0----------2--0---------------------2----------0--------| G-|--------2----------0----------2--0---------------------2----------0--------| D-|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------| A-|--x--x-------x--x-------x--x-----------0h2-------x--x-------x--x-----------| E-|--x--x-------x--x-------x--x---------------------x--x-------x--x-----------| Fill five E-|------------------------| B-|--14-----------14-------| G-|--14---12------14---12--| D-|--14---12------14---12--| A-|------------------------| E-|------------------------| Guitar one E-|--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-----------| B-|--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-----------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------2--0-------------------2---------0---------------------------------| G-|--------2--0-------------------2---------0---------------------------------| D-|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------| A-|--x--x----------0h2------x--x------x--x------x---6---5---4--3--2-----------| E-|--x--x-------------------x--x------x--x------x-----------------------------| Guitar one E-|---------12--12~~~---------15b--rb-p12------12~~~----------------------| B-|--10/12-------------------------------------15-----------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------2---------0----------2--0------0-----------------------------------| G-|--------2---------0----------2--0------0-----------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--x--x------x--x-------x--x------------------------------------------------| E-|--x--x------x--x-------x--x------------------------------------------------| Verse w/Rhythm figure one "Well, we got no class, and we got no principles, and got no innocence. We can't even think of a word that rhymes!" "School's out for summer! Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------13b--13b--rb-p11------11--11~~~~-----------| G-|--------------------------------------------------12-----------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "School's out for ever!" Guitar one E-|-------------------------20b---20b---20b---20b---20p18-----| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "My school's been blown to pieces." E-|------18-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--20------20~~~-----------8------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------10b-----------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------2--------5-------------------------------| D-|--------------------------5-------3--------5-------------------------------| A-|--------------------------5-------3--------3-------------------------------| E-|--------------------------3-------1--------3-------------------------------| "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------5--8b-------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Out for summer, out till fall, we might not come back at all!" Guitar one E-|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---8-------------------------------13b-------------------------------------| G-|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "School's out for ever! Guitar one E-|-------------------------------15-------15-------15-------15-------15------| B-|--------------------------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-| G-|--------------------------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "School's out for summer! Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------12b--12b--12p10------10--12----12~~~~~----------| D-|--------------------------------------------12-----------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "School's out with fever! Guitar one E-|---------------------------20b~~~--20b~~~----20b~~---rb--18------18----| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------20------20| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "School's out completely." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------10b-----10b-----------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--11-----------10----------------------------------------------------------| G-|--12-----------10-----5----------------------------------------------------| D-|--12-----------10-----5----------------------------------------------------| A-|--10------------8-----3----------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|