Band: Alice Cooper Song: Wake Me Gently Album: Alice Cooper Goes To Hell Year: 1976 Tabbed by DoteStudios Email is undermywheels71@gmail.com NOTE: The main chords are: (x means don't strum those strings and (#) means you can play that # note but you don't have to) Cm - [(8) 10 10 8 8 8] Bb - [(6) 8 8 7 6 6] Ab - [(4) 6 6 5 4 4] Cdim/D - [x 9 10 8 7 x] Keys b = bend r = release = slide up neck / = slide down neck h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = hold note w = whammy bar v = vibrato < > = strike the notes in between the symbols while in the bend D = strum down U = strum up Intro E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B------8-----8-----8--6-/8--8----------8---6-----------------6--------| G-5~~-----7-----8----------------5-------------7-------5--7-----8--7--| D--------------------------------------------------8------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-8---7--5-----8--7--5--------------------------------------------------| D-----------6-----------6---5--5--5--5--3~~--0--1--1/3---------3~~----5-| A---------------------------5--5--5--5--5~~-----------------5--------5--| E---------------------------3--3------------------------3-----------3---| "I was scared to death, Afraid to close my eyes" E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------| D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------| "And found that I was gone. Like every other one" E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------| "Who left before the dawn, I vanished in the air." E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------| D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------| "Am I still there?" E-------------------------| B--7~~~-------------------| G--8~~~-------------------| D-10~~~-------------------| A--9~~~-------------------| E-------------------------| "Wake me gently If you can" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "Wake me gently Just touch my hand" E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------| D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-| E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-| "Wake me gently Pull my sleeve" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave." E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------| D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------| A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~4--4---4~~~------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| "And in my sleep, I look so lifeless on this bed" E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------| D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------| "Laid out on satin sheets. This dream's anovel" (x02210@1)E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------| "That I don't dare complete, No happy endings read." E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------| D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------| "I think the hero's dead." E-------------------------| B--7~~~-------------------| G--8~~~-------------------| D-10~~~-------------------| A--9~~~-------------------| E-------------------------| "Wake me gently If you can" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "Wake me gently Just touch my hand" E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------| D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-| E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-| "Wake me gently Pull my sleeve" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave me to my slumber" E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~------------------------------| D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~----------------------6~~~----| A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~~----------------------6~~~----| E---------------------------------------------------------------4~~~----| "And I'll never come home. Please help me, I'm frightened" E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------5~~~---------| G-------4~~~--------------------------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------| D-------4~~~------------4~~~----------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------| A-------2~~~------------4~~~----------0~~~-----------------4~~~---------| E-----------------------2~~~--------------------------------------------| "Of what's going on (What's going on)" Piano E-----3----2--3--------3----2--3--------3----2--3--------3----2--3------| B----------------3----------------3----------------3----------------3---| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-3----2--3--------1---| B------------3--4------| G----------------------| D----------------------| A----------------------| E----------------------| Solo E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------/13--13--| G-12r10~~~~--8--10--8v-------8--10b12r10--10~~~10---------/12-----------| D------------------------10------------------------10~~-----------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-11------13b15--13b15~~---13--11---15r13p11--13--11--13~~--11--11~~---| B-----13---------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------15r13p11--| B-11--13~~--11--11--13--13~~--11--13--13~~--13--11--13--13~~------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-13--------11---------------8---------11b13--11~~---13---11~~---10--11-| B-----13~~---------------11-----11--8-----------------------------------| G-----------------10b12-------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-10~~---8------8--------------| B-----------11-----11b13~~~~~--| G------------------------------| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| "And if I can't wake up, Will I be all alone" E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------| G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------| D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------| E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------| "A stranded orphan here. Or will I bump into" E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------| G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------| E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------| "Some other wandering soul, And will they talk to me." E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------| G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------| D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------| E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------| "Somebody, somebody please rescue me." E------------------------------------| B--7~~~------------------------------| G--8~~~------------------------------| D-10~~~------------------------------| A--9~~~------------------------------| E------------------------------------| "Wake me gently If you can" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "Wake me gently Just touch my hand" E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------| D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-| E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-| "Wake me gently Pull my sleeve" E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------| A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------| E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------| "'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave." E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat these two chords for the outro: Ab5 - [x 4 6 6 x x] Gb5 - [x 9 11 11 x x] Piano E-----------------| B-----------------| G-6----5--6-------| repeat throughout D------------6----| the outro A-----------------| E-----------------| "I wanna leave I wanna leave I wanna wake up I wanna leave I don't wanna stay I wanna leave I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go home Just wake me up I wanna go home Wake me up please 'Cuz I wanna go home I wanna go home Wake me Wake me"