Alma Mater, By Alice Cooper
School's Out 1972
Tabbed Sparkinthedark3
Tab Key: (h) natural harmonic; / slide up; \ slide down;
// or \\ slide up or down to infinity
Part A Intro
E E7 A Am7 F#addE Fmaj7
| E | 0 0 0 3 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 |
| A | 2 2 0 0 4 3 |
| E | 0 0 2 1 |
E
| E | 0 12(h) |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 |
| A | 2 |
| E | 0 0 |
Part B Verse
| E | 0 0 0 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 |
1 Rain is falling down my cheek seaching for the sea
2 I watch the bus as it pulls out of view
3 And now alone crying in my beer
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 3 2 2 |
| E | 2 1 0 0 |
Tomorrow like the rain I'll be back home again
Someday like that bus I will be leaving to
Cause old friends said goodbye, I guess I'll be leavin too
Part C
| E | 4 4 5 3 |
| B | 4 4 5 2 |
| G | 4 4 6 3 |
| D | 6 6 7 2 |
| A | 6 6 7 |
| E | 4 4 5 |
1 But you know it breaks my heart to leave you, Camelback, my high school (Go to Part B, Verse 3)
2 But you know it breaks my heart to leave you, Cortez, I'll miss you
Part D (play twice)
| E | 0 |
| B | 2 4 0 |
| G | 2 4 1 |
| D | 2 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 0 2 4 0 2 2 |
| E | 4 2 0 |
Yes I will, yes I will, you know I will
Part E
| E | 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 |
| B | 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 |
| G | 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 |
| E | 2 0 0 0 |
Well so long everybody I hope that I would see you again
Goodbye everybody I finally grew up, they finally let me outa school
Part F
Solo (slide guitar)
Guitar One
| E | 12// 12\9 7\5 |
| B | 3/5 |
| G | 9// 6/9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar Two
| E | 0 0 0 3 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 |
| A | 2 2 0 0 4 3 |
| E | 0 0 2 1 |
Guitar One
Guitar Two
| E | 0 12(h) |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 |
| A | 2 |
| E | 0 0 |
Talking Verse w/part B (repeating F#addE, Fmaj7 and E at end)
Hey remember the time -
'member the time
we took that snake and put it down little Betsy' dress?
Now I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
No I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
Well I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
sung w/ part E
Oh, goodbye, everybody
I hope that I would see you again
So long, everybody
How do you like that, they finally let me outta school
talking w/ part E, repeat and fade
Goodbye
Ah, I wanna get outta here
They let me outta school
How 'bout that, uh?
Goodbye
Hey goodbye, guys
Maybe I'll see -
Maybe I'll see you around sometime, uh?
Eh, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?
Remember the Coop, uh?
May -
I ho -
I hope - you don't forget me or nothin'
Goodbye
Part G
"Happy Trails" repeat and fade
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 |
| A | 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |