Be My Lover by Alice Cooper #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: Brian Gaddis Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Subject: TAB: "Be My Lover" by Alice Cooper Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 03:39:59 -0600 Get more Alice Cooper tabs here, http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~ksw/alice.html "Be My Lover" by Alice Cooper Words and music by Michael Bruce From the album Killer (1971) Transcription by Brian Gaddis x= mute b= bend rb= release bend p= pull-off h= hammer-on \= slide down TP= tremelo pick Intro (Two guitars) Rythm figure one (x)= Muted sound seems to caused by guitarist lightly letting his pick hand slap the strings before he strikes the chord. E-|--2---2-------------3---3------------|--2---2-------------3---3------------| B-|--3---3---(x)-------3---3---(x)------|--3---3---(x)-------3---3---(x)------| G-|--2---2---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|--2---2---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--| D-|--0---0---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|--0---0---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--| A-|----------(x)---0---x---x---(x)---0--|----------(x)---0---x---x---(x)---0--| E-|--------------------3---3------------|--------------------3---3------------| Verse (w/rythm figure one) 1. "She struts into the room. Well, I don't know her. But with a magnifying "glance I just sort of look her over. We had a drink or two, well, maybe "three. And then suddenly she starts telling me her E-|---2--2----------3--3----------------2----2--------------3----3------------| B-|---3--3--(x)-----3--3--(x)-----------3----3---(x)--------3----3----(x)-----| G-|---2--2--(x)--2--0--0--(x)--2--------2----2---(x)-2------0----0----(x)-----| D-|---0--0--(x)--2--0--0--(x)--2--------0----0---(x)-2------0----0----(x)-----| A-|---------(x)--0--x--x--(x)--0-----------------(x)-0------x----x----(x)-----| E-|-----------------3--3------------------------------------3----3------------| "life story. (w/Fill one) She says, (Go to Chorus) E-|-------2--2----------3------3----------------------------------------------| B-|-------3--3--(x)-----3--3---3--x--5\---------------------------------------| G-|--2----2--2--(x)--2--0--0-0----x--6\---------------------------------------| D-|--2----0--0--(x)--2--0--0-0----x--7\---------------------------------------| A-|--0----------(x)--0-------x----x--7\---------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------| Fill one E-|-----------------------------|----------------------| B-|-----------------------------|----------------------| G-|---12b--12b---12p10------10--|----------10----------| D-|---------------------12------|--10--12------12--10--| A-|-----------------------------|----------------------| E-|-----------------------------|----------------------| Chorus Rythm figure two "Baby, if you want to be my lover you'd better E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| G-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| A-|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--4--4--4--4---| E-|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2---| "take me home. 'Cause it's a long, long way to Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| G-|--3--3--3--3-----7---6---------------12--12--12\---------------------------| D-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---12--12--12\---------------------------| A-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---10--10--10\----7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-| E-|--2--2--2--2-----7---5---3---3-3-3------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------2---0---3-------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------3---2---3-------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------------------7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-| E-|----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| "paradise and I'm still on my own." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--7--7--9--7--5--5--7--5---------------------------| E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---------------------------| Rythm figure three (Note: a D note sounds throughout this) [After second time go to Rythm figure five] Guitar one E-|--------------------------------------5-----------------3------------------| B-|--/7----------------------------------5-----------------3------------------| G-|--/7----------------------------------6-----------------4------------------| D-|--/7----------------------------------7-----------------5------------------| A-|--/5----------------------------------7-----------------5------------------| E-|--------------------------------------5-----------------3------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| B-|-------------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5----------| G-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| D-|--------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7----------7-------| A-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| E-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| (w/Fill two first time ) Guitar one (w/Fill five second time) E-|-------------------------------------3---------------5---------------------| B-|--7----------------------------------3---------------5---------------------| G-|--7----------------------------------4---------------6---------------------| D-|--7----------------------------------5---------------7---------------------| A-|--5----------------------------------5---------------7---------------------| E-|-------------------------------------3---------------5---------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| B-|-----------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| D-|------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7----------7---------| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| Guitar one E-|------------------------------------5----------------3---------------------| B-|--7---------------------------------5----------------3---------------------| G-|--7---------------------------------6----------------4---------------------| D-|--7---------------------------------7----------------5---------------------| A-|--5---------------------------------7----------------5---------------------| E-|------------------------------------5----------------3---------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| B-|-----------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| D-|------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7----------7---------| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| Guitar one E-|-------------------------------------3----------------5--------------------| B-|--7----------------------------------3----------------5--------------------| G-|--7----------------------------------4----------------6--------------------| D-|--7----------------------------------5----------------7--------------------| A-|--5----------------------------------5----------------7--------------------| E-|-------------------------------------3----------------5--------------------| | | |Guitar two (5)= carried note | E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| B-|-----------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5--(5\)------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| D-|------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7-----------7\-------| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------| Fill two E-|--12b-rb--10------10----------|-------------------------|------------------| B-|--------------12------12--10--|--10b-rb--7-----7--------|------------------| G-|------------------------------|-------------9-----9--7--|------7-----7--9\-| D-|------------------------------|-------------------------|-7h9-----9--------| A-|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------| E-|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------| Fill five E-|--12b-rb--10------10----------|--------------------------------------------| B-|--------------12------12--10--|--10b--------rb--7----------| G-|------------------------------|------------------------------------9--7----| D-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| A-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| Go to End E-|------------------------------| B-|------------------------------| G-|-------7-----7--9\------------| D-|--7h9-----9-------------------| A-|------------------------------| E-|------------------------------| Guitars play simile of Rythm figure four throughout second verse 2. "I told her that I came from Detroit city and I played guitar in a long-haired rock and roll band. [Fill three] She asked me why the singer's name was Alice? I said, "Listen, baby, you really wouldn't understand." (Go to Fill four) Rythm figure four Guitar one E-|-----------------------3-3-3--3------------------------------3-------------| B-|--------------7-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------7-7-7--7--5---3-3-3---5---------| G-|------7-------7-----6--4-4-4--4----6-------7-7-7--7--6---4-4-4---6---------| D-|------7-------7-----7--5-5-5--5----7-------7-7-7--7--7---5-5-5---7---------| A-|------5-------5-----7--5-5-5--5----7-------5-5-5--5--7---5-5-5---7---------| E-|--------------------5--3-3-3--3----5-----------------5---3-3-3---5---------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--------------5-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------5------5--5-------3---5---------| B-|--------------5-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------7------7--5---3---3---5---------| G-|--------------7-----6--4-4-4--4----6-------7------7--6---4---4---6---------| D-|--------------------7--5-5-5--5----7-------7------7--7---5---5---7---------| A-|-------------------------5-5--5----7-------5------5--7---5---5---7---------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------5---3-----------------| Fill three < >= strike note while already bent E-|---------TP--------------------10---(-10-)--------------| B-|--10---(-10-)-------------10---13b--()--rb--10--| G-|--12b--()-----rb--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------| Fill four Guitar one "And I said," (Go to Chorus two) E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------------------------------------| B-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------5---5\------------------------| G-|--6---4-4-4--4-4--4/6--6---6\------------------------| D-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7---7\------------------------| A-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7---7\------------------------| E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3--3/5--5---5\------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------------------------------------| B-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------5-----------------------------| G-|--6---4-4-4--4-4--4/6--6-----------------------------| D-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7--7--5-----------------------| A-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7--7--5-----------------------| E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3--3/5--5--5--3-----------------------| Chorus two "Baby, if you want to be my lover you'd better E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| G-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| A-|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--4--4--4--4---| E-|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2---| "take me home. 'Cause it's a long, long way to Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--3--3--3--3-----7---6---------------12--12--12\---------------------------| D-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---12--12--12\---------------------------| A-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---10--10--10\----7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-| E-|--2--2--2--2-----7---5---3---3-3-3------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------2-------3-------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------3---2---3---------------/8----8---------------------------| G-|-----------------4---2---4---------------/7----7---------------------------| D-|-----------------4---2---5-------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------5--------------------------7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-| E-|----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| Go to Rythm figure three "paradise and I'm still on my own." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--7--7--9--7--5--5--7--5---------------------------| E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---------------------------| End Rythm figure five (Arranged for one guitar) E-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10--10--10--10---------| G-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-11--11--11--11---------| D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0---0---0---0---------| A-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| "Oh," E-|--------------------|-----------------------------------------12-----------| B-|--10---10---10---10-|--13----13----13----13----13----13-------10-----------| G-|--11---11---11---11-|--11----11----11----11----11----11-------11-----------| D-|---0----0----0----0-|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----------| A-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------| Play slowly "Baby, if you wanna be my lover you'd better E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| G-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| A-|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--4--4--6--4---| E-|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2---| "take me home. 'Cause it's a long, long way to Guitar one E-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------| B-|-----------2-----3---2---3-------3-----------------------------------------| G-|-----------3-----4---2---4-----4-4---12--12--12----------------------------| D-|--4--4--4--4-----4---2---5-----5-5---12--12--12----------------------------| A-|--4--4--4--4-----2---0---5-----5-5---10--10--10--0--7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-| E-|--2--2--2--2-------------3---3-3-3------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------2-------3-------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------3---2---3-------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------| A-|-----------------2---0---x-------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------| (Repeat F as necessary) "paradise and I'm still on my own!" E-|----------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| B-|----------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| G-|----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| D-|----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| A-|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--7--7--9--7--5--5--7--5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| (Repeat G as necessary) "Own...!" w/Fill six E-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Fill six = strike while already bent E-|--rb--10--------------------|-------------------|----------------------| B-|--------------12--10b-rb--7-----|-------------------|-------------------7--| G-|-----------------------------9--|-7-----------------|-------------7--9-----| D-|--------------------------------|----9--7-----------|-------7--9-----------| A-|--------------------------------|----------9--7-----|-7--9-----------------| E-|--------------------------------|----------------10-|----------------------| E-|--------------10--12b--| B-|--10b-rb--12-----------| G-|-----------------------| D-|-----------------------| A-|-----------------------| E-|-----------------------| www.TAB6.com