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   "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper
    Words and music by A. Cooper, M. Bruce, and R. Reggie
  
    From the album Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
  
    Transcription by Brian Gaddis
  
  
    x= mute   b= bend   rb= release bend   p= pull-off   h= hammer-on
  
    /= slide up   = slide down   .= mute note or chord   ~~= vibrato
  
  
    Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
          in hearing them.
  
  
    Intro
     Guitar one
  E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  G-|-------------------------------------------------|--4h5---4h5---4h5---4h5--|
  D-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  G-|--0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2--|--0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2--|
  D-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  
  
     Guitar one
  E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  B-|-3h4--3h4--h7p4h7p4h7p4h7p4h7--|--/5--5-----------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------|---------7--5--/9---/9--7--5--------------|
  D-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  A-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  G-|-0h2--0h2--0h2-----------0h2----|---2--2---------2-------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------------|---2--2---------2-------------------------|
  A-|--------------------------------|---0--0---------0---/3--2--0--------------|
  E-|--------------------------------|---------3--0-----------------------------|
  
  
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------5--5--5----------------5----8--8b----------------|
  G-|--10----10----10---/4--------------7--5----7------------------------------|
  D-|--10----10----10----------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---8-----8-----8-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--10-10-10-10-10----5----7---------5--3--------------5--5h7---------------|
  A-|---8--8--8--8--8----5----7---------5--3--3h5--5h7-------------------------|
  E-|---------------------3----5---------3--1-----------------------------------|
  
  
    Verse
     Rhythm figure one
      "Billion            dollar  baby.                         Rubber little
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------10--12--10------------------------|
  G-|----------------------------------------10--12--10--------4---------------|
  D-|-----------------------------3--3--3----10--12--10--------5---------------|
  A-|--0--0--------0----/3--2--0--3--3--3-----------------------5---------------|
  E-|--------3--0-----------------1--1--1-----------------------3---------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------10--12--10-------------------------|
  G-|--2--2--------2-------------------------10--12--10-------------------------|
  D-|--2--2--------2--------------3--3--3----10--12--10---------5---------------|
  A-|--0--0--------0----/3--2--0--3--3--3-----8--10---8--(8)---5---------------|
  E-|--------3--0-----------------1--1--1-----------------------3---------------|
  
  
    "lady, slicker than a weasel. Grimy as an alley loves me like no other lover.
     Guitar one
  E-|--------------------------3-1------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  B-|--------------------------3-1------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  G-|--------------------------4-2------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  D-|------7-------------------5--3------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  A-|------7-------------------5--3------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  E-|------5-------------------3--1------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|------------------------------------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  B-|------------------------------------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  G-|------------------------------------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  D-|------7-------------------5--3------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  A-|------7-------------------5--3------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  E-|------5-------------------3--1------------------x----x--x----x--x-x--x-x-x-|
  
  
  
      "Billion            dollar baby.                     Rotten little monster,
     Guitars one and two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------10--12--10-------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------10--12--10----4--------------------|
  D-|----------------------------3--3--3----10--12--10----5--------------------|
  A-|--0--0--------0---/3--2--0--3--3--3-------------------5--------------------|
  E-|--------3--0----------------1--1--1-------------------3--------------------|
  
  
      "baby, I adore you.  Man or woman living couldn't love you like me, baby."
     Guitars one and two
  E-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--7----------------5--3----------------------------------------------------|
  A-|--7----------------5--3----------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--5----------------3--1----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Rhythm figure two
      "We go dancing nightly             in the attic while the      moon
     Guitar two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------9------------------9--------------5---------------------------9----|
  G-|--------9------------------9--------------5---------------------------9----|
  D-|--------9------------------9--------------7---------------------------9----|
  A-|--.--.------.--.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--5h7-------------7----|
  E-|--0--0------0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5-----5--5--5-------5h7--0--0-------|
  
  
          "is rising in the    sky."
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------5--6--5-----5-------------------------|
  G-|----------------------------------------------7-----7--5--7--5--4---------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------9--------------5---------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------9--------------5---------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------9--------------7---------------------------------------------|
  A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--7-----------------0-7--------5----------------|
  E-|--0--0--0--0-----0--0--5--5--5----------------------------------8---------|
  
  
      "If I'm too rough,    tell me.  I'm so scared your little head
     Guitar one (Fades in, rhythm approximated here)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------9--------------9---------------5-----------------------------------|
  G-|--------9--------------9---------------5-----------------------------------|
  D-|--------9--------------9---------------7-----------------------------------|
  A-|--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.------.--.--7--.--.--.--.--.--5h7---------------|
  E-|--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5h7----------|
  
  
                                  End Rhythm figure two
      "will  come off in my       hands."
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------------10--11--11b------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------------------3--------10-----------------------------------|
  A-|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
  E-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1---------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------------10--11--11b------------------|
  G-|-----------------------------10-----------10-------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------------------10-------10-----------------------------------|
  A-|------------------------------8--------------------------------------------|
  E-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Guitar two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------2--3--5---------------------------------------------------|
  A-|--------2--3--5------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--3--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2----------|
  D-|-----------------2--3--5---------------------------------------------------|
  A-|--------2--3--5------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--3--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------3h4--3h4--h7p4h7p4h7p4h7p4h7------------------------|
  G-|--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5-------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2--0h2-----------0h2--------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
    Solos w/Rhythm fig. one
     First guitar solo w/slight delay
  E-|-----------------------------8--10--10b--|--12b---------13--15--13--12-----|
  B-|----------------------8--10--------------|---------------------------------|
  G-|----------------7--9---------------------|-------10------------------------|
  D-|---------7--10---------------------------|---------------------------------|
  A-|--7--10----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  E-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  B-|--15--13--12---12--13--12------15b--|-15--13----15b--15--13--12------------|
  G-|---------------------------12-------|----------------------------14--12----|
  D-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  A-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|------------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------------------|
  G-|--12h14~~~-------------------------|
  D-|------------------------------------|
  A-|------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------|
  
  
     Second guitar solo
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------10-----8-------------10--8--10--8--10~~~p8----10--12--1312p10--|
  G-|--7h9~~~~------9-----9--7b---9---------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------5--------8------8-|
  B-|-12--10---12--13--1310---8--10--8-----8--------------5-----8/10-----10----|
  G-|------------------------------------9-----97--5--7b-----------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
                                         Overdubbed guitar <>= strike note while
                                                               already bent
  E-|-----------------------15b--15b~~--(15b~~--<15>~~--<15>rb-p13--15--<15>--15b)-|
  B-|------13--15b-rb---13----------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-/14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
      w/Rhythm figure one simile
      "Billion dollar baby. I got you in the dime store, no other little girl
       could ever hold me any tighter, any tighter than you baby."
  
      "Billion              dollar baby.
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--5--5-----------------------------------10--12--10-----------------------|
  G-|--------7--5--/9---/9--7--5---2-2-2-2----10--12--10-----------------------|
  D-|------------------------------3-3-3-3----10--12--10-----------------------|
  A-|------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------------------------------------10--12--10------------------------|
  G-|--2--2---------2-------------------------10--12--10------------------------|
  D-|--2--2---------2--------------3-3-3-3----10--12--10------------------------|
  A-|--0--0---------0----3--2--0---3-3-3-3-----8--10---8-----------------------|
  E-|--------3--0------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------------|
  
  
      "Reckless like a gambler, billion dollar maybe, foaming like a dog that's
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------5---------|
  G-|--4------------------------/9--9--9----------7---5---------7---------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--5------------------------7-----------------5-----------------------------|
  A-|--5------------------------7-----------------5------------3h5--5h7---------|
  E-|--3------------------------5-----------------3---1-------------------------|
  
  
      "been infected by the rabies!"
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--8--------------------8b-------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--5--------------------5h7-------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
      w/Rhythm figure two simile
      "We go dancing nightly in the attic while the moon is rising in the sky.
       If I'm too rough, tell me. I'm so scared your little head will come
       off in my hands."
  
     Guitar one
  E-|----------13--16--13------13--16b---16--13-----------------|
  B-|--13--16--------------16--------------------16--13--16b~~--|
  G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     End
     Rhythm figure three
     [Downard picks scrapes start this off]
     "Billion            dollar  baby.             Yeah,            Billion
     "Trillion           dollar  baby.                              Zillion
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|----------------------------3--3--3------------------1--3--5---------------|
  A-|-0--0--------0---/3--2--0---3--3--3---------1--3--5------------0--0--------|
  E-|-------3--0-----------------1--1--1---3--5---------------------------3--0--|
  
  
      "      dollar baby."
      "      dollar baby."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------------1h2h3----------------------------|
  D-|-----------------3--3--3-------------1h3h4---------------------------------|
  A-|--0---/3--2--0---3--3--3--------1h3h4--------------------------------------|
  E-|-----------------1--1--1---1h3h4-------------------------------------------|
  
  
     w/Rhythm figure three
  E-|-----------------------------------8---------8--10--10b--10b--10b~~--------|
  B-|--8--5--------------------------8-----10~~---------------------------------|
  G-|--------7b-rb-p5-----5--5--7/9---------------------------------------------|
  D-|------------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--<10>rb--8--10b--10--8--10--8----------------------------5------------5---|
  B-|--------------------------------10--8------------------5-----5------5------|
  G-|---------------------------------------7--5--7--5--7b-----------7b---------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|---------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|------5-----------------------------------------------------------------5--|
  G-|--7b--------7b-rb--5-------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|----------------------7---5--7---5-----------------------------5--7--0-----|
  A-|------------------------------------5--3--5-----3-----3--5--7--------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
  
  
  E-|----------------------8---------8------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------8-----10--8-----8/10~---8--8h10---15--15b-rb--13--------|
  G-|-----7-----5--7/9-----------------------------------------------------14---|
  D-|--7-----7------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------15-------15-|
  B-|-13--15--<15>rb-p13--15--13--15--15b--<15>rb-p13--15--13--15b------15b-----|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|-----15--------------15b--15b~--15--12--15--<15>rb--12--15--12--15/17--17--|
  B-|-15b-----<15>rb-p13--------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--17/19--19--19/20b-rb-b-rb-b~~---<20>rb-p17--20p17------17----------------|
  B-|-----------------------------------------------------20------20b~--<20>rb--|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--17-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|------17-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|----------19b--19b-rb--17------17~~~--------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------19----------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|------/3~~-------/3~~-------/3~~--------/3~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--1----------1----------1----------1---------------------------------------|

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