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   "Never Been Sold Before" by Alice Cooper
    Words and Music by Bruce/Buxton/Cooper/Dunaway/Smith
  
    From the album Muscle of Love (1973)
  
    Transcription by Brian Gaddis
  
  
    b= bend   rb= release bend   = slide down   /= slide up   p= pull-off
  
    h= hammer-on   ~~= vibrato   x= mute   .= mute note or chord
  
    ps= pick scrape down
  
  
    Main rhythm
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------------2------------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
  A-|--------------------2--------------2-----3--2--0-------------------2-------|
  E-|--12--0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0---0--3b-----3~~--|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-----|
  D-|-----------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-----|
  A-|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
  D-|------------------2-------------0------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-------------------2-------------|
  E-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0---0--3b-----3~~--------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------1--------------2----------------1----7--7--7--7---------|
  D-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2----7--7--7--7---------|
  A-|--2---------2-----2--------2----------------2-----2----5--5--5--5---------|
  E-|--0---------0--3-----------0--3-------------0--3--0------------------------|
  
  
    Verse
    1."You ask  me, babe,              'Can you work tonight?'."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
  D-|------------------2-------------0------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-----------------------2---------|
  E-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3~~----|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------1--------------2----------------1------------------------|
  D-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2------------------------|
  A-|--2---------------2--------2----------------2-----2-------------2----------|
  E-|--0---------0--3--0--------0--3-------------0--3--0-------------0--3~~-----|
  
  
     "I've been        up, babe,       since broad daylight."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------2---|
  D-|------------------2-------------0--------------------------------------2---|
  A-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-----------------------2-----0---|
  E-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------1--------------2----------------1--------------------2---|
  D-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2--------------------2---|
  A-|--2---------------2--------2----------------2-----2--------------2-----0---|
  E-|--0---------0--3--0--------0--3-------------0--3--0-------0--3b-----3------|
  
  
     "I just can't believe that you're selling me.  You never sold me before."
  E-|-----------------------------------------x---------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------------------------x--------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------5---------------------x-------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------5----------------------5------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------3-----------------------5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
  E-|-----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
  
  
                         "I just can't become your lousy whore."(Go to verse two)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------5-----2------------------5--------------4----------------------|
  D-|------------5--5--2------------------5--------------4-------4--4--4--4----|
  A-|--5--7--5---3--5--0------------------3--------------2-------2--2--2--2----|
  E-|--3--3--3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                              |Guitar two       |
                                                            E-|-----------------|
                                                            B-|--2--2--2--2-----|
                                                            G-|--2--2--2--2-----|
                                                            D-|--2--2--2--2-----|
                                                            A-|-----------------|
                                                            E-|-----------------|
  
  
    Verse
     2."Ah, yeah, I'm     stacked nice. They really like my style."
                                          (Notes in parentheses are overdubbed.)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------2-------------0-(5)(4)(2)-----------------------------|
  A-|------------------2-------------2-----3--2--0--(5)(4)----------------2-----|
  E-|-----0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3~~|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
  D-|-----------------.---------------.--0--------------------------------------|
  A-|--.-----.--.--.--2--2---.--.--.--2-----3--2--0--------2-------------2------|
  E-|--0-----0--3--4-----0---0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3-----3~~-|
  
  
         "Fifty           bucks, babe, can't even buy my smile."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------------------2-------------------------------------2-|
  D-|---------------------2-------------0-(5)(4)(2)---------------------------2-|
  A-|------------------2-------------2-----3--2--0--(5)(4)--------------2-----0-|
  E-|-----0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-----0--3b-----3----|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------2-----------------------------------2--|
  D-|-----------------.---------------.--0-----------------------------------2--|
  A-|--.-----.--.--.--2--2---.--.--.--2-----3--2--0--------2-----------2-----0--|
  E-|--0-----0--3--4-----0---0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-----0--3-----3-----|
  
  
     "I just can't believe that you're selling me.  You never sold me before."
  E-|-----------------------------------------x---------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------------------------x--------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------5---------------------x-------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------5----------------------5--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.------|
  A-|---------------------3-----------------------5-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5---|
  E-|-----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
  
  
                         "I just can't become your lousy whore."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------5-----2------------------5--------------4----------------------|
  D-|------------5--5--2------------------5--------------4-------4--4--4--4--4--|
  A-|--5--7--5---3--5--0------------------3--------------2-------2--2--2--2--2--|
  E-|--3--3--3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
                 "I find       I come around just to     lay this money on you,
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------2--2--2--2-----4----4--4---4----4/-7--7-----7----7----7/9--9--|
  D-|--4--4--4---2--2--2--2-----4----4--4---4----4/-7--7-----7----7----7/9--9--|
  A-|--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----2----2--2---2----2/-5--5-----5----5----5/7--7--|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------------------4-5-------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------2-2---2---4-5------------------------------.--.--.--.---------|
  D-|-------------2-2-4-2-2------4-4-6-4-------2--4/7--7--9--7--7--7--7---------|
  A-|-------------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--2/4----------5--5--5--5--5--5---------|
  E-|---------3b-----------------------------------------------------------0--0-|
  
  
     "babe.                 I'm sick of streets,  tricks, and dicks and I'm,
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------------------------------2--|
  D-|--9--9--9--9--9-----------6--4--------------------------4--4--2--------2--|
  A-|--7--7--7--7--7-----------------7--6--4--------------------------4-----0--|
  E-|------------------------------------------7--2-----------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------6-------------6---6--------------------------------2--|
  D-|---------------------6-------------6---6-----4--------------------------2--|
  A-|-----4----------4/---4-------------4---4--x--4--------------------------0--|
  E-|--------2/4--7----------------------------2--2-----------------------------|
  
  
      "I'm really sick of you.             Oh-oh I've never been sold before."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------4----4--------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-------------4----4--2-----------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-------0-----2----2--2-----------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------4----4------------------------------2-------------------------|
  D-|-------------4----4---------.-----.-----.--------2----------5--------------|
  A-|-------------2----2--2---.--2--.--2--.--2--.-----0----------5--------------|
  E-|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------3--------------|
  
  
                             "And I'll never be had again.        Whoa-oa   I've
         <14>= strike note while bent
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----<14>rb----------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12|
  G-|----<14>rb-p12------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12|
  D-|----------------14---------14------------------------14---------14---x----|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------2-------2----------7---------7-------.--------2-----2--------|
  A-|--.---2---.---2---.---2--.--2----5---------7-------2--.--.--2--.--2--.--.--|
  E-|--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--------------5-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  
  
      "never been sold before.                      And I'll never be had  a-
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------x-12----12----x-12----12--------------------------|
  G-|-------------------------x-12----12----x-12----12--------------------------|
  D-|------------------------------14----14------14-----14----------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--2----------5------------------------------------------9--------7----5----|
  A-|--0----------5-----------.---2---4---2---.---2---4--2---9--------7----5----|
  E-|-------------3-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---7--------5----3----|
  
  
    Solo
     "-gain!"
  E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
  G-|--3b--0--2b--2b--------2b--2b-|-0--2--0----0--2b--2b---2p0-----3b--0-------|
  D-|-----------------0--2---------|---------2-------------------2--------------|
  A-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G-|-------0--0h2p0-------0--0h2p0----|-----------------0--3b--2p0-----0-------|
  D-|--0h2------------0h2------------2-|--------------2--------------2-----2--0-|
  A-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E-|----------------------------------|-0--2b~~---0----------------------------|
  
  
  E-|----------------------3-----3h5-|----------7--10p7------7--7/12------------|
  B-|--------------3--3h5-----5------|-8--8h10-----------10---------------------|
  G-|------0--2/4--------------------|------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  A-|--2-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  
  
           (Let top note ring)
  E-|------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------------|
  B-|-15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15p12------|
  G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14b-|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------12------|
  B-|--12--15p12-------12--15p12-------12--15p12-|------------------12------15--|
  G-|-------------14b-------------14b------------|---------12--14b--------------|
  D-|--------------------------------------------|--12h14-----------------------|
  A-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--------------------------|-15b-rb--12h15p12------12-----------------------|
  B-|--12--15b--15--12--15--12-|-------------------15------15--12--15b--15p12---|
  G-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  A-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
                          "I just can't believe that you're selling me.   You
  E-|----------------12--15b----------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------12--15b-------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--14b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |
    |Guitar two
  E-|----------------------------------------------------------------x----------|
  B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------x---------|
  G-|--------------------2----------------5----------------------------x--------|
  D-|--------------------2----------------5-----------------------------x--.--.-|
  A-|--------------------0----------------3------------------------------x-5--5-|
  E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------3--3-|
  
  
     "never sold me before.           I just can't become  you're little whore."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------5-----x-2--------------------5---------------4------|
  D-|-.-.-.-.-.-------------5--5--x-2--------------------5---------------4------|
  A-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---3--5--x-0--------------------3---------------2------|
  E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3------------------------------------------------|
  
  
            "No,  no,  no,  no..."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--ps----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
    The rest of the song is just the "I've never been sold before..." part with
    a few small variations. The fill that stands out the most is transcribed
    below,
  
  
          "...and I'll never be had a-..."
  E-|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----3----------------------------/3--3--3---------------------------------|
  G-|--x-------------------------------/4--4--4--(4)2--0--2p0------------------|
  D-|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  

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