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   "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)
     Rhythm 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/Rhythm 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
     Rhythm 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---------------------------|
  
  
    Rhythm figure three (Note: a D note sounds throughout this)
    [After second time go to Rhythm 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--<10>--<10>--<10>--<10>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 Rhythm 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)
  
    Rhythm 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--(<13>)--<13>rb--10--|
  G-|--12b--(<12>)-----<12>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 Rhythm 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
    Rhythm 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 <12>= strike while already bent
  E-|--<12>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-|-----------------------|

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