Alice Cooper – Alma Mater (Guitar)

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As recorded by Alice Cooper (From the 1972 Album SCHOOL'S OUT) [Intro] E E7 A Am7 F# Fmaj7 E N.C. [Verse 1]
E               E7
Rain is falling down my cheek

A                 Am7
Searching for the sea

  F#               Fmaj7
Tomorrow, like the rain

             E
I'll be back home again
[Verse 2]
E            E7
I watch, the bus

      A            Am7
As it pulls out of view

F#                Fmaj7
Someday like that bus

          E
I will be leaving too
[Bridge]
        G#m
But you know

             A
It breaks my heart

N.C.          A
To leave you, Camelback

        E
My high school
[Verse 3]
E         E7
And now, alone

A            Am7
Crying in my beer

      F#                   Fmaj7
Cause old friends said goodbye

                E
I guess I'll be leaving too
[Bridge]
        G#m
But you know

             A
It breaks my heart

N.C.             A
To leave you, Cortez

          E
I'll miss you

      A           B
Yes I will, yes I will

           E
You know I will

      A           B
Yes I will, yes I will

           E     N.C.
You know I will
[Chorus]
         F#7
Well, so long (so long)

     A7
Everybody (everybody)

  E7                         A7
I hope that I would see you again (again)

    F#7
Goodbye (goodbye)

     A7
Everybody (everybody)

  E7
I finally grew up

             A7  N.C.
They finally let me out of school
[Guitar Solo] E E7 A Am7 F# Fmaj7 E N.C. [Verse 4]
E                               E7
Hey, remember the time, 'member the time

E7
We took that snake and we

   A
We put it down little Betsy's dress?

Am7   F#                 Fmaj7
 Now, I don't think Miss Axelrod

         E
Was much impressed

     F#                  Fmaj7
Now, I don't think Miss Axelrod

         E
Was much impressed

      F#                 Fmaj7
Well, I don't think Miss Axelrod

         E
Was much impressed
[Chorus]
        F#7
Oh, goodbye (goodbye)

    A7
Everybody (everybody)

  E7                         A7
I hope that I would see you again (again)

   F#7
So long (so long)

     A7
Everybody (everybody)

E7
How do you like that?

             A7
They finally let me out of school

F#7
Goodbye (goodbye)
[Outro]
A7
Ah, I wanna get out of here

E7
 They let me out of school

          A7
How 'bout that, uh?

                            F#7
(They let me out of school) Goodbye

A7                 E7
Hey, goodbye guys, maybe I'll see

E7
Maybe I'll see you around some time, uh?

E7
Ey, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?

E7
Remember the Coop, uh?

E7
I ho, I hope

E5
You don't forget me or nothing

E5        A5  E5  A5  E5  A5
Goodbye