Alice Cooper – Schools Out (Guitar)

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This song isn’t hard to play but is very cool given that it is in three different keys; the chorus sections are of different length and end with different chords, and there is a bridge section leading into another bridge section. These guys threw out the formula and created a masterpiece, here.
Tab for non-riff chords: 
    C  D  Eb  G  Bb  C   F
e|--3--5--6------------------|
B|--5--7--8------------------|
G|--5--7--8------------------|
D|--5--7--8---5--8---10--3---|
A|--3--5--6---5--8---10--3---|
E|------------3--6---8---1---|

[Intro] Riff 1 x6
Riff 1:     E   E   A    E   E   G    E   E     A   G   E  
         e|------------------------------------------------|
         B|---------14-----------12-------------14--12-----|
         G|---------14-----------12-------------14--12--14-|
         D|---------14-----------12------------------------|
         A|-14--14-------14--14-------14--14---------------|
         E|-12--12-------12--12------ 12--12---------------|
[Verse 1] With Riff 1 x4 Well we got no choice All the girls and boys Makin’ all that noise 'Cause they found new toys [Pre-chorus]
C
 Can't salute ya, can't find a flag

D Eb
    If that don't suit ya, that's a drag
[Chorus 1]
G        Bb  C   F  G
School's out for summer

G        Bb  C   F G
School's out for ever

G              Bb   C   F  G
School's been blown to  pieces

[Bridge 1]  A A  A7 A  F A  All bends = whole step to A
If a second guitarist is available have him play the bent note chords while guitar 
one sustains the other chords
    A   A           A7  A           F   A
e|------5---------------5---------------5--------|
B|--2---8bend-------3---8bend-----------8bend----|
G|--2---------------2----------------------------|
D|--2---------------5---------------3------------|
A|--0---------------0---------------3------------|
E|----------------------------------1------------|

[Bridge 2a]
With Riff 2 x4
              Em   D    C    D
Riff 2:   e|-------------------------|
          B|--8----7----5----7-------|
          G|--9----7----5----7-------|
          D|-------------------------|
          A|-------------------------|
          E|-------------------------|
If you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the words while guitar one plays Riff 2 with the bridge
C
No more pencils, no more books

D
No more teachers’ dirty looks

[Solo section] with Riff 3 x4
Riff 3:  E  E  A  E  E  G  E  E  A  G   E    E  E  A  E  E   G  E  E  A   E
      e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
      B|-------2--------0--------2--0--------------2---------0--------2---0-|
      G|-------2--------0--------2--0---2----------2---------0--------2---0-|
      D|-------------------------------------------2---------0--------2-----|
      A|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2--------------2--2-----2--2------2-—2--------|
      E|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------0--0-----0--0------0--0--------|
[Verse 2] With Riff 1 x4 Well we got no class And we got no principles And we got no innocence We can't even think of a word that rhymes [Chorus 2]
G        Bb  C   F  G
School's out for summer

G        Bb  C    F G
School's out for  ever

G             F        C
School's been blown to pieces

[Bridge 2b] With Riff 2 x8 
Again, if you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the 
words while Guitar one plays Riff 2 with the bridge
             Em   D    C    D
Riff 2:  e|-----------------------|
         B|--8----7----5----7-----|
         G|--9----7----5----7-----|
         D|-----------------------|
         A|-----------------------|
         E|-----------------------|

C  sustain
No more pencils, no more books

D  sustain
No more teachers’ dirty looks

C  sustain
Out for summer, out till fall

D  sustain
We might not go back at all
[Chorus 3]
G        Bb  C    F G
School's out for  ever

G        Bb  C   F  G
School's out for summer

G        Bb  C    F G
School's out with fever

G        F       C
School's out completely