Alice Cooper

Never Been Sold Before(Chords)

Alice Cooper

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	        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~~--| 
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(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~~--------| 
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(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~~----| 
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(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~~| 
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(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----| 
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(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 |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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(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-----------------------------| 
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(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-------------------------------| 
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(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 
       = strike note while bent 
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-|----rb----------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12| 
G |-|----rb-p12------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12| 
D |-|----------------14---------14------------------------14---------14---x----| 
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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(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 |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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  (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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