Bed of Nails Alice Cooper
B-B-B-A-G-G-B-B
[B]Yeah we're go[D]nna fi[B]ght
[B]We do it ever[D]y nigh[B]t
[A]Baby when you[C] scratch[A]
[B]You know I'm [D]gonna b[B]ite
[B]You can make [D]me die[B]
[B]I can make yo[D]u cry[B]
[A]Opposite[C]s attr[A]act, t[B]hat's the [D]reason[B] why
Bridge:
[E]No one e[F#]lse could ma[G]ke you feel l[A]ike I do, I do[B], I do
[E]No one e[F#]ver gets as de[G]ep inside [A]you as I do, ba[B]by
Chorus:
[B]Our l[G]ove is a be[A]d of nails[B]
[G]Love hurts g[B]ood on a be[A]d of nails
[B]I'll la[G]y you down and when a[A]ll else fails[B]
[A]I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails
(Play intro riff again)
(Repeat intro riff during solo and ending)
Keep on rocking till school's out forever. . .
"Bed of Nails" by Alice Cooper
From the album Trash (1989)
Words and music by Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, and Diane Warren
Transcribed by ???
< >= strike note while already bent [ ]= natural harmonic
AH= artificial harmonic .= mute note or chord T= use tremelo bar
TP= finger tap
Note: Song is in Eb tuning. Tune down half-step.
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------4-----------------4---------------2----------2----------------| D-|---4------4-------------------------------2-----------2--------------------| A-|-------2-----------2---4---2------2---6-----------6-----------4---5--------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--16----------16--------------20-------------14----------14----------------| D-|----------16-----------------------------14----------14--------------------| A-|------14----------21--16--14---------18----------18----------16--14--------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Spoken intro (not 100% accurate): "I love the way you hurt me, My tears your
wine. Your thorns would draw my plan for a cruise in vain. Like talons in the
pale moon shine above us. My gained pleasure in pain is slowly vanished as
you sink deeper and deeper into to the void of your venomous love."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------| A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------| A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Yeah!"
E-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------| D-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------| A-|---------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9--.--.--.--.-----.--.--------------5--| E-|---------------7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--6--5--3--|
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----| D-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----| A-|-------------------------------------------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9----| E-|--3------3--5--6--7---------7-----7--------7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-------|
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|Guitar two T |
E-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---| D-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---| A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.------------------5-----------------------------------| E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---------7--6--5--3---3-----3--5--6--7---7-----7------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------| B-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------/9--7-------------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------------9----------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------------9--7--5b---T--------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------------[7]\------------|
1. "Yeah, we're gonna fight. We do it every night. Baby, when you
2. "Yeah, we're gonna kiss. Then we're gonna say. Dirty little
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--7---------------7-[7]------------------7-[7]----------------5--[5]-------| A-|------9-----9------------9------9--9--9--------9-------7--7----------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"scratch, you know I'm gonna bite. You can make me die, I can
"words only lovers say. Rockin' through the night,
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------7-[7]-------.--------------7----7------------------| A-|--7---------9------9----------9--.--7----9-----9-----------9----9---9------| E-|---------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
"make you cry. Opposites attract, that's the reason why
"rollin' on the floor. When they hear us screamin' they'll be breakin' down the door.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-[7]--[7]-------------5---[5]------------------[7]-[7]b--------------------| A-|-----------9-----7-7------------7----9-------------------9--9--12\---------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus
After second time go to Ending (in part 2 file)
"No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------| A-|--.--.--.--.----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-----.--.----.--.--.--| E-|--0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--7-----7--7----7--7--7--|
"do. No one ever gets as deep inside
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------| D-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------------------.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-| E-|------7--7-----7--7-----7---0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
"you as I do, baby."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------| E-|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------| D-|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11------------| A-|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"Our love is a bed of nails. Love hurts good on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--4-------------2---2--4-----------------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------| D-|--4---5---------2---2--4------5----------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------| A-|--2---5---------0---0--2------5----------5----5----0---0--0-------0--------| E-|------3-----------------------3--------------------------------------------|
"I'll lay you down, and when all else fails, I'll drive you like a hammer
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------4----------------------2---2----4-----------------------------------| D-|-------4-------5--------------2---2----4-----------5-----------------------| A-|-------2-------5--------------0---0----2-----------5-----------------------| E-|---------------3-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
After second time go to Bridge
"on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--(3)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar one
T
E-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------| B-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------| D-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------| A-|--.---.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.--.--.-------------| E-|--7---7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7--7--7--7-----6----|
Yeah! "First
Guitar one Go to second verse
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--9b--<9>--9---7---9---9b-rb----7-----------[7]----------------------------| G-|--9b--<9>--9---7---9---9b-rb----7--------7---------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------9------------[9]-----------------------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------[9]-| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------5-----------------------------------------------------------| E-|--5------------3----------3---5--6--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Bridge
"Bed of nails, bed of nails."
Rhythm figure two
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------| D-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------| A-|--.---.--.------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.---------------| E-|--7---7--7------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7---------------|
"I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---| D-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---| A-|-----------5--------------5-----------------------------.--.--------.------| E-|--7--6--5--3--------------3------3--5---6--7------7-----7--7--------7------|
"Ow, ow. Ow, ow, ow. Gonna
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------| D-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------| A-|--.---.-------.--.--.-------.----.--.----.---.--.-----.--------------------| E-|--7---7-------7--7--7-------7----7--7----7---7--7-----7----7---6---5---3~~-|
"dirve you like a hammer, baby, put me in your slammer, oh yeah."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------| D-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------| A-|---------------------------------------------.-----.-----------------------| E-|--(3~~)------------3--5----6--7--------------7-----7-----------------------|
Solo
Continue Rhythm figure two simile
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------22b------22b---------------19----22-----------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------21b-rb--21b-<21>-----------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------| D-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------| A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.---------| E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|
Guitar one
E-|----------AH---------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------22---19----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------22--21--19--21b-rb-p19---21--19----------21b------------| D-|----------------------------------------------------21\/-------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------| D-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------| A-|-----------5-------5-------------------------------------------------------| E-|--7--6--5--3-------3-------3---5---6--7-------------7-----7----------------|
Guitar one
E-|--------19--------------19--------------TP-----TP--------------22b---------| B-|------------22p19-----------22p19-------24p19--24-22p19--------------------| G-|-------------------21b-------------21b-------------------21b---------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------| D-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------| A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.------.--.---.--.------.--.--.--.--------------| E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7------7--7---7--7------7--7--7--7--------------|
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19--22p19--19----| G-|------------22------------22------------22------------22-------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------5----------------------------------------------------------| E-|--7--6--5--3----3-------------------------------------3-------5------6-----|
Guitar one
E-|--------------------------------------------| B-|--------------22b--------(22b)\-------------| G-|--22--21--19--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|--------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------7------7--7--------| D-|-------------------------7------7--7--------| A-|----------------------------.---------.--.--| E-|------7---------------------7---------7--7--|
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