Never Been Sold Before

Alice Cooper

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~~--| | | (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~~--------| | | (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~~----| | | (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~~| | | (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----| | | (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 |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | (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-----------------------------| | | (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-------------------------------| | | (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 |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | (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 |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | (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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