#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may use this file only for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Department of Youth" by Alice Cooper Words and music by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, and Bob Ezrin From the album Welcome To My Nightmare (1975) Transcription by Brian Gaddis b= bend rb= release bend x= mute ( )= carried note /= slide up \= slide down Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty in hearing them. Intro (play twice) Rhythm figure one Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--10-10-10\------------------------10-10-10--------------------------------| G-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------| D-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------| A-|---8--8--8\-----------1--1--1--3----8--8--8-----------1--1--1--3-----------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------3--3--3--5----------------------3--3--3--5------------| D-|--3--3--3------------3--3--3--5---3--3--3------------3--3--3--5------------| A-|--3--3--3------------1--1--1--3---3--3--3------------1--1--1--3------------| E-|--1--1--1-------------------------1--1--1----------------------------------| Verse "We're in trouble all the time, you read about us all in the papers." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------| G-|-------------2-2-2--------------------3--3-------3------5------2-2-2-------| D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------| A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------| E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------3--3-------3------5------------------| D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------| A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------| E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------| "We walk around and bump into Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------1-1-1---------------------------| G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----2-2-2---------------------------| D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------| A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------| E-|--1----3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5------------------------------------| D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------| A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------| E-|--1-1--3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------| "walls, a blind delegation, yeah." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------1-1-1-------------------------------------------| G-|-------3--3---3-----5------2-2-2------------------------------3--3---3--3--| D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--| A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--| E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------3--3---3-----5-----------------------------------------3--3---3--3--| D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--| A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--| E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------| Pre-chorus 1. "And we ain't afraid of high power, we're bullet proof. And we 2. "But we'll make it through our blackest hour, we're livin' proof." Guitar one E-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------| B-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------| G-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------| D-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------| A-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------| E-|----0------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------5---------------5----5------5---------------5-------------------| B-|-----------5------5--------5----5------5--------5------5------5------------| G-|-----------5------5-------------5---------------5-------------5------------| D-|------------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------| A-|----2-------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------| E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------| "never heard of Eisenhower, missle power, justice or truth." "And we never heard of Billy Sunday, Damon Runyon, manners, or couth." Guitar two E-|--------1--------0----0-------------1------1-------1---------3-----3-------| B-|--3-----3--------1----1------3------3------1-------1---------3-----3-------| G-|--2-----2--------0----0------3------3------2-------2---------4-----4-------| D-|--0-------------------2------3------3--------------3---------5--5--5--5----| A-|----------------------3------1---------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar one E-|-----------------------------------| B-|---------------9b--<9>--<9>rb--8\--| G-|-----------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--3-----3--------------------------| B-|--3-----3------6b--<6>--<6>rb--5---| G-|--4-----4--------------------------| D-|--5--5--5--------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------| Chorus "We're the Department of Youth, you're new Guitar two E-|--------------10----------10----------10-------9---------9------------9----| B-|------------------11----------11------------------10--------10-------------| G-|----------------------10----------10------11----------9---------9----------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "De-partment of Youth. We're the De- Guitar two E-|-----10----------10----------10----------10---------------10---------------| B-|---------10----------10----------10----------10---------------10-----------| G-|--9----------10----------10----------------------10------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------12---------------10-------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (After second time, go to End) "partment of Youth, just me an youth." E-|--10----------10----------10--------9---9----------------------------------| B-|------11----------11---------------10--10----------------------------------| G-|----------10----------10------10----9---9----------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------11--11-------------------------3~~~-----| A-|-----------------------------------------------------5---5--3--5-----------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar one (Go to Verse two) E-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----6/8--6--5------6---------------------3--5\----------------------------| G-|----------------7-------------------------3--5\----------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------3--5\----------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------1--3\----------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------5\----------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------3--5\----------------------------| A-|--5--3--5---5p3\1--1--0--1--5~~~----1--0--1--3\----------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar three | E-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----6/8--6--5-------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------7----------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------8-------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse two "We talk about this whole stupid world and still come out laughing, Arranged for one guitar E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------3--3-----3--------5--------------------| D-|-----3-3-3------------------x-x-x---3--3-----3--------5--------------------| A-|-----3-3-3------------------x-x-x---1--1-----1--------3---------3-3-3------| E-|-----1-1-1------------------x-x-x-------------------------------1-1-1------| ha! We never make any sense, E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-------| G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-------| D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------| A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------| E-|--1-1--3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------| "but hell, that never mattered." (Go to Pre-chorus two) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----3--3--------3-------5------------------------------------3--3---3--3--| D-|-----3--3--------3-------5------3-3-3-------------------------3--3---3--3--| A-|-----1--1--------1-------3------3-3-3--------------3--5p3-----1--1---1--1--| E-|--------------------------------1-1-1----1-1--3/5----------5---------------| End Guitars one and two E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|----------------3~~~---------------------3~~~----------------------3~~~----| A-|--3h5--5--3--5-------------3h5--5--3--5--------------3h5--5--3--5----------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar three | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------5~~~-----------------------------------------------5~~~----| E-|--5h6--6--5--6---------------------------------------5h6--6--5--6----------| Continue above rhythm figure "We're the Department of Youth. You're new Department of Youth." "We're the Department of Youth. You're new Department of Youth." Guitar one E-|------------| B-|--3---5\----| G-|--3---5\----| D-|--3---5\----| A-|--1---3\----| E-|------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--6---8\----| B-|--6---8\----| G-|--7---9\----| D-|--8--10\----| A-|------------| E-|------------| Repeat Rhythm figure one simile and vocal ad libs till fade