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Wake Me Gently Tab by Alice Cooper

Wake Me Gently tab by Alice Cooper

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NOTE:
The main chords are:
(x means don’t strum those strings and (#) means you can play that # note but you don’t have to)
Cm - (8) 10 10 8 8 8:
Bb - (6) 8 8 7 6 6:
Ab - (4) 6 6 5 4 4:
Cdim/D - x 9 10 8 7 x:

Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = hold note
w = whammy bar
v = vibrato
< > = strike the notes in between the symbols while in the bend
D = strum down
U = strum up
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Intro
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------8-----8-----8--6-/8--8----------8---6-----------------6--------|
G-5~~-----7-----8----------------5-------------7-------5--7-----8--7--|
D--------------------------------------------------8------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-8---7--5-----8--7--5--------------------------------------------------|
D-----------6-----------6---5--5--5--5--3~~--0--1--1/3---------3~~----5-|
A---------------------------5--5--5--5--5~~-----------------5--------5--|
E---------------------------3--3------------------------3-----------3---|

         “I was scared to death,	Afraid to close my eyes”
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------|

“And found that I was gone.			   Like every other one”
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------|

“Who left before the dawn,		I vanished in the air.”
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------|

“Am I still there?”
E-------------------------|
B--7~~~-------------------|
G--8~~~-------------------|
D-10~~~-------------------|
A--9~~~-------------------|
E-------------------------|

                        “Wake me gently…	…If you can”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

			"Wake me gently…	  …Just touch my hand”
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|

		        “Wake me gently…	…Pull my sleeve”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

“'Cuz where I'm at is where		I wanna leave.”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------|
D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~6--6---6~~~------------------|
A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~4--4---4~~~------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

	“And in my sleep,		I look so lifeless on this bed”
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------|

“Laid out on satin sheets.			 This dream's a novel”
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------|

“That I don't dare complete,		No happy endings read.”
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------|

“I think the hero's dead.”
E-------------------------|
B--7~~~-------------------|
G--8~~~-------------------|
D-10~~~-------------------|
A--9~~~-------------------|
E-------------------------|

                        “Wake me gently…	…If you can”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

			"Wake me gently…	  …Just touch my hand”
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|

		        “Wake me gently…	…Pull my sleeve”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

“'Cuz where I'm at is where		I wanna leave	  me to my slumber”
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~------------------------------|
D--6~~~-------------8~~~--------------6~~~----------------------6~~~----|
A--4~~~-------------6~~~--------------4~~~----------------------6~~~----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------4~~~----|

 “And I'll never come home.         Please help me,   I'm frightened”
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------5~~~---------|
G-------4~~~--------------------------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------|
D-------4~~~------------4~~~----------2~~~-----------------6~~~---------|
A-------2~~~------------4~~~----------0~~~-----------------4~~~---------|
E-----------------------2~~~--------------------------------------------|

“Of what's going on (What's going on)”
Piano
E-----3----2--3--------3----2--3--------3----2--3--------3----2--3------|
B----------------3----------------3----------------3----------------3---|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-3----2--3--------1---|
B------------3--4------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------/13--13--|
G-12r10~~~~--8--10--8v-------8--10b12r10--10~~~10---------/12-----------|
D------------------------10------------------------10~~-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-11------13b15--13b15~~---13--11---15r13p11--13--11--13~~--11--11~~---|
B-----13---------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------15r13p11--|
B-11--13~~--11--11--13--13~~--11--13--13~~--13--11--13--13~~------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-13--------11---------------8---------11b13--11~~---13---11~~---10--11-|
B-----13~~---------------11-----11--8-----------------------------------|
G-----------------10b12-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-10~~---8------8--------------|
B-----------11-----11b13~~~~~--|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

        “And if I can't wake up,	 Will I be all alone”
E--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
B--8~~~--------------------------------------------6~~~---------------|
G--8~~~--------------------------------------------7~~~---------------|
D-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
A-10~~~--------------------------------------------8~~~---------------|
E-(8)---------------------------------------------(6)-----------------|

“A stranded orphan here.			   Or will I bump into”
E-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
B-----------4~~~---------------------------8~~~-------------------------|
G-----------6~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
D-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
A-----------5~~~--------------------------10~~~-------------------------|
E----------(4)----------------------------(8)---------------------------|

“Some other wandering soul,		And will they talk to me.”
E-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
B-----6~~~--------------------------------------4~~~------------------|
G-----7~~~--------------------------------------5~~~------------------|
D-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
A-----8~~~--------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
E----(6)---------------------------------------(4)--------------------|

“Somebody, somebody please rescue me.”
E------------------------------------|
B--7~~~------------------------------|
G--8~~~------------------------------|
D-10~~~------------------------------|
A--9~~~------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

			“Wake me gently…	…If you can”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

			"Wake me gently…	  …Just touch my hand”
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~------------------------|
D-------------6~~~--------------------------8~~~-------------------6~~~-|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------6~~~-------------------6~~~-|
E-4--6-------------------------------------------------------------4~~~-|

		        “Wake me gently…	…Pull my sleeve”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
D-------------6~~~-------------------------11~~~----------13~~~-------|
A-------4--6--4~~~--------------------------9~~~----------11~~~-------|
E-4--6----------------------------------------------------------------|

“'Cuz where I'm at is where I wanna leave.”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat these two chords for the outro:
Ab5 - x 4 6 6 x x:
Gb5 - x 9 11 11 x x:

Piano
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-6----5--6-------| repeat throughout
D------------6----| the outro
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

“I wanna leave
I wanna leave
I wanna wake up
I wanna leave
I don't wanna stay
I wanna leave
I wanna go
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Just wake me up
I wanna go home
Wake me up please
'Cuz I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Wake me
Wake me”

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