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Alice Cooper � Department of Youth

F � Bb C5

We're in trouble all the time.

F
You read about us all in the papers.
Bb C5
We walk around
And bump into walls a blind delegation.
And we ain't afraid of high power,
E Am
We're bullet proof,
And we've never heard of Eisenhower,
Dm C
Missile power, justice or truth.
Bb F/A G

[Chorus:]
We're the department of youth,
Bb A
Your new department of youth,
Dm Dm Dm/C
We're the department of youth,
Bb A
Just me and yout.

We talk about this whole stupid world,

And still come out laughing,
We never make any sense,
But hell, that never mattered,
But we'll make it
Through our blackest hour,
We're living proof,
And we're never heard of Billy Sunday,
Damon Runyon manners or Couth.
[Chorus]

We're the department of youth,

The new department of youth,
We're the department of youth,
We've got the power,
We're the department of youth.

Riff 1
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|---------3-5-3----------|
|-1-1-3/5-------5--------|

Riff 2
|------------------------|
|-6^-6^-6^-6^-5----------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

Riff 3
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|---------3--------------|
|-5-5-3-5-----1-1-0-1-5--|

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Nov. 27 2006

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---5p31--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