"Escape" by Alice Cooper
x= mute \= slide down /= slide up b= bend ~~= vibrato
()= notes in parentheses are carried
Rhythm figure one Guitar oneE-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|D-|--2--2---9--7----7--7-----9--2------|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2--------|A-|--2--2---9--7----7--7-----9--2------|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2--------|E-|--0--0---7--5----5--5-----7--0------|--0--0----7--5----5--5---7---0--------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|--9--9------------------------------|--9--(9)------------------------------|G-|--9--9-----------------------9\-----|--9--(9)------------------------------|D-|--9--9---9--7\---7---x----9--9\-----|----------9--7\---7--x---9\-----------|A-|--7--7---9--7\---7---x----9--7\-----|----------9--7\---7--x---9\-----------|E-|---------7--5\---5---x----7------0--|----------7--5\---5--x---7\--0--------|
Verse Guitars play with Rythm figure one with minor variations for other verses. 1. "Paint on my cruel or happy face. I'm happy behind it." 2. "Don't get me wrong, don't get me right. I'm not like you are." Guitar oneE-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|D-|---2-----2--9--7-----7--7-----9--2---|--2--2----9--7-------7--7-----9---2--|A-|---2-----2--9--7-----7--7-----9--2---|--2--2----9--7-------7--7-----9---2--|E-|---0-----0--7--5-----5--5-----7--0---|--0--0----7--5-------5--5-----7---0--|
| | |Guitar two |E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|B-|---9--9------------------------------|--9--9-------------------------------|G-|---9--9-----------------------9\-----|--9--9-------------------------------|D-|---9--9---9--7\---7---x----9--9\-----|----------x--9--7\---7--7--x--9\-----|A-|---7--7---9--7\---7---x----9--7\-----|----------x--9--7\---7--7--x--9\-----|E-|----------7--5\---5---x----7------0--|----------x--7--5\---5--5--x--7\--0--|
"It takes me inside another place where no one can find it." "When I get home from work at night I'm blacker and bluer." Guitar oneE-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|B-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|G-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|D-|--2--2-----9----7----7--7----9-----2----|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2----|A-|--2--2-----9----7----7--7----9-----2----|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2----|E-|--0--0-----7----5----5--5----7-----0----|--0--0----7--5----5--5---7---0----|
| | |Guitar two |E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|B-|----------------------------------------|--9--9----------------------------|G-|--9--9--x------------------------9\-----|--9--9--x-------------------------|D-|--9--9--x--9----7\---7---x----9--9\-----|--9--9--x-9--7\--7--7-x-9\--------|A-|--7--7--x--9----7\---7---x----9--7\-----|----------9--7\--7--7-x-9\--------|E-|-----------7----5\---5---x----7------0--|----------7--5\--5--5-x-7\--0-----|
Chorus 1. "Escape. I get out when I can. I escape 2. "So, I escape. I get out when I can. Yeah,I escape Guitar one plays simile of Rhythm figure two during Choruses Guitar two plays simile of this behind ChorusesE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------9-9-9------------------------------------------------------------|D-|----------9-9-9------9--7\---7--7-----9----------------------------9--7\---|A-|----------7-7-7---x--9--7\---7--7-----9------------2------(2)------9--7\---|E-|------------------x--7--5\---5--5-----7------------0------(0)------7--5\---|
"anytime I can. Let's all escape. I'm crying in my beer." "anytime I can. Let's all escape. I'm crying in my beer." Guitar twoE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---7--7----9\------------------------9--7\--------7--7--x--9\--------------|A-|---7--7----9\------2-------(2)-------9--7\--------7--7--x--9\--------------|E-|---5--5----7\------0-------(0)-------7--5\--------5--5--x--7\--------------|
"Come on let's escape. Just get me out of here." "Escape. Just get me out of here." Guitar twoE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------9----(9)--|D-|--------------------------9--7-------------7--7----x------9------9----(9)--|A-|--2----------(2)----------9--7-------------7--7----x------9------7----(7)--|E-|--0----------(0)----------7--5-------------5--5----x------7------0----(0)--|
Rhythm figure two (Guitar one plays simile of this during Choruses)E-|--12----x-12----x-12----12----12---x-x--x---12--x--12-----12--x--12--x--12-|B-|---x----x--x----x--x-----x-----x---x-x--x----x--x---x------x--x---x--x---x-|G-|---9----x--9----x--9-----9-----9---x-x--x----9--x---9--x---9--x---9--x---9-|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (These chords are implied) "But, where am I running to there's no place to go. Just put onE-|-(3)-------------(2)----------------(0)---------(2)------(3)---------------|B-|-(3)-------------(3)----------------(1)---------(3)------(3)---------------|G-|-(0)-------------(2)----------------(0)---------(2)------(0)---------------|D-|-(0)-------------(0)----------------(2)---------(0)------(0)---------------|A-|-(2)--------------------------------(3)------------------(2)---------------|E-|-(3)-----------------------------------------------------(3)---------------|
"my makeup and get me to the show. Yeah________"E-|----(2)--------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|----(3)--------(5)-----------(5)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|G-|----(2)--------(5)-----------(4)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|D-|----(0)--------(5)-----------(4)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|A-|---------------(3)-----------(2)-------(2)------(3)------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Escape! "Yeah." Solo w/Rhythm fig. one simileE-|-------12--12-------12------12------14b~~~~-|----------12--12--------------|B-|--/14----------/14------14------14----------|-----12b----------14p12-------|G-|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------14---|D-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|A-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
"What are you waiting for!"E-|-------------------------------|-----------------12--12-------12-------12--|B-|-------------------------------|------------12b----------/14------/14------|G-|--12p11-------12b--12b-rb------|-------------------------------------------|D-|---------14----------------14--|-------------------------------------------|A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
<11>= strike note while already bentE-|------15b--15~~--|-------12--12--7---------------------------12~~----------|B-|--14-------------|--12b-------------8p7------------------------------------|G-|-----------------|-----------------------9-----<11>rb-p9-------------------|D-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|A-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|E-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
w/ Rhythm figure one
3. "My doctor said, "Just come around and you'll be taken care of." And
"while he ran my problems down I stole his mascara. That's how I escape."
No guitars behind this
"I get out when I can, I escape. Any way I can. I escape. I'm crying in
"my beer. Let's escape. Just get me out of here!"
