Help Support SickthingsUK
Buy From Amazon

Order Welcome 2 My Nightmare
US/UK
Order Alice Cooper, Old School 1964-1974
US/UK
Order Alice Cooper, Theatre Of Death
US/UK
Order Alice Cooper, Golf Monster Book
US/UK

Search Amazon UK:

In Association with Amazon.co.uk
Search Amazon USA:

In Association with Amazon.com

Home...... Previous Page

Alice Cooper Tablature: Bed Of Nails

Bed Of Nails

Transcription by Eric Neveu (ericn@progression.net)

< >= strike note while already bent   [ ]= natural harmonic

   AH= artificial harmonic   .= mute note or chord   T= use tremelo bar

   TP= finger tap


            Note: Song is in Eb tuning. Tune down half-step.

   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------4-----------------4---------------2----------2----------------|
D-|---4------4-------------------------------2-----------2--------------------|
A-|-------2-----------2---4---2------2---6-----------6-----------4---5--------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--16----------16--------------20-------------14----------14----------------|
D-|----------16-----------------------------14----------14--------------------|
A-|------14----------21--16--14---------18----------18----------16--14--------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Spoken intro (not 100% accurate): "I love the way you hurt me, My tears your
  wine. Your thorns would draw my plan for a cruise in vain. Like talons in the
  pale moon shine above us. My gained pleasure in pain is slowly vanished as
  you sink deeper and deeper into to the void of your venomous love."
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   "Yeah!"
E-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------|
D-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------|
A-|---------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9--.--.--.--.-----.--.--------------5--|
E-|---------------7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--6--5--3--|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----|
D-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----|
A-|-------------------------------------------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9----|
E-|--3------3--5--6--7---------7-----7--------7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                   T                             |
E-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---|
D-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.------------------5-----------------------------------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---------7--6--5--3---3-----3--5--6--7---7-----7------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------|
B-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------/9--7-------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------9--7--5b---T--------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------[7]\------------|


   1.   "Yeah, we're gonna fight.  We do it every night.  Baby, when you
   2.   "Yeah, we're gonna kiss.   Then we're gonna say.  Dirty little
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7---------------7-[7]------------------7-[7]----------------5--[5]-------|
A-|------9-----9------------9------9--9--9--------9-------7--7----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "scratch, you know I'm gonna bite.        You can make me die, I can
    "words only lovers say.                   Rockin' through the night,
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------7-[7]-------.--------------7----7------------------|
A-|--7---------9------9----------9--.--7----9-----9-----------9----9---9------|
E-|---------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|


    "make you cry.  Opposites attract,  that's the reason         why
    "rollin' on the floor. When they hear us screamin' they'll be breakin' down the door.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-[7]--[7]-------------5---[5]------------------[7]-[7]b--------------------|
A-|-----------9-----7-7------------7----9-------------------9--9--12\---------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Pre-chorus
  After second time go to Ending (in part 2 file)
    "No one   else could make  you     feel like       I do,       I do,   I
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------|
A-|--.--.--.--.----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-----.--.----.--.--.--|
E-|--0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--7-----7--7----7--7--7--|


     "do.                      No one   ever     gets     as    deep inside
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-|
E-|------7--7-----7--7-----7---0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|


    "you               as     I          do,       baby."
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------|
E-|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------|
D-|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11------------|
A-|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Chorus
    "Our love is a bed of nails. Love hurts good on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4-------------2---2--4-----------------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------|
D-|--4---5---------2---2--4------5----------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------|
A-|--2---5---------0---0--2------5----------5----5----0---0--0-------0--------|
E-|------3-----------------------3--------------------------------------------|


    "I'll lay you down, and when all else fails, I'll drive you like a hammer
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------4----------------------2---2----4-----------------------------------|
D-|-------4-------5--------------2---2----4-----------5-----------------------|
A-|-------2-------5--------------0---0----2-----------5-----------------------|
E-|---------------3-----------------------------------3-----------------------|


After second time go to Bridge
    "on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--(3)----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar one
      T
E-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------|
B-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------|
D-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------|
A-|--.---.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.--.--.-------------|
E-|--7---7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7--7--7--7-----6----|


                                                Yeah!                   "First
   Guitar one                                               Go to second verse
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9b--<9>--9---7---9---9b-rb----7-----------[7]----------------------------|
G-|--9b--<9>--9---7---9---9b-rb----7--------7---------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------9------------[9]-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------[9]-|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--5------------3----------3---5--6--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|


  Bridge
    "Bed   of      nails,                      bed   of          nails."
  Rhythm figure two
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------|
D-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------|
A-|--.---.--.------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.---------------|
E-|--7---7--7------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7---------------|


             "I'll drive you like a hammer on a  bed of    nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---|
A-|-----------5--------------5-----------------------------.--.--------.------|
E-|--7--6--5--3--------------3------3--5---6--7------7-----7--7--------7------|


           "Ow,        ow.                  Ow, ow,      ow.        Gonna
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------|
D-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------|
A-|--.---.-------.--.--.-------.----.--.----.---.--.-----.--------------------|
E-|--7---7-------7--7--7-------7----7--7----7---7--7-----7----7---6---5---3~~-|


    "dirve you like a hammer, baby, put me in your slammer, oh yeah."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------|
D-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------.-----.-----------------------|
E-|--(3~~)------------3--5----6--7--------------7-----7-----------------------|


   Solo
   Continue Rhythm figure two simile
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------22b------22b---------------19----22-----------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------21b-rb--21b-<21>-----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.---------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|


   Guitar one
E-|----------AH---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------22---19----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------22--21--19--21b-rb-p19---21--19----------21b------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------21\/-------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------|
A-|-----------5-------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--7--6--5--3-------3-------3---5---6--7-------------7-----7----------------|


   Guitar one
E-|--------19--------------19--------------TP-----TP--------------22b---------|
B-|------------22p19-----------22p19-------24p19--24-22p19--------------------|
G-|-------------------21b-------------21b-------------------21b---------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------|
D-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.------.--.---.--.------.--.--.--.--------------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7------7--7---7--7------7--7--7--7--------------|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19--22p19--19----|
G-|------------22------------22------------22------------22-------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--7--6--5--3----3-------------------------------------3-------5------6-----|


   Guitar one
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------22b--------(22b)\-------------|
G-|--22--21--19--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
  |                                            |
  |Guitar two                                  |
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------7------7--7--------|
D-|-------------------------7------7--7--------|
A-|----------------------------.---------.--.--|
E-|------7---------------------7---------7--7--|

Go to Pre-chorus

The SickthingsUK News Page and Site are copyright © 1997-2012; all rights reserved. Any duplication or reproduction of items on this page without permission is prohibited unless you provide a link please. Credits and acknowledgements are noted where known. No copyright infringement is intended.
I accept all news stories related to Alice Cooper or site updates/corrections; click here to contact me.

SickthingsUK is a participant in the Amazon Europe S.à r.l. Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk