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Alice Cooper Tablature: Public Animal #9

Public Animal #9

From the album School's Out
Transcribed by DoteStudios

Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck 
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = hold note

Lead Guitar (Glen Buxton)
E---------------------------------------17----------------------------|
B----13-14-15--17b18-17p15----15--18b19----18-15----------------------|
G-14-----------------------16-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------14b15~~-14p12----12-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------14----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B----13-14-15--17b18-17p15----15-----13----15-------------|
G-14-----------------------16-----14----14----14----------|
D------------------------------------------------15-14-12-|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------------------------|
B-10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--|
G-10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--|
D-10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--10-10--7~~--|
A--8--8--5~~---8--8--5~~---8--8--5~~--|
E-------------------------------------|

“Me and G.B.
We ain't never gonna confess
We cheated at the math test
We carved some dirty words in our desk
Well now it's time for recess”
Lead and Rhythm Guitar
E--------------------------|
B-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
G-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-| 4x
D-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
A-4/5~~5--5--10~~10---8--8-|
E--------------------------|

“Old man waitin by the monkey bars
Tradin all his ball cards”
Lead Guitar
E-------13--------------------------13---------------|
B-13b15~~~~15~~15r13-11-------13b15~~~~15~~15r13-11--|
G-----------------------12~~-------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-12~~-------------------------12~~------------------|
A-12~~-------------------------12~~------------------|
E-10~~-------------------------10~~------------------|

“And they promised him a gold star
And they told him he could go far”
E--------------------------|
B-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
G-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-| 4x
D-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
A-4/5~~5--5--10~~10---8--8-|
E--------------------------|

“Hey Mr. Bluelegs
Where are you takin me?
I'm like a lifer
In the state penitentiary
If I keep my nose clean
I won't get my eyes shined
But I'm proud to be”
Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------| 4x
D---2-5-------------4---5--4----|
A-3---------2-3-5-5---5------5--|
E--------3----------------------|
                 (don’t play the
		  above part the 
		  fourth time)

“Public Animal Number Nine”
E---------------------------------------17---------------------|
B----13-14-15--17b18-17p15----15--18b19----18--15--------------|
G-14-----------------------16----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------15-14-15-14-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------|
B-------------|
G----14-------|
D-15----12~~--|
A-------------|
E-------------|

Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10--7~~----------------------10--7~~------------------------------|
D-10--7~~----------------------10--7~~------------------------------|
A--8--5~~-----------------------8--5~~------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

“License plates are runnin’
Out of my ears
I'd give a month of cigarettes
For just a couple of lousy beers”
Lead and Rhythm Guitar
E--------------------------|
B-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
G-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-| 4x
D-6/7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
A-4/5~~5--5--10~~10---8--8-|
E--------------------------|

“Or even a bottle of real cheap wi-hine”
Lead Guitar
E-------13--------------------------13---------------|
B-13b15~~~~15~~15r13-11-------13b15~~~~15~~15r13-11--|
G-----------------------12~~-------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-12~~-------------------------12~~------------------|
A-12~~-------------------------12~~------------------|
E-10~~-------------------------10~~------------------|

“But that's the price you pay to be
Public Animal Number Nine, Number Nine
(Ooooh!)”
Lead and Rhythm Guitar
E------------------------|
B-7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
G-7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-| 2x
D-7~~7--7--12~~12--10-10-|
A-5~~5--5--10~~10---8--8-|
E------------------------|

“Hey Mrs. Cranston
Where are you takin me?
I feel like a lifer
In the state penitentiary
She wanted an Einstein
But she got a Frankenstein
Yeah, I'm proud to be”
Lead Guitar
E-------------13--------13-13--------------------------13-------13-13-|
B-------13-15-----15-13-------15--13-------------13-15----15-13-------|
G-12-14------------------------------14-12-12-14----------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-13b15-15r13-------------------13-------13-13------------------------|
B------------15-13--------13-15----15-13-------15--13------------13-15|
G------------------12-14-----------------------------14-12-12-14------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------| 4x
D---2-5-------------4---5--4----|
A-3---------2-3-5-5---5------5--|
E--------3----------------------|
                 (don’t play the
		  above part the 
		  fourth time)

“Public Animal Number Niiiinnne”

Rhythm Guitar
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-2---2--2--2--2--2--------| 4x
D-2---2--2--2--2--2--3--5--|
A-0---0--0--0--0--0--3--5--|
E--------------------1--3--|

E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D-8--6---8--6---8--6---|
A-8--6---8--6---8--6---|
E-6--4---6--4---6--4---|

Lead Guitar
E--------------------------------------17--------------------------|
B----13-14-15--17b18-17p15---15--18b19----18-15--------------------|
G-14----------------------16---------------------------------------| 2x
D------------------------------------------------14b15-14p12----12-|
A------------------------------------------------------------14----|	
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

“(Aaow!)
Public Animal Number Nine
Public Animal Number Nine
Public Animal Number Nine Nine
Public Animal Number Nine Number Nine
Number Nine Number Nine
Number, Number Nine
Animal Number Nine
Public Animal Number Nine Nine
Public Animal Numbergh Niiiirrrrrgh
Public Animal Nurrrgh Nirrrgh
Errrrrrrrrrrrgh
Public Animal Number Ni-yine
Public Animal Number Ni-yine
Public Animal Number Number Nine Nine
Public Animal Niiiiiiine”
Lead and Rhythm Guitar
E------------------------|
B-6/7~~7--7--12~~--10~~--|
G-6/7~~7--7--12~~--10~~--| 15x
D-6/7~~7--7--12~~--10~~--|
A-4/5~~5--5--10~~---8~~--|
E------------------------|

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