Black Ju Ju Chords & Tabs
"Black Juju" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Dennis Dunaway
From the album Love it to Death (1971)
/= slide up \= slide down p= pull-off h= hammer-on b= bend
rb= reverse bend T= use tremelo bar on note ~= vibrato
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"Body...."
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"Body...."
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1."Touched by the toil and plunged into it's arms. Cursed through the night,
through eyes of alarm. A melody black flowed out of my breath searching
for death, but bodies need rest."
"Body..."
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2."Under the soil now waiting for worms. All that I feel is all that I've
learned. All that I know is all that I think. Dead feelings are cool,
down lower I sink. Ah..."
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"Bodies need rest. We all need our rest. Sleep an easy sleep. Rest,rest.
Bodies need their rest. All need our rest. Sleep an easy sleep. Rest,
rest, rest, rest. But come back in the morning."
"Come back hard."
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| This may be bass |
| <13>= strike note while bent |
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"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"
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"Bodies...."
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"Clutching and biting my soul has caught on fire."
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/black_ju_ju_tab.html ]
"My evil is now and I'm caught up in desire."
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"Everything I'm living for is all that I am. Liking it and
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"loving it that's all in the plan."
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T_____________ |Bend as necessary |
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"Black Juju."
End
(The song ends with effect but I don't want kind.)
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