Alice Cooper - Schools Out Chords & Tabs

Schools Out by: Alice Cooper

This song isn’t hard to play but is very cool given that it is in three 

different keys; the chorus sections are of different length and end with

different chords, and there is a bridge section leading into another bridge 

section. These guys threw out the formula and created a masterpiece, here.
Tab for non-riff chords: 
     C  D  Eb  G  Bb  C   F#
E-|--3--5--6------------------|
B-|--5--7--8------------------|
G-|--5--7--8------------------|
D-|--5--7--8---5--8---10--4---|
A-|--3--5--6---5--8---10--4---|
E-|------------3--6---8---2---|

Intro: riff “1” 6 times
RIFF 1:      E   E   A    E   E   G    E   E     A   G   E  
         E-|------------------------------------------------|
         B-|---------14-----------12-------------14--12-----|
         G-|---------14-----------12-------------14--12--14-|
         D-|---------14-----------12------------------------|
         A-|-14--14-------14--14-------14--14---------------|
         E-|-12--12-------12--12------ 12--12---------------|

Verse 1: With Riff “1” 4 times
Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin’ all that noise
'Cause they found new toys

Pre chorus:
C
 can't salute ya Can't find a flag
D/Eb
    If that don't suit ya That's a drag

Chorus 1:
G        Bb  C   F#/G
School's out for summer
G        Bb  C   F#/G
School's out for ever
G              Bb   C   F#/G
School's been blown to  pieces


Bridge 1:  A A  A7 A  F A  All bends = whole step to A
If a second guitarist is available have him play the bent note chords while guitar 
one sustains the other chords
     A   A           A7  A           F   A
E-|------5---------------5---------------5--------|
B-|--2---8bend-------3---8bend-----------8bend----|
G-|--2---------------2----------------------------|
D-|--2---------------5---------------3------------|
A-|--0---------------0---------------3------------|
E-|----------------------------------1------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/schools_out_crd.html ]
Bridge 2a:
With Riff “2” 4 times
              Emin  D    C    D
RIFF 2:   E-|-------------------------|
          B-|--8----7----5----7-------|
          G-|--9----7----5----7-------|
          D-|-------------------------|
          A-|-------------------------|
          E-|-------------------------|

If you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the words while guitar 
one plays Riff 2 with the bridge

C
No more pencils No more books
D
No more teachers’ dirty looks

Solo section: with riff “3” 4 times
RIFF 3:  E  E  A  E  E  G  E  E  A  G   E    E  E  A  E  E   G  E  E  A   E
     E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B-|-------2--------0--------2--0--------------2---------0--------2---0-|
     G-|-------2--------0--------2--0---2----------2---------0--------2---0-|
     D-|-------------------------------------------2---------0--------2-----|
     A-|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2--------------2--2-----2--2------2-—2--------|
     E-|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------0--0-----0--0------0--0--------|


Verse 2: With Riff “1”4 times
Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

Chorus 2:
G        Bb  C    F#/G
School's out for summer
G        Bb  C    F#/G
School's out for  ever
G             F        C
School's been blown to pieces


Bridge 2b: With Riff “2” 8 times 
Again, if you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the 
words while Guitar one plays Riff 2 with the bridge
             Emin  D    C    D
RIFF 2:  E-|-----------------------|
         B-|--8----7----5----7-----|
         G-|--9----7----5----7-----|
         D-|-----------------------|
         A-|-----------------------|
         E-|-----------------------|
C  sustain
No more pencils No more books
D  sustain
No more teachers’ dirty looks
C  sustain
Out for summer out till fall
D  sustain
We might not go back at all

Chorus 3:
G        Bb  C    F#/G
School's out for  ever
G        Bb  C   F#/G
School's out for summer
G        Bb  C    F#/G
School's out with fever
G        F       C
School's out completely