Second Coming Chords & Tabs
Intro
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------3----------3--2-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----2--3-------2--3----------3--2-----0-----------------------------------|
E-|--1---------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G-|-------------1/2-----------1--2-----4--------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse one
"I couldn't tell if the bells were getting louder. Songs they ring I
finally recognize. I only know Hell is getting hotter. (The) Devil's
getting smarter all the time. And it would be nice to walk upon the
water, to talk again to angels on my side."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----5---3---5--3--2-----7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7----5---5---5---5---|
E-|-------------------------5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----3---3---3---3---|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--12---|
G-|------------------------14--14--14--14----9---9---9---9---12--12--12--12---|
D-|------------------------14--14--14--14----9---9---9---9---12--12--12--12---|
A-|--7---------------------12--12--12--12---11--11--11--11---10--10--10--10---|
E-|-----10--8--10--8--7-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------|
B-|--------------|
G-|--------------|
D-|--------------|
A-|--5--5--5--5--|
E-|--2--2--2--3--|
| |
| |
E-|--------------|
B-|--------------|
G-|--7--7--7--7--|
D-|--7--7--7--7--|
A-|--9--9--9--9--|
E-|--------------|
"Time is getting closer, I read it on a poster. Fanatical exposers (on)
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
G-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Background guitar plays chords on top of staff
"corners prophecized." Am E E7 F
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
B-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
G-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
D-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---2-----------------------------------------|
A-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---0--0---------5--3--2--3--2--0-------------|
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------3--0--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/second_coming_tab.html ]
Am E G F#
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7--5------------------------------------3---------3--2-------------------|
A-|--------8--7--5---------------------2--3------2--3--------3--2-------------|
E-|-----------------8--7--5---3--2--1------------------------------3----------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------|
G-|-------------------------------------------1/2-----------1--2-----4--------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Guitar solo is doubled)
Am E G D F C
<8>= strike note while already bent
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B-|---8b--<8>rb--5---5--7--8-|--8b--8--7--5-----5--6-|-6b--6--5--3-----3------|
G-|--------------------------|---------------7-------|--------------5---------|
D-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E
"It would be nice to walk upon the water."
E-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3/5-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7---5--7--5--4-|-0-/2-----------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------|-----------------------5-------3--2---3--------2--3-|
E-|----------------------|----5-----------3--0----------------------1---------|
Note: rythm guitar is on the bottom
"To talk again to angels on my side. I've just come back
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------2--3-----2--3-------------------------|
E-|--5-------------3--0------------1---------------------5--------------------|
"to show you all my words are golden, so have no gods before me
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------5---3--2-----3----------2--3-------------------------------|
E-|--3--0---------------------------1--------------5------------3--0----------|
"I'm the light."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------3--------------3--------3--------2------------------|
A-|-----------------2--3-----2--3-----3--------3--------3--0------------------|
E-|-----------1--------------------1--------1--------1------------------------|
End (This repeats until song runs into "Ballad of Dwight Fry")
Note: Pick scrapes and slides downwards start this off
Am E G D
E-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
B-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
G-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|----------------2--3----|---3--2-------------|---------------2-------------|
A-|-------2--3--5----------|---------5--3--2----|------2--3--5-----5----------|
E-|---5------------------0-|------------------3-|---5-------------------------|
F C E
E-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
B-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
G-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--2----------------|--------------------|----------------------------2-----|
A-|-----5--3--2-------|---------2--3--5--3-|---5--3--2------------1--2--------|
E-|--------------5--1-|---3--5-------------|------------5--3--0---------------|
E
E-|-----------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----------------3--2--------|
A-|--1--2-----1--2--------3--2--|
E-|--------0--------------------|