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  1. "Department of Youth" by Alice Cooper
  2.   Words and music by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, and Bob Ezrin
  3.  
  4.   From the album Welcome To My Nightmare (1975)
  5.  
  6.   Transcription by Brian Gaddis
  7.  
  8.  
  9.   b= bend   rb= release bend   x= mute   ( )= carried note   /= slide up
  10.  
  11.   \= slide down
  12.  
  13.  
  14.   Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
  15.         in hearing them.
  16.  
  17.  
  18.   Intro (play twice)
  19.    Rhythm figure one
  20.    Guitar one
  21. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  22. B-|--10-10-10\------------------------10-10-10--------------------------------|
  23. G-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------|
  24. D-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------|
  25. A-|---8--8--8\-----------1--1--1--3----8--8--8-----------1--1--1--3-----------|
  26. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  27.   |                                                                           |
  28.   |Guitar two                                                                 |
  29. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  30. B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  31. G-|---------------------3--3--3--5----------------------3--3--3--5------------|
  32. D-|--3--3--3------------3--3--3--5---3--3--3------------3--3--3--5------------|
  33. A-|--3--3--3------------1--1--1--3---3--3--3------------1--1--1--3------------|
  34. E-|--1--1--1-------------------------1--1--1----------------------------------|
  35.  
  36.  
  37.   Verse
  38.      "We're in trouble all the time, you read about us all in the papers."
  39. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  40. B-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|
  41. G-|-------------2-2-2--------------------3--3-------3------5------2-2-2-------|
  42. D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------|
  43. A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------|
  44. E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|
  45.   |                                                                           |
  46.   |Guitar two                                                                 |
  47. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  48. B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  49. G-|--------------------------------------3--3-------3------5------------------|
  50. D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------|
  51. A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------|
  52. E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|
  53.  
  54.  
  55.                                              "We walk around and bump into
  56.    Guitar one
  57. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  58. B-|-------------------------------------------1-1-1---------------------------|
  59. G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----2-2-2---------------------------|
  60. D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------|
  61. A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------|
  62. E-|--1----3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------|
  63.   |                                                                           |
  64.   |Guitar two                                                                 |
  65. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  66. B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  67. G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5------------------------------------|
  68. D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------|
  69. A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------|
  70. E-|--1-1--3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------|
  71.  
  72.  
  73.     "walls,      a blind delegation,                 yeah."
  74.    Guitar one
  75. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  76. B-|---------------------------1-1-1-------------------------------------------|
  77. G-|-------3--3---3-----5------2-2-2------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
  78. D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
  79. A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--|
  80. E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------|
  81.   |                                                                           |
  82.   |Guitar two                                                                 |
  83. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  84. B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  85. G-|-------3--3---3-----5-----------------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
  86. D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
  87. A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--|
  88. E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------|
  89.  
  90.  
  91.   Pre-chorus
  92.    1. "And we ain't afraid of high power,    we're bullet proof. And we
  93.    2. "But we'll make it through our blackest hour, we're livin' proof."
  94.    Guitar one
  95. E-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
  96. B-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
  97. G-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
  98. D-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------|
  99. A-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------|
  100. E-|----0------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
  101.   |                                                                           |
  102.   |Guitar two                                                                 |
  103. E-|-----------5---------------5----5------5---------------5-------------------|
  104. B-|-----------5------5--------5----5------5--------5------5------5------------|
  105. G-|-----------5------5-------------5---------------5-------------5------------|
  106. D-|------------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
  107. A-|----2-------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
  108. E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  109.  
  110.  
  111.     "never heard of Eisenhower, missle power, justice or truth."
  112.     "And we never heard of Billy Sunday, Damon Runyon, manners, or couth."
  113.    Guitar two
  114. E-|--------1--------0----0-------------1------1-------1---------3-----3-------|
  115. B-|--3-----3--------1----1------3------3------1-------1---------3-----3-------|
  116. G-|--2-----2--------0----0------3------3------2-------2---------4-----4-------|
  117. D-|--0-------------------2------3------3--------------3---------5--5--5--5----|
  118. A-|----------------------3------1---------------------------------------------|
  119. E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  120.  
  121.  
  122.    Guitar one
  123. E-|-----------------------------------|
  124. B-|---------------9b--<9>--<9>rb--8\--|
  125. G-|-----------------------------------|
  126. D-|-----------------------------------|
  127. A-|-----------------------------------|
  128. E-|-----------------------------------|
  129.   |                                   |
  130.   |Guitar two                         |
  131. E-|--3-----3--------------------------|
  132. B-|--3-----3------6b--<6>--<6>rb--5---|
  133. G-|--4-----4--------------------------|
  134. D-|--5--5--5--------------------------|
  135. A-|-----------------------------------|
  136. E-|-----------------------------------|
  137.  
  138.  
  139.   Chorus
  140.     "We're the Department of Youth,                                you're new
  141.    Guitar two
  142. E-|--------------10----------10----------10-------9---------9------------9----|
  143. B-|------------------11----------11------------------10--------10-------------|
  144. G-|----------------------10----------10------11----------9---------9----------|
  145. D-|-------------------------------