#song. You may use this file only for private study, scholarship, or research. #


  "Bed of Nails" by Alice Cooper
   From the album Trash (1989)

   Words and music by Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, and Diane Warren



   < >= strike note while already bent   [ ]= natural harmonic

   AH= artificial harmonic   .= mute note or chord   T= use tremelo bar

   TP= finger tap


            Note: Song is in Eb tuning. Tune down half-step.

   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------4-----------------4---------------2----------2----------------|
D-|---4------4-------------------------------2-----------2--------------------|
A-|-------2-----------2---4---2------2---6-----------6-----------4---5--------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--16----------16--------------20-------------14----------14----------------|
D-|----------16-----------------------------14----------14--------------------|
A-|------14----------21--16--14---------18----------18----------16--14--------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Spoken intro (not 100% accurate): "I love the way you hurt me, My tears your
  wine. Your thorns would draw my plan for a cruise in vain. Like talons in the
  pale moon shine above us. My gained pleasure in pain is slowly vanished as
  you sink deeper and deeper into to the void of your venomous love."
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------4--4--------4--------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--------------------5-------4----5----2------/10-----9------9------9----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   "Yeah!"
E-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------x\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------|
D-|---------------------7--------------7--------------7--------7--------------|
A-|---------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9--.--.--.--.-----.--.--------------5--|
E-|---------------7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--6--5--3--|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----|
D-|--0----------------------------7-----7--7-----7--------7--------------7----|
A-|-------------------------------------------------.--.-----.--.--.--.--9----|
E-|--3------3--5--6--7---------7-----7--------7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                   T                             |
E-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------10/\/\-------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---|
D-|--------------7--------7-------------------0---------------------7-----7---|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.------------------5-----------------------------------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---------7--6--5--3---3-----3--5--6--7---7-----7------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------|
B-|-----7-----------10----7--10--7--------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------/9--7-------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------9--7--5b---T--------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------[7]\------------|


   1.   "Yeah, we're gonna fight.  We do it every night.  Baby, when you
   2.   "Yeah, we're gonna kiss.   Then we're gonna say.  Dirty little
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7---------------7-[7]------------------7-[7]----------------5--[5]-------|
A-|------9-----9------------9------9--9--9--------9-------7--7----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "scratch, you know I'm gonna bite.        You can make me die, I can
    "words only lovers say.                   Rockin' through the night,
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------7-[7]-------.--------------7----7------------------|
A-|--7---------9------9----------9--.--7----9-----9-----------9----9---9------|
E-|---------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|


    "make you cry.  Opposites attract,  that's the reason         why
    "rollin' on the floor. When they hear us screamin' they'll be breakin' down the door.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-[7]--[7]-------------5---[5]------------------[7]-[7]b--------------------|
A-|-----------9-----7-7------------7----9-------------------9--9--12\---------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Pre-chorus
  After second time go to Ending (in part 2 file)
    "No one   else could make  you     feel like       I do,       I do,   I
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------7--------7----------|
A-|--.--.--.--.----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-----.--.----.--.--.--|
E-|--0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--7-----7--7----7--7--7--|


     "do.                      No one   ever     gets     as    deep inside
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|---7--------7--------7-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.-|
E-|------7--7-----7--7-----7---0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|


    "you               as     I          do,       baby."
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------|
E-|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.------------|
D-|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11------------|
A-|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Chorus
    "Our love is a bed of nails. Love hurts good on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4-------------2---2--4-----------------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------|
D-|--4---5---------2---2--4------5----------7----7----2---2--2-------2--------|
A-|--2---5---------0---0--2------5----------5----5----0---0--0-------0--------|
E-|------3-----------------------3--------------------------------------------|


    "I'll lay you down, and when all else fails, I'll drive you like a hammer
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------4----------------------2---2----4-----------------------------------|
D-|-------4-------5--------------2---2----4-----------5-----------------------|
A-|-------2-------5--------------0---0----2-----------5-----------------------|
E-|---------------3-----------------------------------3-----------------------|


After second time go to Bridge
    "on a bed of nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--(5)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--(3)----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar one
      T
E-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------|
B-|--10/~~~----------------------------7--------10-----7-----10----7~~--------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------|
D-|------------7--------------7--------------7--------------------------------|
A-|--.---.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.--.--.-------------|
E-|--7---7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7--7--7--7-----6----|


                                                Yeah!                   "First
   Guitar one                                               Go to second verse
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9b----9---7---9---9b-rb----7-----------[7]----------------------------|
G-|--9b----9---7---9---9b-rb----7--------7---------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------9------------[9]-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------[9]-|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--5------------3----------3---5--6--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|


  Bridge
    "Bed   of      nails,                      bed   of          nails."
  Rhythm figure two
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------|
D-|------------7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------|
A-|--.---.--.------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.-------.--.--.--.---------------|
E-|--7---7--7------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7---------------|


             "I'll drive you like a hammer on a  bed of    nails."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------7--------7--7-----7---|
A-|-----------5--------------5-----------------------------.--.--------.------|
E-|--7--6--5--3--------------3------3--5---6--7------7-----7--7--------7------|


           "Ow,        ow.                  Ow, ow,      ow.        Gonna
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------|
D-|---------7-------------7---------------------------7-----------------------|
A-|--.---.-------.--.--.-------.----.--.----.---.--.-----.--------------------|
E-|--7---7-------7--7--7-------7----7--7----7---7--7-----7----7---6---5---3~~-|


    "dirve you like a hammer, baby, put me in your slammer, oh yeah."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------|
D-|-------------------------------------7-------------------7-----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------.-----.-----------------------|
E-|--(3~~)------------3--5----6--7--------------7-----7-----------------------|


   Solo
   Continue Rhythm figure two simile
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------22b------22b---------------19----22-----------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------21b-rb--21b------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.---------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|


   Guitar one
E-|----------AH---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------22---19----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------22--21--19--21b-rb-p19---21--19----------21b------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------21\/-------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------7------7-----7-------------|
A-|-----------5-------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--7--6--5--3-------3-------3---5---6--7-------------7-----7----------------|


   Guitar one
E-|--------19--------------19--------------TP-----TP--------------22b---------|
B-|------------22p19-----------22p19-------24p19--24-22p19--------------------|
G-|-------------------21b-------------21b-------------------21b---------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------|
D-|--------------7---------------7----------------7---------------7-----------|
A-|--.--.--.--.-----.--.---.--.------.--.---.--.------.--.--.--.--------------|
E-|--7--7--7--7-----7--7---7--7------7--7---7--7------7--7--7--7--------------|


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19h22p19------19--22p19--19----|
G-|------------22------------22------------22------------22-------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--7--6--5--3----3-------------------------------------3-------5------6-----|


   Guitar one
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------22b--------(22b)\-------------|
G-|--22--21--19--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
  |                                            |
  |Guitar two                                  |
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------7------7--7--------|
D-|-------------------------7------7--7--------|
A-|----------------------------.---------.--.--|
E-|------7---------------------7---------7--7--|

Go to Pre-chorus