Department of Youth Tabs & Lyrics by Alice Cooper

Department of Youth

guitar tabs lyrics

Alice Cooper

"Department of Youth" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, and Bob Ezrin

From the album Welcome To My Nightmare (1975)

Transcription by Brian Gaddis


b= bend rb= release bend x= mute ( )= carried note /= slide up

\= slide down


Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
in hearing them.


Intro (play twice)
Rhythm figure one
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--10-10-10\------------------------10-10-10--------------------------------|
G-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------|
D-|--10-10-10\-----------3--3--3--5---10-10-10-----------3--3--3--5-----------|
A-|---8--8--8\-----------1--1--1--3----8--8--8-----------1--1--1--3-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------3--3--3--5----------------------3--3--3--5------------|
D-|--3--3--3------------3--3--3--5---3--3--3------------3--3--3--5------------|
A-|--3--3--3------------1--1--1--3---3--3--3------------1--1--1--3------------|
E-|--1--1--1-------------------------1--1--1----------------------------------|


Verse
"We're in trouble all the time, you read about us all in the papers."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|
G-|-------------2-2-2--------------------3--3-------3------5------2-2-2-------|
D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------|
A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------|
E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------3--3-------3------5------------------|
D-|-------------3-3-3--------------------3--3-------3------5------3-3-3-------|
A-|-------------3-3-3--------------------1--1-------1------3------3-3-3-------|
E-|-------------1-1-1---------------------------------------------1-1-1-------|


"We walk around and bump into
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------1-1-1---------------------------|
G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----2-2-2---------------------------|
D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------|
A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------|
E-|--1----3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------------------------|
A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------------------------|
E-|--1-1--3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------------------------|


"walls, a blind delegation, yeah."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------1-1-1-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------3--3---3-----5------2-2-2------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--|
E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------3--3---3-----5-----------------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
D-|-------3--3---3-----5------3-3-3------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
A-|-------1--1---1-----3------3-3-3------------------3--5p3------1--1---1--1--|
E-|---------------------------1-1-1--------1-1--3/5----------5----------------|


Pre-chorus
1. "And we ain't afraid of high power, we're bullet proof. And we
2. "But we'll make it through our blackest hour, we're livin' proof."
Guitar one
E-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
B-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
G-|-----------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
D-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------|
A-|-----------7--------------------------(7)----------------------------------|
E-|----0------5--------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-----------5---------------5----5------5---------------5-------------------|
B-|-----------5------5--------5----5------5--------5------5------5------------|
G-|-----------5------5-------------5---------------5-------------5------------|
D-|------------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
A-|----2-------------7-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|


"never heard of Eisenhower, missle power, justice or truth."
"And we never heard of Billy Sunday, Damon Runyon, manners, or couth."
Guitar two
E-|--------1--------0----0-------------1------1-------1---------3-----3-------|
B-|--3-----3--------1----1------3------3------1-------1---------3-----3-------|
G-|--2-----2--------0----0------3------3------2-------2---------4-----4-------|
D-|--0-------------------2------3------3--------------3---------5--5--5--5----|
A-|----------------------3------1---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar one
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|---------------9b----rb--8\--|
G-|-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--3-----3--------------------------|
B-|--3-----3------6b----rb--5---|
G-|--4-----4--------------------------|
D-|--5--5--5--------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|


Chorus
"We're the Department of Youth, you're new
Guitar two
E-|--------------10----------10----------10-------9---------9------------9----|
B-|------------------11----------11------------------10--------10-------------|
G-|----------------------10----------10------11----------9---------9----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"De-partment of Youth. We're the De-
Guitar two
E-|-----10----------10----------10----------10---------------10---------------|
B-|---------10----------10----------10----------10---------------10-----------|
G-|--9----------10----------10----------------------10------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------12---------------10-------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


(After second time, go to End)
"partment of Youth, just me an youth."
E-|--10----------10----------10--------9---9----------------------------------|
B-|------11----------11---------------10--10----------------------------------|
G-|----------10----------10------10----9---9----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------11--11-------------------------3~~~-----|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------5---5--3--5-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar one (Go to Verse two)
E-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----6/8--6--5------6---------------------3--5\----------------------------|
G-|----------------7-------------------------3--5\----------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------3--5\----------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------1--3\----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------5\----------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------3--5\----------------------------|
A-|--5--3--5---5p3\1--1--0--1--5~~~----1--0--1--3\----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar three |
E-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----6/8--6--5-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------7----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------8-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse two
"We talk about this whole stupid world and still come out laughing,
Arranged for one guitar
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------3--3-----3--------5--------------------|
D-|-----3-3-3------------------x-x-x---3--3-----3--------5--------------------|
A-|-----3-3-3------------------x-x-x---1--1-----1--------3---------3-3-3------|
E-|-----1-1-1------------------x-x-x-------------------------------1-1-1------|


ha! We never make any sense,
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
G-|------------------------3--3-------3--5------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
D-|------------------------3--3-------3--5----3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
A-|------------3--5p3------1--1-------1--3----3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
E-|--1-1--3/5----------5----------------------1-1-1---------x-x-x-x-x-x-------|


"but hell, that never mattered." (Go to Pre-chorus two)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----3--3--------3-------5------------------------------------3--3---3--3--|
D-|-----3--3--------3-------5------3-3-3-------------------------3--3---3--3--|
A-|-----1--1--------1-------3------3-3-3--------------3--5p3-----1--1---1--1--|
E-|--------------------------------1-1-1----1-1--3/5----------5---------------|



End
Guitars one and two
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------3~~~---------------------3~~~----------------------3~~~----|
A-|--3h5--5--3--5-------------3h5--5--3--5--------------3h5--5--3--5----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar three |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------5~~~-----------------------------------------------5~~~----|
E-|--5h6--6--5--6---------------------------------------5h6--6--5--6----------|


Continue above rhythm figure
"We're the Department of Youth. You're new Department of Youth."
"We're the Department of Youth. You're new Department of Youth."


Guitar one
E-|------------|
B-|--3---5\----|
G-|--3---5\----|
D-|--3---5\----|
A-|--1---3\----|
E-|------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--6---8\----|
B-|--6---8\----|
G-|--7---9\----|
D-|--8--10\----|
A-|------------|
E-|------------|