Artist: Alice Cooper
Song: Poison
Tabbed by: John Leadman
Intro: Rhythm guitar on top of staff
Play this twice
D D
E-|-------------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
B-|-------------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
G-|-------------9-----7-----|--------5--------5--------|-|--------------------|
D-|-------7-----------------|-----5--------5-----------|-|--------------------|
A-|----5-----5-----5-----5--|--9--------9--------7--5--|-|--------------------|
E-|-------------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
Play this three times
Bb D
E-|-------------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
B-|-------------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
G-|-------------9-----7-----|--------5--------5--------|-|--------------------|
D-|-------7-----------------|-----5--------5-----------|-|--------------------|
A-|----5-----5-----5-----5--|--9--------9--------7--5--|-|--------------------|
E-|-8-----------------------|--------------------------|-|--------------------|
Bb D
E-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------9-----7-----|--------9-----7---------------------------------|
D-|--------7-----------------|--7-----------------7---------------------------|
A-|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5------------------------------|
E-|--8-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
The intro might be played like this
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------5--------5--------|
D-|----0--7--0--14--0--12--0---4--5-----4--5-----2--0---|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Your cruel device, your blood like ice. One look
"Your mouth, so hot. Your web, I'm caught. Your skin,
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7-------------3-------10---------5--------------12------12--10------12---|
A-|--5-------------1--------8---------3----------10------10----------10-------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"could kill. My pain, your thrill."
"so wet. Black lace on sweat."
E-|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------10-----10--8-------|-------5-----5--3-----5------------------------|
D-|-----8----------------8----|----3--------------3-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
A-|--6---------6------------6-|-1--------1--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
E-|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
"I want to love you but I better not touch."
"I hear you calling and it's needles and pins."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\---12--------8--------------3------------------------|
D-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\---12--------8--------------3----------3-----3--3----|
A-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\---10--------6--------------1----------3-----3--3----|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------1-----1--1----|
"I want to hold you but my senses tell me to stop. I want to kiss you but
"I want to hurt you just to hear you sreaming my name. Don't want to touch
you"
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-5-------------------------8-----3-----------------------------------------|
D-|-5------6------------------8-----3-----------7-------------3---------------|
A-|-3------6------------------6-----1-----------7-------------3---------------|
E-|--------4------------------------------------5-------------1---------------|
"I want it too much. I want to taste you but your lips are venomous poison."
"but you're under my skin. I want to kiss you but your lips are venomous
poison."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---5---------------7--------3------------------------------5-5--5---7---3--|
D-|---5--------5------7--------3---------------------3--------5-5--5---7---3--|
A-|---3--------5------5--------1---------------------3--------3-3--3---5---1--|
E-|------------3-------------------------------------1------------------------|
Fill one:
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0--0--7--0--14--0--12--0------5-------5-----5-----|
A-|-----------------------------8-------7-----8-----7--|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
"You're poison running through my veins. You're poison.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------5---------7------3------------------5-------------7--3---------5-----|
D-|--3---5---------7------3--------------3---5-------------7--3-----3---5-----|
A-|--3---3---------5------1--------------3---3-------------5--1-----3---3-----|
E-|--1-----------------------------------1--------------------------1---------|
Fill two:
E-|-----------------------------|
B-|--11--------10---------------|
G-|----------------12p10--/12\--|
D-|-----------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------|
"I don't want to break these chains.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7------3--------------------5---------3----------------------------------|
D-|--7------3-------------3------5---------3----------------------------------|
A-|--5------1-------------3------3---------1----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------1---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------9-------------------------------------------9-----7------------|
D-|------7-----------7--------5------5-----5---------7-----------------7------|
A-|--5------5-----5-----5--8------7-----8-----7---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Go to verse two
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9-----7--------7--7------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------7-----7------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----5-----5--------5------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
"Poison."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D Bb D Bb D
w/Intro riff
E-|------------------------------------------------10-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------13b------13--10-----------------|
G-|-----------------9--7---------5--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------7---------T--5-----T--T--------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------9--------7--5--------------------------------------|
E-|--3b/5/8b------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb D
Back to "One look could kill..." part after solo.
E-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------17----17-20-20b-|
B-|-----10----------------|--------17-18----17-18-20----18-20----20-----------|
G-|-12------11b-rb--------|-17h19--------19----------19-----------------------|
D-|----------------12--10-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
End
G G G G G G G G Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb
"Poison.
E-|-------------------------------------------15b-----------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------17b-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 Bb F C D5 Bb
"I wanna love you but I'd better not touch. I wanna hold you but
E-|--15b--------------------------(15)\---------------------------------------|
B-|--17b--------------------------(17)\-------17b-rb-b-rb-17b-rb-b--15--------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C D5 Bb F C
"my senses tell me to stop. I wanna kiss you, but I want it too much.
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------20--------------|
B-|------------------------20b---------------------------20b------(20)--(20)~-|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 Bb F Bb D5 Bb
" I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison.
E-|-------22------------20----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--20b------(20)rb-b------(20)rb-p18--20-18--17--18-------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------19------------17--17---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb C
E-|--20b--20~~-------20b--(20)------20b---20--18--17---T---17-----------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------20------18--17---------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Pois_____________on."
E-|------20-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--18------18----------------------------------18-------18-------18---------|
G-|--------------------19----19b-rb--17------19------20b------20b------20b----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------20--------------22b---------------|
B-|--18-----------------------18-------20b------20b-rb-p18--------------------|
G-|------19--19--19~~-------------20------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Poi_________son. Poi-
E-|--22---------22b-(22)rb--20--18--17-------17-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------20-------20--17h18p17-----------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------19-------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"___________son.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------18-------18-------18-------18-------18--18------18-------|
G-|--17h19--17--20b------20b------20b------20b------20b----------21------19---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------10--------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------18--------------13--10----------13--10--------------------|
G-|----17--19--20b------19------------------13--12----------13--10--12--------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--13p10--13b---10----------13p10--13b--10----------13p10--13p10------------|
G-|-------------------13--12------------------13--12----------------13--12----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------18----------------------|
B-|--10h13--10--10--10-------18--20--20b-rb--18--20b------20b-----18--20------|
G-|----------------------19---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------20------------20------20b--(20)-----/21b--(21)--20b--(20)--20b--(20-|
B-|--17b------17b-rb-b------17------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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