Sanctuary chords by
Alice Cooper

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Key: C# minor•

Intro 1

A5

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Eb5

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C5

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C#5

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C

C

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A5

A5

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C

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A5

A5

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C

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C

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C5

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A5

A5

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C

C

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A5

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C

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A5

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Verse 1

A5

A5

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Your world full of creeps

Zombies walk the street

9 to 5 barely alive

Have a beer go to sleep

Interlude 1

And start all over again

C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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A5

A5

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C

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A5

A5

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Am

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A5

A5

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C

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Am

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A5

A5

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C

C

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Verse 2

A5

A5

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Same gray suit

Same brown shoes

Same headache

Same pills

He goes home thinks about suicide

But he's got his diploma,

Verse 3

ya got to give him that

F

F

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C

C

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I got a radical place

G

G

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Got my own private space

F

F

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It's my sanctuary

C

C

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It's the castle of doom

G

G

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I'm the king of my room

F

F

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Just a Quasimodo

C

C

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Let the world blow away

G

G

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This is where I will stay

F

F

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In my sanctuary

C

C

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Got my mess on the floor

Got my lock on my door

E

E

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Verse 4

C

C

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Am

Am

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A5

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C

C

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Go Away,

A5

A5

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C5

C5

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C#5

C#5

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C5

C5

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Sanctu ary

C

C

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Am

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C

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A5

A5

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Go Away,

C

C

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A5

A5

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C

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Sanctuary

Verse 5

A5

A5

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Someday I gotta get outta here

Gotta put on a shirt put on a tie

Get a job buy a car get

some insurance

C

C

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'Cause I'll probably have a heart attack by the time I'm

A5

A5

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C

C

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A5

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A5

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C

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A5

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C

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A5

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A5

A5

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Verse 6

I guess I'll find the perfect wife

And I'll have 2.3 perfect kids

And if I work real hard

And if I die real fast

F

F

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They'll all turn out just like me

C

C

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I got a radical place

Verse 7

G

G

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Got my own private space

F5

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It's my sanctuary

F

F

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C

C

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It's the castle of doom

G

G

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I'm the king of my room

Just a Quasimodo

F

F

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C

C

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Let the world blow away

G

G

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This is where I will stay

F

F

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In my sanctuary

C

C

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Got my mess on the floor

Got my lock on my door

E

E

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Verse 8

C

C

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A5

A5

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Am

Am

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C

C

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A5

A5

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Go Away,

C

C

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Am

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A5

A5

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C

C

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C#5

C#5

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C

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Sanctu ary

A5

A5

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C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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Go Away,

A5

A5

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C

C

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C#5

C#5

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C

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Sanctu ary

Eb5

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A5

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C

C

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A5

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Go Away,

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A5

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C

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C#5

C#5

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Sanctu ary

Am

Am

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C

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D

D

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C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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Go Away, Sanctuary

Interlude 2

A5

A5

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E

E

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A5

A5

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Eb5

Eb5

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E

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Am

Am

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A5

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C

C

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D

D

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Eb5

Eb5

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A5

A5

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Eb5

Eb5

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A5

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C

C

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D

D

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Eb5

Eb5

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A5

A5

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Eb5

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A5

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Am

Am

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C

C

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D

D

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E

E

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Verse 9

F

F

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C

C

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I got a radical place

G

G

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Got my own private space

F

F

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It's my sanctuary

C

C

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It's a castle of doom

G

G

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I'm the king of my room

Just a Quasimodo

F

F

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C

C

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Let the world blow away

G

G

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This is where I will stay

A5

A5

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F

F

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In my sanctuary

C

C

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Got my mess on the floor

Got my lock on my door

E

E

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Verse 10

C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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C

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Go Away, Sanctu ary

C

C

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A5

A5

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C

C

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C

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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B

B

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A5

A5

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C

C

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Go Away, Sanctu ary

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C

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D

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C

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A5

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C

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Go Away, Sanctu ary

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

A5
Eb5
Am
F
C
C5
C#5
G
E
F5
D
B

Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sanctuary by Alice Cooper is C# minor.

The primary chords used in Sanctuary are C#5, G5, C#m, A, E, E5.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#5, G5, C#m, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sanctuary is approximately 182 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Sanctuary using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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