School's Out chords by
Alice Cooper (Official Version)

1972Rock1.3K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
Well, we got

Verse 1
E5 E5 
 
no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin' all that noise
'Cause they found new toys
C5 C5 
 
Well, we can't salute ya, can't find a flag
D5 D5 
 
D#5 D#5 
 
If    that don't suit ya, that's a drag

Chorus 1
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for sum mer
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for ev  er
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's been blown to  pie ces
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
A A 
 
G/A G/A 
 
F F 
 
F F

Bridge 1

D/C

No more pencils

D/C

No more bo oks

D/A

No more teacher's

D/A

dirty looks, yeah

Solo 1
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
E5 E5 
 
Well we got

Verse 2

no class

And we got no principals

And we got no innocence

Chorus 2
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for sum mer
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for ev  er
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
C5 C5 
 
My school's been blown to pieces

Bridge 2
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
No more  pencils
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
No more  bo oks
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
No  more  teacher's
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
dirty     lo  oks
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
Out for   summer
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
C C 
 
D/C D/C 
 
Out 'til  fall
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
We  might not come
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Am Am 
 
D/A D/A 
 
back at    all

Chorus 3
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for ev  er
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   for sum mer
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Bb5 Bb5 
 
C5 C5 
 
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
School's out   with fev er
F5 F5 
 
G5 G5 
 
G5 G5 
 
F5 F5 
 
C5 C5 
 
School's out completely

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE5 C5 D5 D#5 G5...

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
D#5: x-6-8-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
Bb5: x-1-3-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D/C: x-3-x-2-3-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of School's Out by Alice Cooper, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alice Cooper's performance.

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