
Alma Mater
Alice Cooper
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Tom : E
E E7
Rain is falling down my cheek
A Am7
Searching for the sea
F# Fmaj7
Tomorrow, like the rain
E
I'll be back home again
[Verse 2]
E E7
I watch, the bus
A Am7
As it pulls out of view
F# Fmaj7
Someday like that bus
E
I will be leaving too
[Bridge]
G#m
But you know
A
It breaks my heart
N.C. A
To leave you, Camelback
E
My high school
[Verse 3]
E E7
And now, alone
A Am7
Crying in my beer
F# Fmaj7
Cause old friends said goodbye
E
I guess I'll be leaving too
[Bridge]
G#m
But you know
A
It breaks my heart
N.C. A
To leave you, Cortez
E
I'll miss you
A B
Yes I will, yes I will
E
You know I will
A B
Yes I will, yes I will
E N.C.
You know I will
[Chorus]
F#7
Well, so long (so long)
A7
Everybody (everybody)
E7 A7
I hope that I would see you again (again)
F#7
Goodbye (goodbye)
A7
Everybody (everybody)
E7
I finally grew up
A7
N.C.
They finally let me out of school
[Guitar Solo]
E E7 A Am7 F# Fmaj7 E N.C.
[Verse 4 2x]
E E7
Hey, remember the time, 'member the time
E7
We took that snake and we
A
We put it down little Betsy's dress?
Am7 F# Fmaj7
Now, I don't think Miss Axelrod
E
Was much impressed
F# Fmaj7
Well, I don't think Miss Axelrod
E
Was much impressed
[Chorus]
F#7
Oh, goodbye (goodbye)
A7
Everybody (everybody)
E7 A7
I hope that I would see you again (again)
F#7
So long (so long)
A7
Everybody (everybody)
E7
How do you like that?
A7
They finally let me out of school
F#7
Goodbye (goodbye)
[Outro]
A7
Ah, I wanna get out of here
E7
They let me out of school
A7
How 'bout that, uh?
F#7
(They let me out of school) Goodbye
A7 E7
Hey, goodbye guys, maybe I'll see
E7
Maybe I'll see you around some time, uh?
E7
Ey, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?
E7
Remember the Coop, uh?
E7
I ho, I hope
E5
You don't forget me or nothing
E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5
Goodbye
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