Dead Babies

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Dead Babies by Alice Cooper 
From Killer 1971 
Transcribed by Steven A. Kohm, [email protected] 
Special thanks to Jeff Gower 
 
This is the closest I could get to the original.  Any comments or suggestions 
would be welcome.  Enjoy! 
 
 
	Bass Line 
 
E |-------------|-------------|-----------| 
B |-------------|-------------|-----------| 
G |-------------|-------------|-----------| 
D |-------------|-------------|-----------| 
A |-------------|-------------|-----------| 
E |-0-5-5-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-6-0-5-| 
 
 
 Part A Intro (play once)  Part B Verse (play twice) 
                            Am		Bb6		 
E |-0--------|-2--------| |-----0-----|-----3-----|-------------------| 
B |--0-1-----|--3-0-----| |----1-1----|----3-3----|-------------------| 
G |-----0-2--|-----0-2--| |---2---2---|---3---3---|-2-3-2-2-0h2p0-----| 
D |----------|----------| |--2-----2--|--3-----3--|--------------4-0--| 
A |----------|----------| |-0---------|-1-------0-|-------------------| 
E |----------|----------| |-----------|-----------|-------------------| 
                        
	G                    Am  D (omit 2nd time)   
E |------3-----|------------|-0---2---| 
B |-----0-0----|----0----0--|-1---3---| 
G |----0---0---|---0----0---|-2---2---| 
D |---0-----0--|--0----0----|-2---0---| 
A |------------|------------|-0-------| 
E |-3----------|-2----1-----|---------| 
  
 
   Part C Chorus I (play twice) 
E |--------------|---1----1---|--0---0-|---0---|-----------------------------| 
B |--------------|---3----3---|--0---0-|---1---|-----------------------------| 
G |---5---5------|---2----2---|--1---1-|---2---|-----------------------------| 
D |---5---5------|---0----0---|--0---0-|---2---|------2---------2-----2------| 
A |---3---3------|------------|--2---2-|---0---|-0h2h3-323-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-| 
E |--------------|------------|--0---0-|-------|-----------------------------| 
  Dead Babies, can't take things off the shelf 		 
 
   Part D Chorus II (play once) 
E |---------------|-----------|--------------0--| 
B |---------------|-----------|--------------1--| 
G |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|--0--0--0--1--2--| 
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-4-4---|--0--0--0--2--2--| 
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---|--2--2--2--2--0--| 
E |---------------|-----------|-3--2--1--0------| 
  Well, we didn't want you anyway  
 
  Part E Bridge (Play 15 times) 
E |--------------| 
B |--------------| 
G |--------------| 
D |--------------| 
A |--7-6---5-4-3-| 
E |-5-4-3-3-2-1--| 
    Goodbye, little Betty. . . (etc.) 
 
  Part F Solo I (play twice) 
E |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| 
B |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------15---| 
G |-12 12-11-11--|-12---11------|-9----7---5--5-|-----14--------14-| 
D |--------------|---14---12----|--10---9---7---|---12--14--12-----| 
A |--------------|--------------|---------------|-12------12-------| 
E |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| 
 
  Part G Solo II (play twice) 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| 
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| 
G |-- 141214121412-|---121012101210-|--10-810-8-10-8-|-6-7-6-7-9-7-6-| 
D |-12121212121212-|-10101010101010-|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| 
 
 
The song is played in this order: 
 
	Part A 
	Part B 
	Part C 
	Part D 
	Part B 
	Part C 
	Part D 
	Part E 
	Part F 
	Part G 
	Part C 
	Part D 
	Part E (play once only) 
 
Lyrics 
 
w/Part B 
1. Little Betty ate a pound of aspirin. She got them from the shelf 
upon the wall. Betty's mommy wasn't there to save her. She didn't 
even hear her baby call. 
 
Chorus 
w/Part C 
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take 
things off the shelf. 
w/Part D  
Well, we didn't want you anyway. 
 
w/Part B 
2. Daddy is an agrophile in Texas. Mommy's on the bar most every 
night. Little Betty's sleeping in the graveyard, living there in 
burgandy and white. 
 
Chorus 
w/Part C 
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take 
things off the shelf. Well, we didn't love you anyway. 
 
w/Part E 
Goodbye, little Betty. Goodbye, little Betty. So long, little 
Betty. So long, little Betty. Betty, so long. 
 
Chorus 
w/Part C 
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take 
things off the shelf. Well, we didn't need you anyway. 
 
w/Part E 
Goodbye, little Betty.