“i never cry” by alice cooper

words and music by alice cooper and dick wagner

from the album alice cooper goes to hell ( 1976 )

* these chords are correct and used without a capo .

C# C#7 F# B7 D# A#m D#m G#7 Fm G#7sus4
E – | – – 4 – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – – – 1 – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – 1 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – |
B – | – – 6 – – – – 6 – – – – 2 – – – – 4 – – – – – 8 – – – – 2 – – – – 7 – – – – 4 – – – – 1 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – |
G – | – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – – 8 – – – – 3 – – – – 8 – – – – 5 – – – – 1 – – – 6 – – – – – – – – |
D – | – – 6 – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – 4 – – – – – 8 – – – – 3 – – – – 8 – – – – 4 – – – – 3 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – |
A – | – – 4 – – – – 4 – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – – – 1 – – – – 6 – – – – 6 – – – – 3 – – – 6 – – – – – – – – |
E – | – – x – – – – x – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – x – – – – 4 – – – – 1 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – |

C# / / / C#7 / / / F# / / / B7 / / /

C# C#7 F# B7
if there’s a tear on my face
C# C#7 F# B7
it makes me shiver to the bone – it shakes me babe
C# C#7 F# D#
it’s just a heartache that got caught in my eye
C# A#m D#m G#7
and you know i never cry
F#
i never cry

C# C#7 F# B7
sometimes i drink more than i need
C# C#7 F# B7
until the tv’s dead and gone
C# C#7 F# D#
i may be lonely but i’m never alone
C# A#m D#m G#7
and the night may pass me by
F# / / / F# / / /
but i never cry

C# / / / C#7 / / /

F#
and you can take away
Fm A#m
take away my eyes
D#m G#7sus4 G#7
sometimes i’d rather be blind
F#
and you can break a heart
Fm A#m
break a heart of stone
D#m G#7sus4 G#7
open it up but don’t you leave
C#
don’t you leave it alone

( C# ) C#7 F# B7
cuz that’s all i’ve got to give to you
C# C#7 F# B7
believe me babe it ain’t been used
C# C#7 F# D#
my heart’s a virgin it ain’t never been tried
C# A#m D#m G#7
and you know i never cry
C# A#m D#m G#7
and you know i never cry
C# A#m
and you know you know you know you know
D#m G#7
i never cry
F#///B7///C#
no i never cry