"Alice" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "Some Girls Wander by Mistake" ============================================================================== transcribed by Rasmus Mathiesen (racemouse14@yahoo.com) #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# # File made with Guitar Tab Viewer IV http://web.tiscali.it/carullo # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Intro (play four times) e|-3-----2-----0------0-0---0-0---------| B|---0-0---0-0---0-3b-----2-----1-0-----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Main part of the song (verse and chorus): Riff A (play four times) e|-3-----2-----0------------------------| B|---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-0-2-0-0-2-3------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Riff B (play two times) e|-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-7-0--8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play riff A again (two times) Riff C (one time) e|----7-----7-----7-----7--| (Something like that - put in some variations and it'll sound right) B|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Form: Drums (four measures) Intro main part (w/o vocals) verse #1 chorus vers #2 chorus Outro: Riff A x2 Riff C x1 End on b (This song is really easy! You play the intro, then you play the main combination of riffs A, B and C five times, and then you play the outro - piece of cake!) Lyrics: Alice pressed against the wall (live version is 'She stands pressed...') So she can see the door In case the laughing strangers crawl and Crush the petals on the floor Alice in her party dress She thanks you kindly So serene She needs you like she needs her tranqs To tell her that the world is clean To promise her a definition Tell her where the rain will fall Tell her where the sun shines bright And tell her she can have it all Today Pass the crystal spread the Tarot In illusion comfort lies The safest way the straight and narrow No confusion no surprise Alice in her party dressed to kill She the thanks you turns away She needs you like she needs her pills To tell her that the world's okay To promise her a definition Tell her where the rain will fall Tell her where the sun shines bright And tell her she can have it all Today Today Alice Don't give it away NO!! The verse and chorus in this tab is not how I would define them in the lyrics, but for playing/tabbing it it works better this way. Have fun and enjoy!