Ballad Of Dwight Fry
"Ballad Of Dwight Fry" (Bruce/Cooper) – 3:11
Originally by Alice Cooper, on the 1971 album Love It to Death.
Melvins version originally from Lysol, 1992 on Boner Records.
Lyrics
I was gone for fourteen days
Could have been gone for more
Held up in the intensive care ward
Lyin on the floor
I was gone for all those days
But I was not all alone
I made friends with a lot of people
In the Danger Zone
See my lonely life unfold
I see it every day
See my only mind explode
When I'm gone away
I think I lost some weight there
And I really need some rest
Sleeping don't come very easy
In a straight white vest
Sure'd like to see those little children
She's only four years old
I'd give her back all of her playthings
Even those I stole
See my lonely life unfold
I see it every day
See my only mind explode
When I've gone insane
[Extra verse from the Alice Cooper original, sung live sometimes]:
I grabbed my hat and I got my coat
And I ran into the street
I saw a man that was choking there
I guess he couldn't breathe
Said to myself this is very strange
I'm glad it wasn't me
But now I hear those sirens callin'
And so I am not free
See my lonely life unfold
I see it every day
See my only mind explode
When I've gone insane
Guitar Tab
Standard Tuning
Intro Riff (they play this live):
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| D|---------3-------|---3-2-----------|-0---------------|-----------------| A|-----2-3-------2-|-3-------3-2-----|-2---------------|-------------8/2-| E|-0---------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------| let ring
Riff 1 (2x):
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------0-2-3-|-2-----3-2-0-----|-------------0-2-|-0---0-2-0-------| A|-0-----2-3-------|-------------3-2-|-------0-2-3-----|-----------3-2---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------------3-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|---------------0-|-------0---------|---------2-------|---------3-2-----| A-|---------0-2-3---|-3-------3-2-0---|-----1-2-----1-2-|-----1-2-----3-2-| E-|-1-----1---------|---------------3-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Pre-Verse Riff:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2222-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2222-| D-|-2----2-2-2-------2-2-2222-|-2----2-2-2-------2-2-2222-| A-|-0----0-0-0-------0-0-0000-|-0----0-0-0-------0-0-0000-| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Verse Riff - play 4x:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-2----2-2-2-2----2-2--2--0-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5--5----| E-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3--3--0-| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E-|---------------------------|----------------------------| B-|---------------------------|----------------------------| G-|---------------------------|----------------------------| D-|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7--7----|-5----5-5-5-5--0h2-2--2p0---| A-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5--5--0-|-3----3-3-3-3-------------2-| E-|---------------------------|----------------------------| x x x x x x x x
Pre-Chorus:
E-|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------| D-|-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-| A-|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-| E-|---------------------------|
Chorus Riff a (2x):
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|-5------5------7--7---7----|---------------------------| A-|-3------3------5--5---5----|-2------2--2-------2--2--2-| E-|---------------------------|-0------0--0-------0--0--0-|
Chorus Riff b:
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|-5------5------7--7---7----|-9---7------2------2--2--2-| A-|-3------3------5--5---5----|-7---5------0------0--0--0-| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------| D-|-5---5--5---0---------0----| A-|-3---3--3---0---------0----| E-|------------2---------2----|
*Repeat Verse Riff b 1x* *Repeat Verse Riff a 1x* *Repeat Verse Riff b 1x* *Repeat Chorus*
Then end on this:
E-|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------| G-|-2-------------------------| D-|-2-------------------------| A-|-0-------------------------| E-|-0-------------------------| let ring