Little Red Rooster Chords

by The Rolling Stones
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
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C
D

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Little Red Rooster chords
The Rolling Stones 1964 (Willie Dixon)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Rooster
 
G \ C G 4x
 
C
I am the little red rooster 
                     G   G \ C G
Too lazy to crow for day 
C
I am the little red rooster 
                     G   G \ C G
Too lazy to crow for day 
D                                C               G
Keep everything in the farm yard  upset in every way 
 
G \ C G 2x
 
    C                                      G    G \ C G
The dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl 
C                                      G    G \ C G
Dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl 
D                           C
Watch out strange cat people 
                            G
Little red rooster's on the prowl 
 
G \ C G 2x
 
C
If you see my little red rooster 
                 G   G \ C G
Please drive him home 
C
If you see my little red rooster 
                 G   G \ C G
Please drive him home 
D                                   C
Ain't had no peace in the farm yard 
                                   G
Since my little red rooster's been gone
 
G \ C G 4x . . .
 
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4 comments
ColinBritton
to get as near to an authentic sound I tune to open G and remove the thick E string as Keef. With a slide start by sliding from Open G to C, back to Bb then back open G, come off the strings then slide right up to G at the 12th. You can repeat this riff throughout the song.
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hasa1
Excellent
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MANNY58
nice lyrics i play it in a the originals in g open
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