Rooster Chords
Rooster by Alice in Chains is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Rooster by Alice In Chains
Intro: E G X4
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E G x4
Verse 1:
E G
Aint found a way to kill me yet
E G
eyes burn with stinging sweat
E G
seems every path leads me to
E G
nowhere um
E G
wife and kids , household pet
E G
army greens is no safe bet
E G
the bullets scream to me from
E G
somewhere um
Chorus:
A C E A E
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A C
yeah here come the rooster
E G E G
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E G
no no no
E G
well no he aint gonna die
Instrumental:
E G x6
Chorus:
A C E A E
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A C
yeah here come the rooster
E G E G
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E G
no no no
E G
well no he aint gonna die
Verse 2:
E G
walking tall machine gun man
E G
they spit on me in my home land
E G
though yes there be pictures of my
E G
boy
E G
got my pills against mosquito death
E G
my body's breathing its dying breath
E G
oh god please wont you help me
E G
make it through um
Chorus:
A C E A E
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A C
yeah here come the rooster
E G E G
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E G
no no no
E G
well no he aint gonna die
Outro: E G x3
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