Rooster (acoustic) Chords
Rooster (acoustic) by Alice in Chains is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Ab and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F Ab (4x)
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F Ab (4x)
Verse 1:
F Ab
Aint found a way to kill me yet
F Ab
eyes burn with stinging sweat
F Ab
seems every path leads me to
F Ab
nowhere um
F Ab
wife and kids , household pet
F Ab
army greens is no safe bet
F Ab
the bullets scream to me from
F Ab
somewhere um
Bb Ab F
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
Bb Ab F
yeah here come the rooster
F Ab F Ab
yeah you know he aint gonna die
F Ab
no no no
F Ab
well no he aint gonna die
Instrumental: F Ab (6x)
Bb Ab F
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
Bb Ab F
yeah here come the rooster
F Ab F Ab
yeah you know he aint gonna die
F Ab
no no no
F Ab
well no he aint gonna die
Verse 2:
F Ab
walking tall machine gun man
F Ab
they spit on me in my home land
F Ab
though yes there be pictures of my
F Ab
boy
F Ab
got my pills against mosquito death
F Ab
my body's breathing its dying breath
F Ab
oh god please wont you help me
F Ab
make it through um
Bb Ab F
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
Bb Ab F
yeah here come the rooster
F Ab F Ab
yeah you know he aint gonna die
F Ab
no no no
F Ab
well no he aint gonna die
Outro: F Ab (3x)
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