Little Red Rooster Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays408

Little Red Rooster by Lightning Hopkins is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Little Red Rooster: Lightning Hopkins 
 
 
 
INTRO                    REPEAT 3X 
e|-------3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|-------3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|-------4-5-6---6---6|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|-------5-6-7---7---7|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|-------5-6-7-7-7-7-7|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|0-b2-0-3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
                         REPEAT 1X 
e|----------8-8-8-8---|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|----------7-7-7-7---|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|----------7-7-7-7---|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|----5-6-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|5s7-------5-5-5-5---|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|----------5-5-5-5---|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
                         REPEAT 1X 
e|-------3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|-------3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|-------4-5-6---6---6|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|-------5-6-7---7---7|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|-------5-6-7-7-7-7-7|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|0-b2-0-3-4-5---5---5|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
 
e|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
B|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
G|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
D|-4s5s6--6-6--6-6----|-6-6-5-4--4-4--4-4--|--------------------| 
A|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
 
e|-------3-4-5---5---5|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
B|-------3-4-5---5---5|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
G|-------4-5-6---6---6|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
D|-------5-6-7---7---7|-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-----|--------------------| 
A|-------5-6-7---7---7|-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
E|0-b2-0-3-4-5---5---5|-3-3-3--------------|--------------------| 
 
                        REPEAT 3X 
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|------------2-------|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|----------2-----2---|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|--------0-----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|-0-2b-0-------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
          I am the little red rooster, too lazy to crow for day. 
 
                        REPEAT 1X 
e|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|------------3-------|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|----------2-----2---|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|--------0-----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|-0-2b-0-------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
          I am the little red rooster, too lazy to crow for day. 
 
                        REPEAT 1X 
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|------------2-------|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|----------2-----2---|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|--------0-----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|-0-2b-0-------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
 
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------2-----2-----| 
B|---------0-----0----|--------------------|------------3-------| 
G|-------------1------|--------------------|----------2-----2---| 
D|-----------2--------|--------------------|--------0-----------| 
A|-------0-2-------2--|--------------------|-0-2b-0-------------| 
E|-0-2-3--------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
           Keep everything in the barnyard          Upset in 
 
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|--------------------| 
G|------------2-------|------------2-------|--------------------| 
D|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|--------------------| 
A|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|--------------------| 
E|-0-2b-0-------------|-0-2b-0-------------|--------------------| 
       Every way 
 
 
BREAK (After 2nd verse) 
 
e|--------9--9--9--9--9--|-8s9--9--9--9--9-|-8s9--9--9----------| 
B|--------10-10-10-10-10-|-9s10-10-10-10-10|-9s10-10-10---------| 
G|--------9--9--9--9--9--|-8s9--9--9--9--9-|-8s9--9--9----------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
A|-----------0-----0-----|-0----------0----|-0------------------| 
E|-0-2b-0----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
 
e|-8s9--9--9----------|-8s9--9--9----------|-9--9--9--9---------| 
B|-9s10-10-10---------|-9s10-10-10---------|-10-10-10-10--------| 
G|-8s9--9--9----------|-8s9--9--9----------|-9--9--9--9---------| 
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|-0------------------|-0------------------|-0-----0------------| 
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
e|-8-7s8-----8--------|-8-7s8-------8------|9--9--9--9--9--9--9- 
B|-7-6s7-----7--------|-7-6s7-------7------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10 
G|-7-6s7-----7--------|-7-6s7-------7------|9--9--9--9--9--9--9- 
D|-7-6s7---7-7-7------|-7-6s7----7--7--7---|-------------------- 
A|-0-----0------------|-0------0-----------|0-----0-----0------- 
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------- 
 
(This repeats last four bars of the INTRO) 
 
e|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
B|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
G|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
D|-4s5s6--6-6--6-6----|-6-6-5-4--4-4--4-4--|--------------------| 
A|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------| 
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
e|-------3-4-5---5---5|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
B|-------3-4-5---5---5|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
G|-------4-5-6---6---6|-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
D|-------5-6-7---7---7|-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-----|--------------------| 
A|-------5-6-7---7---7|-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
E|0-b2-0-3-4-5---5---5|-3-3-3--------------|--------------------| 
 
Lyrics 
 
(1)  I am the little red rooster, too lazy to crow for day. 
     I am the little red rooster, too lazy to crow for day. 
     Keep everything in the barnyard, 
     upset in every way. 
 
(2)  Dogs begin a'barkin, hounds begin a'hound. 
     Dogs begin a'barking, hounds begin a'hound. 
     Watch out strange cat people, 
     Little red rooster's on the prowl. 
 
(3)  If you see my little red rooster, please drive him home. 
     If you see my little red rooster, please drive him home. 
     Ain't had no peace in the barnyard, 
     Since my little red rooster been gone. 
 
I close with this: 
 
e|--------9b----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
B|--------10b---------|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|--------9b----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|-0-2b-0-------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
Comments: 
 
b - bend 
s - slide 
 
 

    	

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