Rooster — Alice in Chains
Chords and lyrics for Rooster by Alice in Chains (key of G#).
Intro
[F] [Ab]
[F]Oooh[Ab]
Verse 1
[F]Ain't found a way to [Ab]kill me yet
[F]Eyes burn with [Ab]stinging sweat
[F]Seems every [Ab]path leads me to
[F]nowhere, um[Ab]
[F]Wife and kids, [Ab]household pet
[F]Army greens is [Ab]no safe bet
[F]The bullets [Ab]scream to me from
[F]somewhere, um[Ab]
Chorus
[Bb]Yeah, they come to snuff the [Ab]rooster[F]
[Bb]Yeah, here come the [Ab]rooster
[F]Yeah, [Ab] you know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
[F]No no [Ab]no
You know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
Instrumental
[F] [Ab]
Chorus
[Bb]Yeah, they come to snuff the [Ab]rooster[F]
[Bb]Yeah, here come the [Ab]rooster
[F]Yeah, [Ab] you know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
[F]No no [Ab]no
You know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
Verse 2
[F]Walking tall [Ab]machine gun man
[F]They spit on me in [Ab]my home land
[F]Gloria sent me [Ab]pictures of my
[F]boy[Ab]
[F]Got my pills against [Ab]mosquito death
[F]My body's breathing its [Ab]dying breath
[F]Oh God, [Ab]please won't you help me
make it [F]through, um[Ab]
Chorus
[Bb]Yeah, they come to snuff the [Ab]rooster[F]
[Bb]Yeah, here come the [Ab]rooster
[F]Yeah, [Ab] you know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
[F]No no [Ab]no
You know he ain't gonna [F]die[Ab]
Outro
[F][Ab]Ooohh
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