Rooster
Alice In Chains
MetalEasy for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
E
G
A
C
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Rooster by Alice In Chains Intro: E G X4 oooh 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 ooohh
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Chord set
E · G · A · C
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.