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Little Red Rooster

by The Rolling Stones

Written by: Willie Dixon

LITTLE RED ROOSTER Willie Dixon The Rolling Stones ^I've got^a | G C7 G ||: lit^tle^re^d roost^er rr | ~ ^too (la^zy^to) crow to^day | yy yy yy yy | ||: dogs^be^gin^to b^ark kk | ~ ^the (ho^unds^be) gin to^howl | ll ll ll ll | G7 C7 | / / ~ ^I've got^a | lit^tle^re^d roost^er rr | ~ ^too (la^zy^to) crow to^day | | / / / ~ ^The | dogs^be^gin^to b^ark kk | ~ ^the (ho^unds^be) gin to^howl | G D7 | yy yy yy yy | / / / ~ ^He | (keeps^ev^ry) (thing^in^the) (b^a^rn) yard | | ll ll ll ll | / / / / | Watch^out all^you kin folk | C7 G 1. | ~ ^Up (s^e^t) t^in^ev^ry | way yy yy yy | / / / ~ ^The :|| C7 G 2. | ~ ^My (lit^tle^red) (roost^ers^on^the) | prowl ll ll ll | / / ~ ^I (tell^you^that) | C7 G ||: he^keeps^all^the he^ns ss | / (Fight^ing^a) mong them^selves | ss ss ss ss | ||: see^my^re^d roost^er rr | / Please send him^home | ee ee ee ee | G7 C7 | / / ~ ^Tell you^that | he^keeps^all^the he^ns ss | / (Fight^ing^a) mong them^selves | | / / ~ ^Said if^you | see^my^re^d roost^er rr | / Please send him^home | G D7 | ss ss ss ss | / / / ~ ^He | (dont^want^no) (hens^in^the) b^a^rn yard | | ee ee ee ee | / / / ~ ^I | (aint^had^no) (peace^in^the) b^a^rn yard | C7 G 1. | / (Lay^ing^eggs) for^no^bo^dy | else ee ee ee | / / ~ ^now if^you :|| C7 G 2. | / (Since^my^red) roo^st^er's^been | gone ee ee ee | / / / / ||

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Little Red Rooster is performed by The Rolling Stones and written by Willie Dixon. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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