Rooster Crowing
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Intro: G C7 G7 C7 G D7
[Verso 1]
G7
Rooster crow in the morning, at 4 am,
G
The crack of dawn, he’s crowing again
G7
Oh, I get all excited with all the hateful things going on in my head
C G
If I had my 22, I’d shoot him in the pen
C7 G7
Looks like I’m having, looks like I’m having chicken at suppertime
D7
Yeah, my wife keeps telling me, honey you need to relax a little bit
C7 G7 G D7
I tell her, but that fricken chicken was way out of line
[Verso 2]
G7
So, every day I see him, that Road Island red
G
Just pecking everywhere, all over my garden bed
G7
I say to myself, holy smokes, this s has got to end
G
I’m wishing and thinking that fricken chicken was dead
C7 G7
Into the crockpot, into the boiling stew
D7
Yeah, I know, I know, sometimes I gotta lay back but
C7 C G7 G D7
what’s a man, without any sleep, supposed to do?
Instrumental:
G7 G G7 G G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
[Verso 3]
G7
You know that bird used to sing in the morning
G
Every day at 4 am
G7
Now I wake up from a deep, deep sleep,
G
A very happy man
C7
Guess what I’m having for breakfast, yeah,
G7
I’m having me some chicken wings
D7
But as I sit there enjoying my morning meal, I say to myself
C7 G7
Damn, I sure miss the way this bird used to sing
How to play Rooster Crowing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.