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Little Red Rooster

Lightnin' Hopkins

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Bm
INTRO                    D PEAT 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|--------------------|--------------------|

                         D PEAT 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---|--------------------|--------------------|

                         D PEAT 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--------------|--------------------|

                        D PEAT 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.

                        D PEAT 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.

                        D PEAT 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


BDA K (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

I did my best to convey the timing of the guitar part.  The lyric's
another matter.  I've got each line starting in the right place, but
that's about it.
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