Chords for Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton-Little Red Rooster (Live)

Tempo:
151.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

B

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton-Little Red Rooster (Live) chords
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[Am]
[B]
[C] [Db] [D]
[Bm] [F]
[Am]
[A] [Ab] [D]
Got [A] a little red rooster [Ab]
[G] and that [B] rooster he laid a crow for days
100%  ➙  151BPM
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Big Mama Thornton - (Remastered) Little Red Rooster chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, G, Dm, D, A and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 91 BPM and then match the original tempo of 182 BPM. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Got [A] a little red rooster [Ab] _ _
_ [G] and _ _ _ _ _ _ that [B] rooster he laid a crow for days
_ Rooster, _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _
you [D] know that rooster he [A] laid a crow for _ days
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ He keeps everything in the barnyard
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Oh, [Dm] _ _ _ [B] Lord, I've fed [D] him everywhere
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[A] _ He [D] keeps all in, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] keeps him [B] fighting among [Gb] the cows
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] He _ _ keeps all in, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] keeps him fighting among [Bm] the mice
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Because he don't want his _ [G] head, _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ oh, [Em] _
[D] laying eggs for no one _ else
[G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] Heard the [Gb] dog next door [Em] bark, _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ oh, [Dm] when the _ [Bm] hound began to _ howl _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Heard the dog next [G] door bark, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] oh, my heart [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] says you better watch [E] out all you [G] girls _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ Because [Dm] that little red [D] rooster, he's [G] on the _ [Ab] _ _ [D] prowl
Oh, [Am] _ _
_ yeah, _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ oh, I pray [Am] you so
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ Said he keeps all in, [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] keeps him [Am] fighting among [D] the swine _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
He [Dm] keeps all [Em] in, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] oh, _ by and [A] large _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] Because he don't want [G] his head, _ _ _ _ [B]
oh, _ [D] _ _ laying eggs for [G] no one [Ab] else
You know [D] I'm talking about the little red [A] rooster
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ If you see my red [D] rooster, _ _ [Gb] _
_ oh, [G] _ _ just send [D] him on home _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [Ab] _ _ [B] if you see that little red rooster, _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ please, _ _ please [Bm] send him home _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[B] Because we haven't had no peace in the barnyard
_ _ _ Since the little [G] red rooster, _ I'm talking about the little red [Ab] rooster _ _
I mean that old little _ _ rooster
[D] _ Woo!
[E] _ _ Cock-a-doodle _ [A]-doo
_ [N] _ _
Chomp!
_ _ _ Chomp! _
Since the little red [Bb] rooster, _ rooster, _ rooster been _ gone _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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Facts about this song

The Live At Newport album includes this song.

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