[Intro]
| F# F#11 | A Aadd9 | (x4)

F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
Oooohh Ooohhh ohhh
F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
Oooohh Ooohhh ohhh

[Verse 1]
F#11 Aadd9
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
F#11 Aadd9
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
Seems every path leads me to nowhere... mmh
F#11 Aadd9
Wife and kids household pet
F#11 Aadd9
Army green was no safe bet
F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
The bullets scream to me from somewhere... mmh

[Chorus]
B D F#11 F# B F#
Here they come to snuff the rooster
B5 D5 E5 F#5 F#11
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
You know he ain't gonna die
E5 F#5 F#11 A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

[Instrumental]
| F# | A | (x6)

[Chorus]
B D F#5 B F#5
Here they come to snuff the rooster
B D E5 F#5 F#11
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
You know he ain't gonna die
E5 F#5 F#11 A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

[Verse 2]
F#11 Aadd9
Walkin' tall machine gun man
F#11 Aadd9
They spit on me in my home land
F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy... mmh
F#11 Aadd9
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
F#11 Aadd9
My Buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
F#11 Aadd9 F#11 Aadd9
Oh god please won't you help me make it through

[Chorus]
B D F#5 F#5 B F#5
Here they come to snuff the rooster
B D E5 F#5 F#11
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
You know he ain't gonna die
A5 F#5 F#11 A5 A5 F#5 F#11 A5
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

[Outro]
| F# F#11 | A Aadd9 | (x3)
| F# F#11 | A