E# 1-3-3-2-1-1
G# 4-6-6-5-4-4
C# 4-4-6-6-6-4
A# 1-1-3-3-3-1
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Intro: E# G# X4
Verse 1:
E# G#
Aint found a way to kill me yet
E# G#
eyes burn with stinging sweat
E# G#
seems every path leads me to
E# G#
nowhere um
E# G#
wife and kids , household pet
E# G#
army greens is no safe bet
E# G#
the bullets scream to me from
E# G#
somewhere um
Chorus:
A# C# E# A# E#
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A# C#
yeah here come the rooster
E# G# E# G#
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E# G#
no no no
E# G#
well no he aint gonna die
Instrumental:
E# G# x6
Chorus:
A# C# E# A# E#
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A# C#
yeah here come the rooster
E# G# E# G#
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E# G#
no no no
E# G#
well no he aint gonna die
Verse 2:
E# G#
walking tall machine gun man
E# G#
they spit on me in my home land
E# G#
though yes there be pictures of my
E# G#
boy
E# G#
got my pills against mosquito death
E# G#
my body's breathing its dying breath
E# G#
oh god please wont you help me
E# G#
make it through um
Chorus:
A# C# E# A# E#
yeah they come to snuff the rooster
A# C#
yeah here come the rooster
E# G# E# G#
yeah you know he aint gonna die
E# G#
no no no
E# G#
well no he aint gonna die
Outro: E# G# x3
