Intro and through Verse
C#11m hammer E string to F#11 to get the signature sound

C#11 044300
F#11 244300
G6   577600
A2   XX2200

[Intro]
C#m11 F#11  G6
C#m11 F#11  G6

[Verse]
C#m11 F#11                 G6
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
C#m11 F#11                 G6
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
C#m11 F#11                 G6   C#m11 F#11 G6
Seems every path leads me to nowhere
C#m11 F#11                 G6
Wife and kids household pet
C#m11 F#11                 G6
Army green was no safe bet
C#m11 F#11                 G6   C#m11 F#11  G6
The bullets scream to me from somewhere

[Chorus]
F#11                      A2   F#11
Here they come to snuff the rooster
F#11                       A2
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
F#11      G6         F#11   G6    F#11   G6
You know he ain't gonna die
F#11      G6         F#11   G6    F#11   G6
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

[Verse]

C#m11 F#11                 G6
Walkin' tall machine gun man
C#m11 F#11                 G6
They spit on me in my home land
C#m11 F#11                 G6     C#m11 F#11 G6
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
C#m11 F#11                 G6
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
C#m11 F#11                 G6
My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
C#m11 F#11                 G6    C#m11 F#11  G6
Oh God please won't you help me make it through

[Chorus]
F#11                       A2
Here they come to snuff the rooster
F#11                       A2
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
F#11      G6         F#11   G6    F#11   G6
You know he ain't gonna die
F#11      G6         F#11   G6    F#11   G6
No, no, no ya know he ain't gonna die