Intro: E  G      X4 
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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 
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