Intro:
E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)  B (x2444x@1)    
Hey hey, do do do do, do do do do do, do do
E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)  B (x2444x@1)     
Hey hey, do do do do, do do do do do, do do

Verse 1:
E (022100@1)                                B (x2444x@1)             EWhat (022100@1)should I compare you to, that sun on winter's day?
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                   B (x2444x@1)            B7Tulips (x21202@1)standing proud and bright when all around is grey
E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1)        EWhat (022100@1)should I compare you to, a comet or a star?
  A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                    B (x2444x@1)                  EA (022100@1)little flicker where you've been or a lighthouse where you are?
     A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)             EWell (022100@1)I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
     A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)            EThat (022100@1)hides behind the glory days and only shines at night

Chorus:
                         E (022100@1)                            BYou're (x2444x@1)just a little red rooster; she's an old speckled hen
       B7 (x21202@1)                                           E (022100@1) E7You've (020130@1)fallen in love once before, now it's happening again
                 A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)    F#mJust (244222@1)do what you use to, I'll do what I ca a a an
              E (022100@1)                           B (x2444x@1)                   A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)she'll be once, twice, three times your lady, and I'll be her man

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Verse 2:
E (022100@1)                                B (x2444x@1)           EWhat (022100@1)should I compare you to, that window facing south?
     A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)                  B7That (x21202@1)captures sun in tiny frames and throws it round the house
E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1)          EWhat (022100@1)should I compare you to, a compass or a stone?
    A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)                     B (x2444x@1)                  EThe (022100@1)rock that holds the whole thing down or the hand that points you home?
     A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)             EWell (022100@1)I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
     A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)            EThat (022100@1)hides behind the glory days and only shines at night

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A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)            ESo (022100@1)listen up you middle aged or slightly older men
A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)              EIf (022100@1)they look old to you my friend, you sure look old to them
A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)                ETake (022100@1)this from the rooster who found his speckled hen
     A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)            EIt's (022100@1)never down to who you love; it's purely down to when

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