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Iron Rooster

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1/130

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 130Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

STANDARD TUNING
CHORDS USED
e|--C3--------Eb6--------F8--------D5------Cmaj7--0--------Em0--------Bb1--|
B|--1--------4--------6--------3--------0--------0--------3--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------3--|
D|--2--------5--------7--------4--------2--------2--------3--|
A|--3--------6--------8--------5--------3--------2--------1--|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-----------|
     C*       
e|--3- ----3-------3-3-----|
B|--1------1-------1-1-----|
G|--0------0-------0-0-----|
D|--2---0h2-----0h2--2-----|
A|--3----------------3-----|
E|-------------------------|
[intro]
Guitar 1 (with tremolo picking)
e|------------------|
B|-1~-tremolo-------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2 (with tremolo picking)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-8~\5/8~ tremolo--| (it goes down to the A at the second 0:16)
 C   Eb   F   C   Eb    D   C*
[Verse 1]
  CHave you ever been Ebdumb enough to Fdo what you wanted to Cdo
             Eb                    D   C*
  Without good reason coming over you?
  CHave you ever been Ebyoung enough to Ffeel what you wanted to Cfeel?
                Eb                     D   C*  
  Take back those years for something real
[Chorus]
  I’m an Firon Crooster
  FCold and Cstill
  Your Fregular Csculpture
  FHeld agCainst my Fwill
[Intro again with piano solo] C Eb F C Eb D --> without C *
[Verse 2]
  CHave you ever been Ebdrunk enough to Fsay what you wanted to Csay
             Eb                    D   C*
  Without no words getting in the way?
  CHave you ever been in Eblove enough to bFe who you wanted to Cbe?
                Eb                     D   C* 
  I won’t mind you if you don’t mind me
[Chorus]
  I’m an Firon Crooster
  FCold and Cstill
  Your Fregular Csculpture
  FHeld agCainst my Fwill
[Bridge Solo]  Cmaj7   Em   Cmaj7   Em    F   Eb   Bb   Eb  Bb  
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--10~----7~--8-10\8-7-7--------7~--8-10\8-7-7--------9~-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------10\8~------------------10\8~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (low harmony)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--7~-----8~-10-12\10-8-8---------8~-10-12\10-8-8-------9~---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------10\8~-------------------10\8~------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
  Cmaj7Can you believe wEme're older?
  Cmaj7I won’t believe it’s Emover Fnow
  EbDo you remember being Bbchildren?
  EbDo you remember wBbhen? Cmaj7Now
[Solo]  C   Eb   F   C   Eb    D   C*     C   Eb   F   C   Eb   D  C  
Guitar 1 (with a little bit of chorus effect)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5/13-13~--13b15-11~--11b13-10~--10-10\8-6-6/8~----10b11-pb11-pb11-10~--10p8-10p8-6--8~-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
the 2nd time with the
Guitar 2 (low harmony)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/7-7~--------/7-6~------/6-3~-------3p0---3~--------/5b6-pb6-pb6-5~----5p3-5p3--0--3~------|
E|------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
  I’m an Firon Crooster
  FCold and Cstill
  Your Fregular Csculpture
  An Firon Crooster
  FCold and Cstill
  Your Fregular Csculpture
  An Firon Crooster X3
  FHeld Cagainst my Fwill
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| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Iron Rooster

by Foo Fighters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

STANDARD TUNING

CHORDS USED

C Eb F D Cmaj7 Em Bb

e|--3--------6--------8--------5--------0--------0--------1--|

B|--1--------4--------6--------3--------0--------0--------3--|

G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------3--|

D|--2--------5--------7--------4--------2--------2--------3--|

A|--3--------6--------8--------5--------3--------2--------1--|

E|-----------------------------------------------0-----------|

e|--3- ----3-------3-3-----|

B|--1------1-------1-1-----|

G|--0------0-------0-0-----|

D|--2---0h2-----0h2--2-----|

A|--3----------------3-----|

E|-------------------------|

[intro]

Guitar 1 (with tremolo picking)

e|------------------|

B|-1~-tremolo-------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

Guitar 2 (with tremolo picking)

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|------------------|

E|-8~\5/8~ tremolo--| (it goes down to the A at the second 0:16)

C Eb F C Eb D C

[Verse 1]

C Eb F C

Have you ever been dumb enough to do what you wanted to do

Eb D C

Without good reason coming over you?

C Eb F C

Have you ever been young enough to feel what you wanted to feel?

Eb D C

Take back those years for something real

[Chorus]

F C

I’m an iron rooster

F C

Cold and still

F C

Your regular sculpture

F C F

Held against my will

[Intro again with piano solo] C Eb F C Eb D --> without C *

[Verse 2]

C Eb F C

Have you ever been drunk enough to say what you wanted to say

Eb D C

Without no words getting in the way?

C Eb F C

Have you ever been in love enough to be who you wanted to be?

Eb D C

I won’t mind you if you don’t mind me

[Chorus]

F C

I’m an iron rooster

F C

Cold and still

F C

Your regular sculpture

F C F

Held against my will

Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em F Eb Bb Eb Bb

[Bridge Solo]

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--10~----7~--8-10\8-7-7--------7~--8-10\8-7-7--------9~-----|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------10\8~------------------10\8~--------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (low harmony)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--7~-----8~-10-12\10-8-8---------8~-10-12\10-8-8-------9~---|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------10\8~-------------------10\8~------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

Cmaj7 Em

Can you believe we're older?

Cmaj7 Em F

I won’t believe it’s over now

Eb Bb

Do you remember being children?

Eb Bb Cmaj7

Do you remember when? Now

C Eb F C Eb D C C Eb F C Eb D C

[Solo] *

Guitar 1 (with a little bit of chorus effect)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--5/13-13~--13b15-11~--11b13-10~--10-10\8-6-6/8~----10b11-pb11-pb11-10~--10p8-10p8-6--8~-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

the 2nd time with the

Guitar 2 (low harmony)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--/7-7~--------/7-6~------/6-3~-------3p0---3~--------/5b6-pb6-pb6-5~----5p3-5p3--0--3~------|

E|------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]

F C

I’m an iron rooster

F C

Cold and still

F C

Your regular sculpture

F C

An iron rooster

F C

Cold and still

F C

Your regular sculpture

F C

An iron rooster X3

F C F

Held against my will

-------------------------------------------

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

-------------------------------------------

About Iron Rooster Chords by Foo Fighters

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