Nick Shoulders – Rise When The Rooster Crows Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nick Shoulders – Rise When The Rooster Crows Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
   E      B7     E

[Verse 1]
   E                              E7
My tires turn at the break of day
    A                            A7
I’d leave a leg just to get a way
    E
You call it splendor,
I call it pain
      E
I'm a-limping back to
    B7      E
the land of rain

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[Chorus]
  E
I rise when the rooster crows
E
Rise when the rooster crows
    E
I'm going back south where
the sun shines hot
   E              B7         E
Oh down where the river cane grows

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[Interlude]


[Verse 2]
   E                            E7
If you go west don't go for long
       A
You'll live out homesick
             A7
country songs
E
Trees and air are my kinda riches
     E                  B7
I’ll do my best just to keep
               E
‘er ‘tween the ditches

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[Chorus]
  E
I rise when the rooster crows
E
Rise when the rooster crows
    E
I'm going back south where
the sunshine's hot
   E              B7         E
Oh down where the river cane grows

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[Interlude]

[Verse 3]
     E                            E7
When Gabriel come to blow his horn
         A
Well the scarlet banner
                A7
at last be torn
E
Prepare yourself and try to get away
        E
For you can't eat money and
B7       E
buy your faith

[Chorus]
  E
I rise when the rooster crows
E
Rise when the rooster crows
    E
I'm going back south where the
sunshine's hot
   E              B7         E
Oh down where the river cane grows
  E
I rise when the rooster crows
E
Rise when the rooster crows
    E
I'm going back south where
the sunshine's hot
   E              B7         E
Oh down where the river cane grows

[Outro]
   E      B7     E

How to play Rise When The Rooster Crows: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rise When The Rooster Crows by Nick Shoulders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rise When The Rooster Crows by Nick Shoulders keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: E, B7, E7, A and A7.

Listen for E – B7 – E – E7 (I – V7 – I – I7 in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

Rise When The Rooster Crows chords: questions

What key is Rise When The Rooster Crows in?

Rise When The Rooster Crows by Nick Shoulders is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Rise When The Rooster Crows?

Rise When The Rooster Crows uses 5 chords: E, B7, E7, A, A7.

What is the chord progression of Rise When The Rooster Crows?

The main progression is E – B7 – E – E7 (I – V7 – I – I7).

Is Rise When The Rooster Crows easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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