Just for fun . . . and you get a two-for-one deal! By playing this in Am (the original was in Em) you'll use the same chord progression as House of the Rising Sun. So if you know the latter, you already know this one! Just hit the bass note of each chord, followed by a down-up stroke. (I probably made it look harder than it is by including the notation for the bass notes (after the / of each chord). This may help: C: Bass is on 5th string
C/E: Bass is on 4th string
Am: Bass is on 5th string
Am/E:/D Bass is on 4th string
D7: Bass is on 4th string
D7/A: Bass is on 5th string
G7: Bass is on 6th string
G7/D: Bass is on 4th string
Also, I/ve included an optional walkdown/walkup in brackets
Here is a very nice cover version (in Am) on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J1XqEX3VBc
Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
A|-3--2--Am--|
Owwww! Who's that I see walkin' in these woods?
A|-3--2--Am--|
Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood!
A|-3--2--0---|
Am Am C C
Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood
D D F F
You sure are lookin' good
Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
You're every-thing a big bad wolf could want
E(rapid strum)
Listen to me!
Am Am C C
Little Red Riding Hood
D D F(F/C) F(F/C)
I don't think little big girls should
Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
Go walkin' in these spooky old woods a-lone
E(rapid strum)
Owwww!
C C/E C [A|-3-2-0--|]
What big eyes you have
Am Am/E Am [D|-2-3-0|]
The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad
D7 D7/A D7 D7/A
So just to see that you don't get chased
G7 G7/D G7 G7/D
I think I ought to walk with you for a ways
C C/E C [A|-3-2-0--|]
What full lips you have
Am Am/E Am [D|-2-3-0|]
They're sure to lure some-one bad
D7 D7/A D7 D7/A
So until you get to Grandma's place
G7 G7/D G7 G7/D
I think you ought to walk with me and be safe
Am Am C C
I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on
D D F F
Till I'm sure that you've been shown
Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
That I can be trusted walkin' with you a-lone
E
Owwww!
Am Am C C
Little Red Riding Hood,
D D F(F/C) F(F/C)
I'd like to hold you if I could
Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
But you might think I'm a big bad wolf, so I won't
E
Owwww!
C C/E C [A|-3-2-0--|]
What a big heart I have
Am Am/E Am [D|-2-3-0|]
The better to love you with
D7 D7/A D7 D7/A
Little Red Riding Hood
G7 G7/D G7 G7/D
Even bad wolves can be good
C C/E C [A|-3-2-0--|]
I'll try to be sa-tis-fied
Am Am/E Am [D|-2-3-0|]
Just to walk close by your side
D7 D7/A D7 D7/A
May-be you'll see things my way
G7 G7/D G7 G7/D
Before we get to Grandma's place
Am Am C C
Little Red Riding Hood
D D F F
You sure are lookin' good
Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
You're every-thing a big bad wolf could want
E Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E7/B E7/B Am Am/E
Owwww--I mean baaa! Baaaa!
E(rapid strum)
End on Am
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Awesome! And perfect for this time of year with the wolf howls and all.
Thanks!
