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    Lil Red Riding Hood

    Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, as performed by Amanda Seyfried

     

    Capo 3

     

    Chord Guide

            231

    Am:   x02210

    		        32 1

    C:    x32010

    		          132

    D:    xx0232

    		       134211

    F:    133211

           231

    E:    022100

    		       3    4

    G:    3x0003

    		  

    		  

     

    Strum Guide

    Main Strum:

     

    B   D   B   D    w/alternating

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    bass

    		 Triplet Strum:

     

    D U D U D U D U D U D U

    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

     

     

    Intro Riff x2

     

    Am                               C

    Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood

    D (2)

    You sure are lookin' good

              F                   E                         Am     E (Triplet strum)

    You're everything a big bad wolf could want

     

    Am                               C

    Little Red Riding Hood

    D (2)

    I don't think little big girls should

              F                   E                         Am     E (Triplet strum)

    Go walkin' in these spooky old woods alone

     

    C (2)                                     

       What big eyes you have

    Am (2)

        The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad

    D (2)

        Just to see that you don't get chased

                G (2)

    I think I ought to walk with you for a ways

     

    C (2)

        What full lips you have

    Am (2)

        They're sure to lure someone bad

    D (2)

        So until you get to Grandma's place

                   G (2)

    I think you ought to walk with me and be safe

     

    Am                                   C

        I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on

    D (2)

        ‘Til I'm sure that you've been shown

            F                         E                       Am     E (Triplet strum)

    That I can be trusted walkin' with you alone

     

    Am               C

        Little Red Riding Hood

    D (2)

        I'd like to hold you if I could

                   F                        E                         Am     E (Triplet strum)

    But you might think I'm a big bad wolf, so I won't

     

    C (2)

    What a big heart I have

    Am (2)

    The better to love you with

    D (2)

    Little Red Riding Hood

    G

    Even bad wolves can be good

     

    C (2)

    I'll try keep satisfied

    Am (2)

    Just to walk close by your side

    D (2)

    Maybe you'll see things my way

                G (2)

    Before we get to Grandma's place

     

    Repeat Boxed Section

     

    / Am - - - / E - - - / x2

    / Am - - - / E (hold) /

     


    This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.