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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.