Lil' Red Riding Hood chords by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
G
A
C
B
B7
B7/F#
D7

Intro 1

Owoooooooo!

Who's that I see walkin' in these woods?

Verse 1
Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Hey there Little Red  (G major) Riding Hood
A 
 (A major) You sure are looking good
C 
B 
Em 
 (C major) You're everything a  (B major) big bad wolf could want  (E minor) 
B7 
 (B7) Listen to me!
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Little Red  (G major) Riding Hood
A 
 (A major) I don't think little big girls should
C 
 (C major) Go walking in these
B 
Em 
 (B major) spooky old woods alone  (E minor) 
B7 
 (B7) Owoooooooo!

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Chorus 1

What big eyes you have

The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad

So just to see that you don't get chased

I think I ought to walk with you for a ways

What full lips you have

They're sure to lure someone bad

So until you get to grandma's place

I think you ought to walk with me and be safe

Verse 2
Em 
G 
 (E minor) I'm gonna keep my  (G major) sheep suit on
A 
 (A major) Until I'm sure that you've been shown
C 
That  (C major) I  can be trusted
B 
Em 
 (B major) walking with you alone  (E minor) 
B7 
 (B7) Owoooooooo!
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Little Red  (G major) Riding Hood
A 
 (A major) I'd like to hold you if I could
C 
But  (C major) you might think
B 
Em 
I'm a  (B major) big bad wolf so I won't  (E minor) 
B7 
 (B7) Owoooooooo!

Chorus 2
G 
B7/F# 
 (G major) What a big heart I have  (B7/F#) 
Em 
 (E minor) The better to love you with
A 
 (A major) Little Red Riding Hood
D7 
 (D7) Even bad wolves can be good
G 
B7/F# 
 (G major) I'll try to be satisfied  (B7/F#) 
Em 
 (E minor) just to walk close by your side
A 
 (A major) Maybe you'll see things my way
D7 
be (D7) fore we get to grandma's place

Verse 3
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Little Red  (G major) Riding Hood
A 
 (A major) You sure are looking good
C 
B 
 (C major) You're everything that a  (B major) big
Em 
bad wolf could want  (E minor) 
B7 
 (B7) Owooooooo

Outro 1

I mean baaaaaa!

Baaa?

[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
G
A
C
B
B7
B7/F#
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 122

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
B7/F#: 2-x-1-2-0-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Lil' Red Riding Hood by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Lil' Red Riding Hood the way Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.