Your Little Hoodrat Friend chords by
The Hold Steady

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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Your little hoodrat friend makes me sick

Em

Em

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F

F

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C

C

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But after I get sick I just get sad

G

G

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'Cause it burns being broke,

C

C

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hurts to be heartbroken

Em

Em

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F

F

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And always being both must be a drag

C

C

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She's been

Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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calling me again

C

C

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G

G

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She's been calling me

again

C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 3

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Your little hoodrat friend's

C

C

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been calling me again

Em

Em

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And I can't stand all the things

F

F

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C

C

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that she sticks into her skin

G

G

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C

C

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Like sharpened ballpoint pens

Em

Em

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and steel guitar strings

F

F

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C

C

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She says it hurts, but it's worth it

Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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Tiny little text etched into her neck

Em

Em

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It said "Jesus lived and

F

F

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died for all your sins"

C

C

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G

G

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She's got blue black ink and it's

C

C

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scratched into her lower back

Em

Em

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F

F

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Says "Damn right, He'll rise again"

C

C

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Yeah, damn right,

she'll rise again

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 5

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Damn right, you'll rise again

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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And I've been dusted

in

D

D

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the dark up in penetration park

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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And I've been plastered

G

G

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I've been shaking hard and searching

D

D

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in a dirty storefront church

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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And I've been plowed

Verse 6

G

G

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But I ain't never been

D

D

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with your little hoodrat friend

F

F

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C

C

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I ain't never been with

your little hoodrat friend

G

G

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I ain't never been with your

D

D

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little hoodrat friend

F

F

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What makes you think I'm getting with

C

C

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your little hoodrat friend?

Verse 7

G

G

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Your little hoodrat friend

C

C

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got me high though

Em

Em

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We were seventeen and

F

F

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C

C

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stuck up up in Os seo

G

G

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She said it's funny how true love

C

C

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gets troubled by still water

Em

Em

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And washed up

F

F

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C

C

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in the Mississippi River

Verse 8

G

G

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Her Claddagh ring was

C

C

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pointed at the people

Em

Em

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She said St. Theresa came

F

F

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C

C

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to me in dreams

G

G

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She said I ain't gonna do anything

C

C

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sexual with you

Em

Em

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F

F

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I'm kinda saving myself for the scene

C

C

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And I've been

Verse 9

G

G

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dusted in the dark

D

D

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up in penetration park

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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And I've been plastered

G

G

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I've been shaking hard and searching

D

D

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in a dirty storefront church

C

C

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And I've been plowed

Verse 10

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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G

G

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But I ain't never been

D

D

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with your little hoodrat friend

F

F

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I ain't never been with

C

C

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your little hoodrat friend

G

G

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I ain't never been with

D

D

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your little hoodrat friend

F

F

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What makes you think I'm getting with

C

C

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your little hoodrat friend?

Interlude 1

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 11

G

G

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She said city center used to be

D

D

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G

G

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the center of our scene

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Now city center's over,

G

G

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no one really goes there

Back then we used to drink beneath

D

D

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this railroad bridge

Some nights the bus wouldn't even stop,

G

G

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D

D

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there were just too many kids

Verse 12

G

G

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I was waiting for my ride and I

D

D

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got jumped from behind

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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I got punctured

G

G

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I got stopped by the cops

D

D

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and they found it in my socks

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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And I got probed

G

G

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But

Verse 13

I ain't never been

D

D

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with your little hoodrat friend

F

F

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I ain't never been with

C

C

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your little hoodrat friend

G

G

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I ain't never been with your

D

D

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little hoodrat friend

F

F

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What makes you think I'm getting

C

C

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G

G

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with your little hoodratfriend?

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Chords

G
C
Em
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D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Your Little Hoodrat Friend by The Hold Steady is G major.

The primary chords used in Your Little Hoodrat Friend are G, C, Em, F, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Em, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Your Little Hoodrat Friend is approximately 130 beats per minute.

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