DBm
The night was clear, and the moon was yellow..
GA7
And the leaves came tumblin' down...
[Verse 1] (fast, rock)
DD7
I was standin' on the corner,
G7
When I heard my bulldog bark.
D
He was barkin' at the two men
A7DA7
Who were gamblin' in the dark.
DD7
It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
G7
Two men who gambled late.
D
Stagger Lee threw a seven,
A7DA7
Billy swore that he threw eight.
[Verse 2]
DD7
Stagger Lee, told Billy,
G7
I can't let you go with that.
D
You have won all my money,
A7DA7
And my brand-new Stetson hat.
D
Stagger Lee went home,
G7
And he got his forty-four.
D
He said, I'm goin' to the barroom
A7D
Just to pay that debt I owe.
A7
(Go on, Stagger Lee.)
[Sax Solo]
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[Verse 3]
DD7
Stagger Lee went to the barroom,
G7
And he stood across the barroom door.
DA7DA7
He said, now nobody move, and he pulled his .44.
DD7
Stagger Lee, cried Billy,
G7
Oh, please don't take my life!
D
I got three little children,
A7DA7
And a very sickly wife.
[Verse 4]
DD7
Stagger Lee shot Billy.
G7
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad.
D
Till the bullet came through Billy
A7D
And it broke the bartender's glass.
A7
(Look out, Stag)
[Outro]
DD7
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
G7
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
DA7
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
DA7
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...