Stagger Lee Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]The night was cle[Bm]ar and
[Em]the moon [G]was yellow
And the [Am]leaves came [C]tumblin' [D]dow[G]n[D]

[Verse 2]
I was [G]standin' on the corner when
I [C]heard my bulldog bark
He was bark[G]in' at two men
Who [D]gambled in the [G]dark[D]
It was Stag[G]ger Lee and Billy
Two [C]men who gambled late
Stagger [G]Lee throw seven Billy swore
[D]That he threw eight
[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Stagger [G]Lee told Billy I can't
Let [C]you go with that
You have [G]all of my money and
A [D]brand new Stetson [G]hat[D]
Stagger [G]Lee went home and he got [C]his 44
Said I'm [G]goin' to the parlor just
To [D]pay him that I owe

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][G][C]

[Verse 4]
Stagger [C]Lee[G][D][G][Gm][Eb][Ab]
went to the barroom and
He stood [Db]for the barrom floor
He said [Ab]nobody move and he
[Eb]pulled [Ab]his 4[Eb]4
Stagger [Ab]Lee cried Billy oh please
[Db]Don't take my life
I got [Ab]three little children and
A [Eb]weary sickly wife
[Ab]

[Verse 5]
[Eb]
Stagger [Ab]Lee shot Billy oh he shot
[Db]That poor boy so bad
Till the bul[Ab]let went through Billy and
It [Eb]broke the bartender's [Ab]glass
[Eb]

[Interlude 2]
[Ab][Db][Ab][Eb]
[Ab][Eb]

[Verse 6]
Stagger [Ab]Lee told Billy I can't
[Db]Let you go with that
You have [Ab]all of my money and
A [Eb]brand new Stetson hat
[Ab]