Stackalee chords by Dave Van Ronk

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Verse 1
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 (C major) I  remem (F major) 
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 (C major) ber  (G major)  (C major) one
September, cold and frosty night,
Mr.
Stackley and
Billy
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DeLions  (F major) had
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a great fight, crime when you lose  (C major) 
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your  (G major) money learn to lose.  (C major) 
Old
Stackley shot six pips,
Billy
Lyons bet he'd pass
Stackley, was at 45, says,
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 (F major) you done shot your last
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When you  (C major) lose your money,  (G major) learn to  (C major) lose
Lord, a woman comes a -runnin',
fell down on her knees
Cried,
Lord,
Lord,
Miss
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Stackley, don't  (F major) shoot my brother,
please
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When you  (C major) lose your  (G major) money
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 (C major) 
Talk about some gambler,
ought to see my
Richard
Lee
He shot one thousand dollars and
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he come  (F major) out on a three crime
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When you  (C major) lose your  (G major) money, learn to lose  (C major) 
Well, old
Snackly got his pistol
Boy, he got it fast
Shot
Paul
Billy through and through
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An (F major) d he broke a lookin'
glass crown
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When you  (C major) lose  (G major) your money  (C major) 
Well, the deputy says to the sheriff
You want him dead or alive
How in the world we're gonna
bring him in
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When he totes  (F major) that 45
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When you lose  (C major)  (G major) your money  (C major) 
Old deputy leaves the office
Puts the pistol on the shelf
You wanna go and get that bad man
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Better do  (F major) it by yourself
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When you lose  (C major)  (G major) your money  (C major) 
Well, they sent for the militia
Wagons come
Loaded up with pistols
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And a great  (F major) big
Gatlin gun
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Cry when you  (C major) lose  (G major) your money  (C major) 
Well, the judge says,
Mr.
Stackley,
Mr.
Badman
Stackley
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Gonna hang your body up  (F major) an
d set your spirit free
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When you lose  (C major)  (G major) your money, learn to lose  (C major) 
Well, he's standing on his gallows,
headway up high
Twelve o 'clock, we killed him, I
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 (F major) was glad to see him die
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cry when you  (C major) lose  (G major) your money well  (C major) 
there's a great big rumble in
underground mama what is
that ain't nothing but old
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Stackley down in hell with  (F major) his
John
B.
Stetson hat cry when you
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 (C major) lose  (G major) your money learn to lose  (C major) well
Stacks is to the devil devil lets
us have some fun you stab me
with the pitchfork and I'll
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shoot  (F major) you with my gun when
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you lose  (C major)  (G major) your money learn to lose
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 (C major) Well,
Stock says to the devil,
put your pitchfork on the shelf
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I'm that bad man they  (C major) call
Stack -A -Lee
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I'm gonna rule  (F major) hell by myself when you
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 (C major) Lose  (G major) your money, learn to lose  (C major) 