Stagger Lee chords by Charley Pride

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Verse 1

The night was clear and

the moon was yellow

And the leaves came tumblin' down

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

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Verse 3

Stagger Lee told Billy I can't

Let you go with that

You have all of my money and

A brand new Stetson hat

Stagger Lee went home and he got his 44

Said I'm goin' to the parlor just

To pay him that I owe

Interlude 1

Verse 4
C 
G 
D 
G 
Gm 
Eb 
Ab 
Stagger Lee  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (G minor)  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
went to the barroom and
Db 
He stood  (D flat major) for the barrom floor
Ab 
He said nobody  (A flat major) move and he
Eb 
Ab 
Eb 
pulled  (E flat major) his  (A flat major)  (E flat major) 44
Ab 
Stagger Lee  (A flat major) cried Billy oh please
Db 
 (D flat major) Don't take my life
Ab 
I got three  (A flat major) little children and
Eb 
A weary  (E flat major) sickly wife
Ab 
 (A flat major) 

Verse 5
Eb 
 (E flat major) 
Ab 
Stagger Lee  (A flat major) shot Billy oh he shot
Db 
 (D flat major) That poor boy so bad
Ab 
Till the bul (A flat major) let went through Billy and
Eb 
Ab 
It broke  (E flat major) the bartender's glass  (A flat major) 
Eb 
 (E flat major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 6
Ab 
Stagger Lee  (A flat major) told Billy I can't
Db 
Let  (D flat major) you go with that
Ab 
You have all  (A flat major) of my money and
Eb 
A brand  (E flat major) new Stetson hat
Ab 
 (A flat major) 