Stagger Lee chords by
Delbert Mcclinton

N/A

Simplified

Key: C major•

Verse 1

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The night was clear

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And the moon was yellow

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And the leaves came tumbling down

Verse 2
C C 
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I was standin' on the corner
F F 
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When I heard my bulldog bark
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He was barkin' at the two
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men who were gamblin'
In the dark
C C 
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Verse 3
G G 
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C C 
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It was Stagger Lee and Billy
F F 
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Two men who gambled late
C C 
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Stagger Lee threw seven
G G 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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Billy swore that he threw eight

Verse 4

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Stagger Lee told Billy

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I can't let you go with that

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Cause you done won all my money

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And my brand new Stetson hat

Verse 5
C C 
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Stagger Lee went home
F F 
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Got his forty- four
C C 
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He said I'm goin' to the barroom
G G 
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C C 
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To pay that debt I owe
G G 
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Gm Gm 3
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Oh yeah

Interlude 1

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Verse 6
C C 
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Stagger Lee went to the barroom
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And he stood crossways in the door
C C 
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He said now don't nobody move
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And he pulled his forty- four
C C 
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Verse 7
G G 
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C C 
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Stagger Lee cried Billy
F F 
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Oh please don't take my life
C C 
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I've got three little children
G G 
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And a very sickly wife
C C 
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Verse 8
G G 
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C C 
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Stagger Lee shot Billy
F F 
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Oh he shot that poor boy so bad
C C 
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The bullet went through Billy
G G 
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C C 
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And broke the bartender's glass