Stagger Lee chords by Jon Mark

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Verse 1
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It was early one September,
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one Friday, the sun went down
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When Billy Lyons' poor
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body was bur ied,
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buried in the ground
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And when you lose,
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lose your money,
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you better learn to lose
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Now Billy he got in a game of cards,
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with a bad   man, once not only
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But Billy had played cards all of his life,
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and to see him deal,
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it was a thing to see
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See, when you lose,
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lose your money,
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you better learn to lose
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Played all one night and all of the next
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Till each man gone,
just left them two
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And if Stack had tens,
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well, Billy had queens
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And the money, Lord,
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the money flew,
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when you lose, lose your money,
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you better learn to lose
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Then Billy drew into an inside street,
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and Stackley said,
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I can't let that pass
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Then stuckle he draws his forty -five
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He said, you don't,
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you don't cheat your last
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When you lose, lose your money
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You better learn to lose
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Shot twice in the head and twice in the gut
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Billy staggered, fell to the floor
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Then Stuck -O -Lee walks on,
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cursing his luck
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But Billy, he wouldn't
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curse no more
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When you lose, lose your money
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You better learn to lose, yeah, learn to lose
It was early one September
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One Friday, the sun went down
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When Billy Lion's poor body was buried,
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buried in  the ground
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When you lose,
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you lose your money,
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you better learn to lose
Yeah, learn to lose, yeah, learn to lose
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