Intro
[D] [Bm]
The night was clear, and the moon was yellow..
[G] [A7]
And the leaves came tumblin' down...
[Verse 1] (fast, rock)
[D] [D7]
I was standin' on the corner,
[G7]
When I heard my bulldog bark.
[D]
He was barkin' at the two men
[A7] [D] [A7]
Who were gamblin' in the dark.
[D] [D7]
It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
[G7]
Two men who gambled late.
[D]
Stagger Lee threw a seven,
[A7] [D] [A7]
Billy swore that he threw eight.
Verse 2
[D] [D7]
Stagger Lee, told Billy,
[G7]
I can't let you go with that.
[D]
You have won all my money,
[A7] [D] [A7]
And my brand-new Stetson hat.
[D]
Stagger Lee went home,
[G7]
And he got his forty-four.
[D]
He said, I'm goin' to the barroom
[A7] [D]
Just to pay that debt I owe.
[A7]
(Go on, Stagger Lee.)
[Sax Solo]
| [D] [D7] | [G7] | [D] [A7] | [D] [A7] |
Verse 3
[D] [D7]
Stagger Lee went to the barroom,
[G7]
And he stood across the barroom door.
[D] [A7] [D] [A7]
He said, now nobody move, and he pulled his .44.
[D] [D7]
Stagger Lee, cried Billy,
[G7]
Oh, please don't take my life!
[D]
I got three little children,
[A7] [D] [A7]
And a very sickly wife.
Verse 4
[D] [D7]
Stagger Lee shot Billy.
[G7]
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad.
[D]
Till the bullet came through Billy
[A7] [D]
And it broke the bartender's glass.
[A7]
(Look out, Stag)
Outro
[D] [D7]
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
[G7]
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
[D] [A7]
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
[D] [A7]
Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...
(fade out)
