Stagger Lee

[D]The night was clear, and the [G]moon was [D]yellow..
And the [A7]leaves came tumblin' [D]down...

[D]I was standin' on the [D7]corner,
When I[G7] heard my bull dog bark.
He was [D]barkin' at the two men
Who were [A7]gamblin' in the [D]dark.
[D]It was Stagger Lee and [D7]Billy,
Two [G7]men who gambled late.
[D]Stagger lee threw a seven,
Billy [A7]swore that he threw e[D]ight.

[D]Stagger Lee, said [D7]Billy,
I can't [G7]let you go with that.
You have [D]won all my money,
And my [A7]brand-new Stetson [D]hat.
[D]Stagger Lee went home,
And he [G7]got his forty-four.
He said, I'm [D]goin' to the barroom
Just to [A7]pay that debt I[D] owe.
([A7]Go, Stagger Lee.)

[D]Stagger Lee went to the [D7]barroom,
And he [G7]stood across the barroom door.
He said, [D]Nobody move, and he[A7] pulled his .[D]44.
[D]Stagger Lee, cried [D7]Billy,
Oh, [G7]please don't take my life!
I've got[D] three little children,
And a [A7]very sickly [D]wife.

[D]Stagger Lee shot [D7]Billy.
Oh, he [G7]shot that poor boy so bad..
That the [D]bullet went through Billy
And [A7]broke the bartender's [D]glass.
([A7]Look out now.)

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[D]Go, Stagger Lee.[D7].go, Stagger Lee.[G7].go, Stagger Lee..
Go, Stagger Lee..[D]go, [A7]go.[D]..Fade.