Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
Misc. Unsigned BandsVersion1
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I was standin' on the corner,
When I heard my bull dog bark.
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark.
It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
Two men who gambled late.
Stagger lee threw a seven,
Billy swore that he threw eight.
Stagger Lee, said Billy,
I can't let you go with that.
You have won all my money,
And my brand-new Stetson hat.
Stagger Lee went home,
And he got his forty-four.
He said, I'm goin' to the barroom
Just to pay that debt I owe.
(Go, Stagger Lee.)
Stagger Lee went to the barroom,
And he stood across the barroom door.
He said, Nobody move, and he pulled his .44.
Stagger Lee, cried Billy,
Oh, please don't take my life!
I've got three little children,
And a very sickly wife.
Stagger Lee shot Billy.
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad..
That the bullet went through Billy
And broke the bartender's glass.
(Look out now.)
Go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..
Go, Stagger Lee..go, go...Fade.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee by Misc. Unsigned Bands
[C]I was standin' on the [C7]corner, When I [F]heard my bull dog bark. He was [C]barkin' at the two men Who were [G7]gamblin' in the [C]dark[G7]. It was Stagger [C]Lee and [C7]Billy, Two [F7]men who gambled late. Stagger [C]lee threw a seven, Billy [G7]swore that he threw [C]eight[G7]. [C]Stagger Lee, said Billy, I can't [F]let you go with that. You have [C]won all my money, And my [G7]brand-new Stetson [C]hat[G7]. Stagger [C]Lee went home, And he [F]got his forty-four. He said, I'm [C]goin' to the barroom Just to [G7]pay that debt I [C]owe. ([G7]Go, Stagger Lee.) [C]Stagger Lee went to the barroom, And he [F]stood across the barroom door. He said, [C]Nobody move, and he [G7]pulled his .[C]44.[G7] Stagger [C]Lee, cried Billy, Oh, [F]please don't take my life! I've got [C]three little children, And a [G7]very sickly [C]wife[G7]. Stagger [C]Lee shot Billy. Oh, he [F]shot that poor boy so bad.. That the [C]bullet went through Billy And [G7]broke the bartender's [C]glass. ([G7]Look out now.) [A][D][D] [C]Go, Stagger Lee..[C7]go, Stagger Lee..[F7]go, Stagger Lee.. Go, Stagger Lee..[C]go, [G7]go.[C]..Fade. A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.