Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Stagger Lee (Guitar)

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[Intro] D Am D Am [Verse 1]

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It was back in '32 when times were hard

He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards

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[Verse 2]
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He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat

Had a '28 Ford, he had payments on that

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Stagger Lee

[Verse 3]

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His woman threw him out in the ice and snow

And she told him, "Never ever come back no more"

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Stagger Lee

[Verse 4]

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So he walked through the rain and he walked through the mud

'Til he came to a place called The Bucket Of Blood

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Stagger Lee

[Verse 5]

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He said "Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am"

The barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good goddamn"

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To Stagger Lee

[Verse 6]

         D
He said, "Well bartender, it's a plain to see

I'm the bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"

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Mr. Stagger Lee

[Verse 7]

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Well the barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way

And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day"

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Mr Stagger Lee

[Verse 8]

     D
Well those were the last words that the barkeep said

'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head Am [Verse 9]

     D
Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown

Known to make more money than any bitch in town Am [Verse 10]

     D
She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt

Over to Stagger Lee, she's starting to flirt

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Oh, with Stagger Lee

[Verse 11]

    D
She saw the barkeep, said, "Oh God, he can't be dead!"

Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head" Am [Verse 12]

    D
She said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time

Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime"

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Mr. Stagger Lee

[Verse 13]

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"But there's something I have to say before you begin

You have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comes in

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Mr. Stagger Lee"

[Verse 14]

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"I'll stay here 'til Billy Dilly comes in, 'til time comes to pass

And furthermore I'll fuck Billy in his motherfucking ass"

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Said Stagger Lee

[Verse 15]

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"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know

And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole"

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Said Stagger Lee

[Verse 16]

      D
Just then Billy Dilly rolls in, he says, "You must be

The mad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"

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I'm Stagger Lee

[Verse 17]

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"Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees

Then suck my dick, because If you don't you're gonna be dead"

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Said Stagger Lee

[Verse 18]

     D
Well Billy Dilly dropped down and slobbered on his head

And Stag filled him full of lead

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Oh yeah