Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs – Stagger Lee (Guitar)
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As recorded by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
(From the 1968 Album 10 OF PENTACLES)
[Intro]
Bb Gm The night was clear and the moon was yellow Cm Bb F And the leaves came tumblin' down
[Verse 1]
Bb Eb I was standin' on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark Bb F Bb F He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark
[Verse 2]
Bb Eb It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late Bb F Bb F Stagger Lee threw seven, and he swore that he threw eight
[Verse 3]
Bb Eb Stagger Lee told Billy, "Now, you goin', I ain't goin' for that Bb F Bb F You done won all my money, my brand-new Stetson hat"
[Verse 4]
Bb Eb Stagger Lee went home, and he got his .44 Bb F Bb Said, "I'm going to the corner just to pay a dеbt I owe" F Go, Stagger Lee!
[Saxophone Solo]
Bb Eb Bb F Bb F
[Verse 5]
Bb Eb Stagger Lee wеnt to the barroom, and he stood across the barroom door Bb F Bb F He said, "Nobody moves" and he pulled his .44
[Verse 6]
Bb Eb "Stagger Lee" cried Billy, "Oh, please don't take my life Bb F Bb F I got three little children and a very sickly wife"
[Verse 7]
Bb Eb Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh, he shot that poor boy so bad Bb F Bb 'Til the bullet went through Billy, and it broke the bartender's glass F Ow!
[Outro]
Bb Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Eb Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Bb F Bb F Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee, ow! Bb Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Eb Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Bb F Bb Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee