Chords for Austin City Limits Web Exclusive: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Stagger Lee" (EXPLICIT)

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_ _ It [D] was back in 42, times were hard.
[A] He had a [D] Colt 45 and a deck of [C] cards, _ _ staggered [Am] lead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ He had rat-thrown shoes and an old Stetson [A] hat.
He [Dm] had a 28 Ford, he had [G] payments on [Am] that. _
Mr.
Stagger Lead. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ Well, [D] his woman kicked him out in the ice and the snow.
She [A] said, don't you ever come back, _ _ [Am] _
_ Mr.
Stagger Lead. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, he [D]
walked through the rain, he walked through the mud.
[A] He came to a [D] place called the Bucket of Blood. _ Stagger [C] Lead.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He said, Mr.
[D] Motherfucker, you know who I am?
The ballkeeper said, no, and I don't give a good [Am] goddamn.
_ _ _ _ Amen to Stagger Lead.
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
He [Dm] said, ballkeeper, it's plain to [E] see I'm a bad [D] motherfucker
called Stagger Lead.
[Am] I'm Mr.
Stagger Lead.
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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ Well, the [D] ballkeeper said, yeah, I heard your name down the way.
And I kick _ [Am] motherfucking asses like you. _ _
Anything, _ _ [C] _ Mr.
[A] Stagger Lead.
_ Those were the [D] last words that the ballkeeper said.
Cause [Dm] Stagger put four holes [D] in his motherfucking [A] ass. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _
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[A] _ _ [Cm] _ [D] In come a broad called Nellie Brown,
known to make more money than any [Am] bitch in town. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] She walks across the bar, hitching up her skirt over to Stagger Lead Man.
She's starting to flirt.
[C] She's starting to hunt [A] _ for the great Stagger [C] Lead.
_ _ _ _ [D] She sees the ballkeeper said, oh, God, he can't be dead.
Stagger says, well, just count the [A] holes in the motherfucker's [Am] head. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She [Dm] said, it don't look like you're scolding quite a time.
[G] When I come [Bb] to my pad, it won't cost [Am] you a dime, _ Mr.
Stagger Lead. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ There's one thing you'll have to know before you [A] begin.
You'll [D] have to be gone before my [A] man Billy Dilly comes in, _ _ _ Mr.
[C] Stagger Lead.
_ [A] _ _ I'm gonna [D] sit right here till time comes to pass.
And furthermore, I'll fuck Billy [Am] Dilly in his _ motherfucking ass.
_ Says Stagger Lead, [A] says Stagger Lead,
cause I'm [D] a bad motherfucker, don't you know?
And I'll crawl over 50 good pussies just [G] to get to one.
[A] That [C] _ _ [A] boy's _ _ asshole, [C] Mr.
[A] Stagger Lead.
_ [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ In come Billy [D] Dilly said you [D] must be the bad motherfucker called Stagger Lead.
[Am] I'm Mr.
Stagger Lead.
_ _ _ I'm Mr.
Stagger Lead.
_ Yeah, [D] I'm Stagger Lead and you better get [G] down on your knees and suck my [Ab] dick.
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[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, _ _ _ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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Billy Dilly [D] kneels down and [G] slappers on his head, [A] the snake fills [D] him for the lead.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [A] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Mr.
Staggerly.
And come [D] the devil. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Said I've [Bb] come to take [A] you down.
Mr.
Staggerly.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ And come [D] the devil. _
_ Hoo!
_ _ Said I've come to take [Am] you down.
_ [C] Mr.
[A]
Staggerly.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ And come the [D] devil. _
Oh, _ _ oh, _ _ _ oh.
[G] _ Oh, I've [C] come to take [A] you down.
Mr.
Staggerly.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Those were the last words that the devil said.
[E] Cause Stag put four holes in his [Am] mother _ _ fucking _ _ head.
Ya, [D] _ _ _
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_ _ ya, _ _ _ [Am] _
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[D] ya, ya, ya, _ _ [E] ya, [D] ya, ya, _ [Am] ya, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] ya, ya, ya, ya, [D] ya, _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
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ya, ya, ya, [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
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ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
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