Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Chords by Jim Croce
Tempo:
74.125 bpm
Chords used:
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A
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [C] [C] [G]
Well, [D]
[G] the south side of Chicago [A] is the fattest part of town.
[B] And if you go down [C] there, you better just [D] beware of a [C] man named [G] Leroy [D] Brown.
[G] Now, Leroy, morning trouble.
[A] You see, he stand about six foot four.
[B] All the downtown [C] ladies call him tree top [D] lover, all the [Em] men just call him [D] sir.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, [A] the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Now, Leroy, Leroy Gambler, [A] and he like his fancy clothes.
[B] And he like to [C] wear his diamond [D] ring on [C] [G] everybody's nose.
[D]
[G] He got a custom [C] [G] Continental, [A] he got a El Dorado too.
[B] He got a .32
[C] gun in his pocket for [D] fun, he got [C] a razor [G] in his [D] shoe.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the [G] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, Friday, about a week [A] ago, Leroy shooting dice.
[B] And at the edge of [C] the bar sat a girl named [D] Madara, saying, [C] oh, that [Gm] girl look [D] nice.
[G] Well, he cast his eyes upon her, [A] and the trouble soon began.
[B] Leroy [C] Brown, he learned to mess about, he [D] met some [C] wife of a [D] jealous man.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, the two men took to fighting, [A] and when they pulled down from the floor,
[B] Leroy [C] looked like a jigsaw [D] puzzle with [Em] a couple of [D] pieces gone.
[G] And he's [C] better [G] than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [Em] meaner than the [Am] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
Yeah, he's [B] better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
Well, [D]
[G] the south side of Chicago [A] is the fattest part of town.
[B] And if you go down [C] there, you better just [D] beware of a [C] man named [G] Leroy [D] Brown.
[G] Now, Leroy, morning trouble.
[A] You see, he stand about six foot four.
[B] All the downtown [C] ladies call him tree top [D] lover, all the [Em] men just call him [D] sir.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, [A] the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Now, Leroy, Leroy Gambler, [A] and he like his fancy clothes.
[B] And he like to [C] wear his diamond [D] ring on [C] [G] everybody's nose.
[D]
[G] He got a custom [C] [G] Continental, [A] he got a El Dorado too.
[B] He got a .32
[C] gun in his pocket for [D] fun, he got [C] a razor [G] in his [D] shoe.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the [G] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, Friday, about a week [A] ago, Leroy shooting dice.
[B] And at the edge of [C] the bar sat a girl named [D] Madara, saying, [C] oh, that [Gm] girl look [D] nice.
[G] Well, he cast his eyes upon her, [A] and the trouble soon began.
[B] Leroy [C] Brown, he learned to mess about, he [D] met some [C] wife of a [D] jealous man.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, the two men took to fighting, [A] and when they pulled down from the floor,
[B] Leroy [C] looked like a jigsaw [D] puzzle with [Em] a couple of [D] pieces gone.
[G] And he's [C] better [G] than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [Em] meaner than the [Am] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
Yeah, he's [B] better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
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[C] _ [C] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
[G] the south side of Chicago [A] is the fattest part of town.
[B] And if you go down [C] there, you better just [D] beware of a [C] man named [G] Leroy [D] Brown.
[G] Now, Leroy, morning trouble.
[A] You see, he stand about six foot four.
[B] All the downtown [C] ladies call him tree top [D] lover, all the [Em] men just call him [D] sir.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, [A] the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Now, Leroy, Leroy Gambler, [A] and he like his fancy clothes.
[B] And he like to [C] wear his diamond [D] ring on [C] [G] everybody's nose.
[D]
[G] He got a custom [C] [G] Continental, [A] he got a El Dorado too.
[B] He got a .32
[C] gun in his pocket for [D] fun, he got [C] a razor [G] in his [D] shoe.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the [G] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, Friday, about a week [A] ago, Leroy shooting dice.
[B] And at the edge of [C] the bar sat a girl named [D] Madara, saying, [C] oh, that [Gm] girl look [D] nice.
[G] Well, he cast his eyes upon her, [A] and the trouble soon began.
[B] Leroy [C] Brown, he learned to mess about, he [D] met some [C] wife of a [D] jealous man.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, the two men took to fighting, [A] and when they pulled down from the floor,
[B] Leroy [C] looked like a jigsaw [D] puzzle with [Em] a couple of [D] pieces gone.
[G] And he's [C] better [G] than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [Em] meaner than the [Am] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
Yeah, he's [B] better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
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Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
[G] the south side of Chicago [A] is the fattest part of town.
[B] And if you go down [C] there, you better just [D] beware of a [C] man named [G] Leroy [D] Brown.
[G] Now, Leroy, morning trouble.
[A] You see, he stand about six foot four.
[B] All the downtown [C] ladies call him tree top [D] lover, all the [Em] men just call him [D] sir.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, [A] the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Now, Leroy, Leroy Gambler, [A] and he like his fancy clothes.
[B] And he like to [C] wear his diamond [D] ring on [C] [G] everybody's nose.
[D]
[G] He got a custom [C] [G] Continental, [A] he got a El Dorado too.
[B] He got a .32
[C] gun in his pocket for [D] fun, he got [C] a razor [G] in his [D] shoe.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the [G] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, Friday, about a week [A] ago, Leroy shooting dice.
[B] And at the edge of [C] the bar sat a girl named [D] Madara, saying, [C] oh, that [Gm] girl look [D] nice.
[G] Well, he cast his eyes upon her, [A] and the trouble soon began.
[B] Leroy [C] Brown, he learned to mess about, he [D] met some [C] wife of a [D] jealous man.
[G] And he's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [C] meaner than the junkyard [D] dog.
[G] Well, the two men took to fighting, [A] and when they pulled down from the floor,
[B] Leroy [C] looked like a jigsaw [D] puzzle with [Em] a couple of [D] pieces gone.
[G] And he's [C] better [G] than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] [Em] meaner than the [Am] junkyard [D] dog.
[G] He's better than Leroy [A] Brown, the fattest man in the whole [B] downtown.
Better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
Yeah, he's [B] better than [C] old King Kong, [D] meaner than the [G] junkyard dog.
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