Chords for Doc Watson - Stackolee (Stagger Lee)
Tempo:
129.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] All out in the alley on a dark and dreary night [G] Bill lines and old Stackley
They had one [D] awful fight [A] to us all about
That John B Stetson had
Billy went to the bar room get him a glass of beer [G] old Stackley comes thumping in he said what are you doing [D] here?
[A] That Batman
They call [D] me Stackley
[G]
[D] [A]
Old Stackley says to Billy I'm gonna kill you dead [G] you taking all my money and my steps [D] right off my head
Yeah, [A] I'm gonna kill you
They call me [D] Stackley
Bill lines says now Stackley won't you please spare my life?
I [G] got two little children man and a darling loving [D] wife.
[A] Don't kill me
Don't kill me Stackley
Old Stackley says to Billy no, I ain't gonna spare your life.
[G] God bless your little children son.
I'll take [D] care of your wife
[A] I'm that Batman
They call me [D] Stackley
Old Stackley shot poor Billy shot him right through the head
[G] Only take him on 44 ball to kill poor [D] Billy dead [A] that Batman
that rascal [D] Stackley
[G] [B] [D]
[A] [D]
All out in the alley I heard my bulldog bark
[G] He's a barking out old Stackley went stumbling [E] through [D] the dark [A] that bad man.
He's scared to that awful [D] Stackley
When the sheriff found old Staggly found him fast asleep [G] and when he wake an old stack up
He said he jumped about [D] 40 feet.
[A] He's a bad man
Yes, they called old [D] Stackley
Then stack says to the jailer, mr.
Jailer, I can't sleep have [G] a time
I close my eyes and I build [E] lines [D] against the creek [A] all around
this jailhouse all the [D] time
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
Men folks all laughing women folks all the cry see [G] the folks that come from miles around just see old Stackley a dime
[A] That bad man.
Yeah, they called [D] him Stackley
Old stack standing up on scaffold and he began [E] to cuss [G] and the sheriff said let's hang boys for he kills [D] one of us
He's a [A] bad
They call him Stackley
Somebody tripped that scaffold and old stack went down [F#] below
But when [G] the devil seen him a coming he says I hate that rascal [D] soul.
We [A] don't need him down here
[D]
Stack grabbed the devil by the collar and he threw him up on the [E] shelf said get out of here you son of a gun
I'll run this [D] place myself.
I'm that [A] bad, man
They call me Stackley
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] All out in the alley on a dark and dreary night [G] Bill lines and old Stackley
They had one [D] awful fight [A] to us all about
That John B Stetson had
Billy went to the bar room get him a glass of beer [G] old Stackley comes thumping in he said what are you doing [D] here?
[A] That Batman
They call [D] me Stackley
[G]
[D] [A]
Old Stackley says to Billy I'm gonna kill you dead [G] you taking all my money and my steps [D] right off my head
Yeah, [A] I'm gonna kill you
They call me [D] Stackley
Bill lines says now Stackley won't you please spare my life?
I [G] got two little children man and a darling loving [D] wife.
[A] Don't kill me
Don't kill me Stackley
Old Stackley says to Billy no, I ain't gonna spare your life.
[G] God bless your little children son.
I'll take [D] care of your wife
[A] I'm that Batman
They call me [D] Stackley
Old Stackley shot poor Billy shot him right through the head
[G] Only take him on 44 ball to kill poor [D] Billy dead [A] that Batman
that rascal [D] Stackley
[G] [B] [D]
[A] [D]
All out in the alley I heard my bulldog bark
[G] He's a barking out old Stackley went stumbling [E] through [D] the dark [A] that bad man.
He's scared to that awful [D] Stackley
When the sheriff found old Staggly found him fast asleep [G] and when he wake an old stack up
He said he jumped about [D] 40 feet.
[A] He's a bad man
Yes, they called old [D] Stackley
Then stack says to the jailer, mr.
Jailer, I can't sleep have [G] a time
I close my eyes and I build [E] lines [D] against the creek [A] all around
this jailhouse all the [D] time
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
Men folks all laughing women folks all the cry see [G] the folks that come from miles around just see old Stackley a dime
[A] That bad man.
Yeah, they called [D] him Stackley
Old stack standing up on scaffold and he began [E] to cuss [G] and the sheriff said let's hang boys for he kills [D] one of us
He's a [A] bad
They call him Stackley
Somebody tripped that scaffold and old stack went down [F#] below
But when [G] the devil seen him a coming he says I hate that rascal [D] soul.
We [A] don't need him down here
[D]
Stack grabbed the devil by the collar and he threw him up on the [E] shelf said get out of here you son of a gun
I'll run this [D] place myself.
I'm that [A] bad, man
They call me Stackley
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
Key:
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A
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ All out in the alley on a dark and dreary night [G] Bill lines and old Stackley
They had one [D] awful fight [A] to us all about
That John B Stetson had _
_ Billy went to the bar room get him a glass of beer [G] old Stackley comes thumping in he said what are you doing [D] here?
[A] That Batman
_ They call [D] me Stackley _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old Stackley says to Billy I'm gonna kill you dead [G] you taking all my money and my steps [D] right off my head
Yeah, [A] I'm gonna kill you _
They call me [D] Stackley _ _ _
Bill lines says now Stackley won't you please spare my life?
I [G] got two little children man and a darling loving [D] wife.
[A] Don't kill me
_ Don't kill me Stackley
_ Old Stackley says to Billy no, I ain't gonna spare your life.
[G] God bless your little children son.
I'll take [D] care of your wife
[A] I'm that Batman
_ They call me [D] Stackley
_ Old Stackley shot poor Billy shot him right through the head
[G] Only take him on 44 ball to kill poor [D] Billy dead [A] that Batman
that rascal [D] Stackley _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ All out in the alley I heard my bulldog bark
[G] He's a barking out old Stackley went stumbling [E] through [D] the dark [A] that bad man.
He's scared to that awful [D] Stackley
_ _ When the sheriff found old Staggly found him fast asleep [G] and when he wake an old stack up
He said he jumped about [D] 40 feet.
[A] He's a bad man
Yes, they called old [D] _ Stackley
Then stack says to the jailer, mr.
Jailer, I can't sleep have [G] a time
I close my eyes and I build [E] lines [D] against the creek [A] all around
_ this jailhouse all the [D] time _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Men folks all laughing women folks all the cry see [G] the folks that come from miles around just see old Stackley a dime
[A] That bad man.
Yeah, they called [D] him Stackley
_ Old stack standing up on scaffold and he began [E] to cuss [G] and the sheriff said let's hang boys for he kills [D] one of us
He's a [A] bad
_ _ They call him Stackley
_ _ Somebody tripped that scaffold and old stack went down [F#] below
But when [G] the devil seen him a coming he says I hate that rascal [D] soul.
We [A] don't need him down here
_ _ [D] _ _ _
Stack grabbed the devil by the collar and he threw him up on the [E] shelf said get out of here you son of a gun
I'll run this [D] place myself.
I'm that [A] bad, man
_ They call me Stackley
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ All out in the alley on a dark and dreary night [G] Bill lines and old Stackley
They had one [D] awful fight [A] to us all about
That John B Stetson had _
_ Billy went to the bar room get him a glass of beer [G] old Stackley comes thumping in he said what are you doing [D] here?
[A] That Batman
_ They call [D] me Stackley _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old Stackley says to Billy I'm gonna kill you dead [G] you taking all my money and my steps [D] right off my head
Yeah, [A] I'm gonna kill you _
They call me [D] Stackley _ _ _
Bill lines says now Stackley won't you please spare my life?
I [G] got two little children man and a darling loving [D] wife.
[A] Don't kill me
_ Don't kill me Stackley
_ Old Stackley says to Billy no, I ain't gonna spare your life.
[G] God bless your little children son.
I'll take [D] care of your wife
[A] I'm that Batman
_ They call me [D] Stackley
_ Old Stackley shot poor Billy shot him right through the head
[G] Only take him on 44 ball to kill poor [D] Billy dead [A] that Batman
that rascal [D] Stackley _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ All out in the alley I heard my bulldog bark
[G] He's a barking out old Stackley went stumbling [E] through [D] the dark [A] that bad man.
He's scared to that awful [D] Stackley
_ _ When the sheriff found old Staggly found him fast asleep [G] and when he wake an old stack up
He said he jumped about [D] 40 feet.
[A] He's a bad man
Yes, they called old [D] _ Stackley
Then stack says to the jailer, mr.
Jailer, I can't sleep have [G] a time
I close my eyes and I build [E] lines [D] against the creek [A] all around
_ this jailhouse all the [D] time _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Men folks all laughing women folks all the cry see [G] the folks that come from miles around just see old Stackley a dime
[A] That bad man.
Yeah, they called [D] him Stackley
_ Old stack standing up on scaffold and he began [E] to cuss [G] and the sheriff said let's hang boys for he kills [D] one of us
He's a [A] bad
_ _ They call him Stackley
_ _ Somebody tripped that scaffold and old stack went down [F#] below
But when [G] the devil seen him a coming he says I hate that rascal [D] soul.
We [A] don't need him down here
_ _ [D] _ _ _
Stack grabbed the devil by the collar and he threw him up on the [E] shelf said get out of here you son of a gun
I'll run this [D] place myself.
I'm that [A] bad, man
_ They call me Stackley
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _