Stagger Lee Chords by Lloyd Price
Tempo:
70.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] The night was clear and the [Cm] moon was yellow
And the [Fm] leaves came [Abm] fumbling [Bb] down
I [Eb] was standing when I heard [Ab] my brother barking
He was [Eb] barking at the two men who were [Bb] gambling in the dark
It [Bb] was [Eb] Zagalee and Billy, [Ab] two men who gambled late
[Eb] Zagalee threw seven [Bb] minutes before that [Eb] he threw eight
[Bb]
[Eb] Zagalee, no Billy, [Ab] I can't let you go without
[Eb] You are one of my honey [Bb] in my brown nude
[Eb]
Zagalee went home [Ab] and he got his money for
The [Eb] reason I'm going to the morrow just to pay that
Debt I owe Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
[Ab] And he stood across the morrow door
[Eb] There's no nobody [Bb] moving he pulled his [Eb] party [Bb] pole
[Eb] Zagalee, my Billy, [Ab] oh please don't take my life
[Eb] I got three little children [Bb] and a very [Eb] sickly wife Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee [Bb] Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
Go [Ab] [Eb] Zagalee Go Zagalee
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And the [Fm] leaves came [Abm] fumbling [Bb] down
I [Eb] was standing when I heard [Ab] my brother barking
He was [Eb] barking at the two men who were [Bb] gambling in the dark
It [Bb] was [Eb] Zagalee and Billy, [Ab] two men who gambled late
[Eb] Zagalee threw seven [Bb] minutes before that [Eb] he threw eight
[Bb]
[Eb] Zagalee, no Billy, [Ab] I can't let you go without
[Eb] You are one of my honey [Bb] in my brown nude
[Eb]
Zagalee went home [Ab] and he got his money for
The [Eb] reason I'm going to the morrow just to pay that
Debt I owe Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
[Ab] And he stood across the morrow door
[Eb] There's no nobody [Bb] moving he pulled his [Eb] party [Bb] pole
[Eb] Zagalee, my Billy, [Ab] oh please don't take my life
[Eb] I got three little children [Bb] and a very [Eb] sickly wife Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee [Bb] Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
Go [Ab] [Eb] Zagalee Go Zagalee
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Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ [F] The night was clear and the [Cm] moon was yellow
_ And the [Fm] leaves came _ [Abm] fumbling [Bb] down
I [Eb] was standing when _ I heard [Ab] my brother barking
He was [Eb] barking at the two men who were [Bb] gambling in the dark
It [Bb] was [Eb] Zagalee and Billy, [Ab] two men who gambled late
[Eb] Zagalee threw seven [Bb] minutes before that [Eb] he threw eight
[Bb] _
[Eb] Zagalee, no Billy, [Ab] I can't let you go without
[Eb] You are one of my honey [Bb] in my brown nude
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Zagalee went home [Ab] and he got his money for
The [Eb] reason I'm going to the morrow just to pay that
Debt I owe Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
[Ab] And he stood across the morrow door
[Eb] There's no nobody [Bb] moving he pulled his [Eb] party [Bb] pole _
[Eb] Zagalee, my Billy, [Ab] oh please don't take my life
[Eb] I got three little children [Bb] and a very [Eb] sickly wife Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee [Bb] Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
Go _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Zagalee Go Zagalee
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_ And the [Fm] leaves came _ [Abm] fumbling [Bb] down
I [Eb] was standing when _ I heard [Ab] my brother barking
He was [Eb] barking at the two men who were [Bb] gambling in the dark
It [Bb] was [Eb] Zagalee and Billy, [Ab] two men who gambled late
[Eb] Zagalee threw seven [Bb] minutes before that [Eb] he threw eight
[Bb] _
[Eb] Zagalee, no Billy, [Ab] I can't let you go without
[Eb] You are one of my honey [Bb] in my brown nude
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Zagalee went home [Ab] and he got his money for
The [Eb] reason I'm going to the morrow just to pay that
Debt I owe Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ Go Zagalee
Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
[Ab] And he stood across the morrow door
[Eb] There's no nobody [Bb] moving he pulled his [Eb] party [Bb] pole _
[Eb] Zagalee, my Billy, [Ab] oh please don't take my life
[Eb] I got three little children [Bb] and a very [Eb] sickly wife Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Ab] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee [Bb] Go Zagalee [Eb] Go Zagalee Go Zagalee
Go _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Zagalee Go Zagalee
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