Stack-A-Lee Chords by Dr. John

Tempo:
59.525 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Eb

B

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stack-A-Lee chords
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[G] [D] [Gm] [G] [D] [G]
[B] [C] [Eb] [G]
[D] [G] [Am] [G] [D] [G] Sack-a-leen [B] shot Billy Lyon, [C] he shot that [Eb] boy so fast,
[G] the bullet went through Billy, [D] it broke the [G] bartender's [G] glass.
[D] [G] Sack-a-leen went [B] around the corner, [C] where the shot stacked [Eb] in his thigh.
[G] Sack-a-leen went stumbling [D] in his [G] mother's door.
[Eb] [D] He [G] said, Mother, [B] oh Mother, won't [C] you sign me, [Eb] oh slow.
[Gm] I've been jabbing [D] my left side with a police body [F] phone.
[E] [D] When [G] all the ladies put [B] their stacks, [C] oh Sack [Eb]-a-leen was dead.
[G] Some come dressed in orange [D] colors, some came dressed [G] in red.
[D] Oh, I've [G] played for a mouse, [B] [C] but I'm not [Eb] a genius.
[G]
Sack [D] [G] [Dm] [Eb] [D] [G]-a-leen went [B] to the devil to [C] identify poor [Eb] Billy's soul.
But [G] the poor boy, he was absent, [D] he had went down to [G] Chaco.
[E] [D] [G] Now the devil heard [B] a rumbling, a [C] mighty rumbling under [Eb] the ground.
He [G] said, that must be Mr.
[D] Sack-a-leen and Billy upside [F] [Eb] down.
[D] Now [G] they seen the [B] devil on [C] top of his [Eb] devil's shell.
He [G] said, if you want [D] Mr.
Sack-a-leen, go and get him by [G] yourself.
[D] I [G] told y'all [B] my little story, [C] I sang y'all my [Eb] little song.
But [G] Sack-a-leen and Billy [D] Lyon and they both dead [G] and [E] gone.
[D] [G] [B] [C] [Eb] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[B] [C] [Eb] [G]
[D] [G] [Eb] [D] [G]
[Em] [Eb] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Dr. John - Stack-A-Lee chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, B, C, Eb, G, G, D, Eb, D and G in sequence. Set your pace at 29 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 60. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] [G] Sack-a-leen [B] shot Billy Lyon, [C] he shot that [Eb] boy so fast,
[G] the bullet went through Billy, [D] it broke the [G] bartender's [G] glass.
[D] _ [G] Sack-a-leen went [B] around the corner, [C] where the shot stacked [Eb] in his thigh.
[G] Sack-a-leen went stumbling [D] in his [G] mother's door.
[Eb] _ [D] He [G] said, Mother, [B] oh Mother, won't [C] you sign me, [Eb] oh slow.
[Gm] I've been jabbing [D] my left side with a police body [F] phone.
[E] _ [D] When [G] all the ladies put [B] their stacks, [C] oh Sack [Eb]-a-leen was dead.
[G] Some come dressed in orange [D] colors, some came dressed [G] in red.
[D] Oh, I've [G] played for a mouse, _ [B] _ [C] but I'm not [Eb] a genius.
[G]
Sack [D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [G]-a-leen went [B] to the devil to [C] identify poor [Eb] Billy's soul.
But [G] the poor boy, he was absent, [D] he had went down to [G] Chaco.
[E] _ [D] _ [G] Now the devil heard [B] a rumbling, a [C] mighty rumbling under [Eb] the ground.
He [G] said, that must be Mr.
[D] Sack-a-leen and Billy upside [F] [Eb] down.
[D] Now [G] they seen the [B] devil on [C] top of his [Eb] devil's shell.
He [G] said, if you want [D] Mr.
Sack-a-leen, go and get him by [G] yourself.
_ [D] I [G] told y'all [B] my little story, [C] I sang y'all my [Eb] little song.
But [G] Sack-a-leen and Billy [D] Lyon and they both dead [G] and [E] gone.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song finds its place within the s Gumbo album.

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