Stackolee Chords by Mississippi John Hurt

Tempo:
91.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stackolee Mississippi John Hurt chords
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[C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] Police, Law Enforcement, how can it be [F] you can arrest everybody [C] but Cruella Staggerly, [G] that bad man?
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly,
[F] [C]
[G] [C] better than Lion Toe Staggerly, please don't take my life, says I [F] got too little faith in a darling [C] loving wife, he's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly,
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
what I care about you too little baby, darling loving wife, said you don't stole [F] a stuffing hat and I'm [C] bound to take your life, [G] that bad man.
[C] Oh, Cruella Staggerly,
[F]
[C] [G] [F] [C]
when a forty four, when a spy, [F] oh Billy the Lion, [C] he's lying down in the floor, that [G] bad man.
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly,
[F]
[C] [G] [C]
so pitiful.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, [F] mmm, [C] mmm, [G] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
Gentlemen's off the jury, what do you think of that?
Says Staggerly, give [F] Billy the Lion, bite a [C] five dollar stuffing hat, [G] that bad man.
Oh, [F] cruel [C] Stagger Lee,
[F] [C]
[G] [C] standing on the gallows,
Stagger Lee did curse, the judge [F] said,
Let's kill him [C] before he kills some of us,
He's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] cruel Stagger Lee,
[F] [C]
[G] [C] standing on the gallows,
He'd wave high at twelve o'clock [F] to kill him,
They's all [C] glad to see him die, he's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] cruel Stagger Lee,
[F] [C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] I said,
Police and officers, how can it be,
[Am] You can arrest [F] everybody, [C] but cruel Stagger Lee,
[G] That bad man.
[C] Oh, cruel Stagger Lee.
[Eb]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Mississippi John Hurt - Stackolee chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, C, F, C, G and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 45 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 92 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Db Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Police, Law Enforcement, how can it be [F] you can arrest everybody [C] but Cruella Staggerly, [G] that bad man?
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ better than Lion Toe Staggerly, please don't take my life, says I [F] got too little faith in a darling [C] loving wife, he's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly, _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
what I care about you too little baby, darling loving wife, said you don't stole [F] a stuffing hat and I'm [C] bound to take your life, [G] that bad man.
[C] Oh, Cruella Staggerly, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ when a forty four, when a spy, [F] oh Billy the Lion, [C] he's lying down in the floor, that [G] bad man.
Oh, [C] Cruella Staggerly, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
so pitiful.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, [F] mmm, [C] mmm, [G] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
Gentlemen's off the jury, what do you think of that?
Says Staggerly, give [F] Billy the Lion, bite a [C] five dollar stuffing hat, [G] that bad man.
Oh, [F] cruel [C] Stagger Lee, _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ standing on the gallows,
Stagger Lee did curse, the judge [F] said,
Let's kill him [C] before he kills some of us,
He's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] cruel Stagger Lee, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ standing on the gallows,
He'd wave high at twelve o'clock [F] to kill him,
They's all [C] glad to see him die, he's [G] a bad man.
Oh, [C] cruel Stagger Lee, _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ I said,
Police and officers, how can it be,
[Am] You can arrest [F] everybody, [C] but cruel Stagger Lee,
[G] That bad man.
[C] Oh, cruel Stagger Lee.
_ [Eb] _

Facts about this song

This song is part of The Library Of Congress Recordings Vol. 1 Disc. 1 album.

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