Chords for Stagger Lee
Tempo:
75.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
A
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Cape and the Bad Seeds!
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
It [D] was back in 32 when times were hard
He had a Colt .45
and a deck of [C] cards Staggerly
[A] [C] [D] He wore a wrap-lock shoes and an old Stetson hat
He had a .28
bolt, he had payments on that
[Am] Staggerly
[D] Well, this woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And she said, don't you [Dm] ever come back no [C] more Staggerly
[Am] [C] [A] So he walked through the rain and he walked through [D] the mud
Till he came to a bar called the Buck of the Blood
[Am] Staggerly
[A] He [D] said, Mr.
Motherfucker, you know who I am
And the barkeeper said, no and I don't give a good [Am] goddamn
To Staggerly
[D] Staggerly said, it's plain to see
I'm the bad motherfucker called [Am] Staggerly
[C] Mr. Staggerly
[Am] [C]
[D] Well, the barkeep said, yeah, I heard that name down the way
And I kick motherfuckin' asses [Am] like you every day
Mr.
Staggerly
[D] Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
Cause Stag put four holes in his [Am] motherfuckin' head
[D] Just then he and me met a girl called Nellie Brown
Don't need more money than any [C] bitch in town
[A] [Am]
[D] Well, she walked across the bar and she started to blud
Over to Staggerly
She started to [Am] blud with Staggerly
[A]
[D] Well, she sees the barkeep said, oh God, he can't be dead
Stag says, well, just count [Am] the holes in the motherfuckin' head
Staggerly
She [D] said, it looks like you copped in quite a time when I caught you in my pad
Oh, cause [Am] you're a dime
Mr.
Staggerly
[D] But there's one thing you know before you begin
You have to be gone before my man [Am] Billy Dilly comes in
She says, Staggerly
[D] Staggerly says, we're gonna sit right here
And if time comes to pass, it's better my old fuck Billy [Am] Dilly and his motherfuckin' ass
Says, Staggerly
[A]
[D] Cause I'm the bad motherfucker, don't you know
And I'll crawl over, kick you in the pussy just to get to one [C] fat boy's asshole
[Am] That's Staggerly
[D] Well, in came Billy Dilly, said you must [D] be the bad motherfucker called Staggerly
[Am] Mr. Staggerly
[A] Well, [D] Staggerly said, yeah, you better get down on your knees and suck my dick
Cause if you [Am] don't, you're gonna be dead
Staggerly
[A]
[D] So Billy Dilly kneels down, his sloppers on his head, and Stag fills it full of lead [Am] Oh yeah
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am]
Staggerly
Staggerly
[Am]
[D]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
It [D] was back in 32 when times were hard
He had a Colt .45
and a deck of [C] cards Staggerly
[A] [C] [D] He wore a wrap-lock shoes and an old Stetson hat
He had a .28
bolt, he had payments on that
[Am] Staggerly
[D] Well, this woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And she said, don't you [Dm] ever come back no [C] more Staggerly
[Am] [C] [A] So he walked through the rain and he walked through [D] the mud
Till he came to a bar called the Buck of the Blood
[Am] Staggerly
[A] He [D] said, Mr.
Motherfucker, you know who I am
And the barkeeper said, no and I don't give a good [Am] goddamn
To Staggerly
[D] Staggerly said, it's plain to see
I'm the bad motherfucker called [Am] Staggerly
[C] Mr. Staggerly
[Am] [C]
[D] Well, the barkeep said, yeah, I heard that name down the way
And I kick motherfuckin' asses [Am] like you every day
Mr.
Staggerly
[D] Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
Cause Stag put four holes in his [Am] motherfuckin' head
[D] Just then he and me met a girl called Nellie Brown
Don't need more money than any [C] bitch in town
[A] [Am]
[D] Well, she walked across the bar and she started to blud
Over to Staggerly
She started to [Am] blud with Staggerly
[A]
[D] Well, she sees the barkeep said, oh God, he can't be dead
Stag says, well, just count [Am] the holes in the motherfuckin' head
Staggerly
She [D] said, it looks like you copped in quite a time when I caught you in my pad
Oh, cause [Am] you're a dime
Mr.
Staggerly
[D] But there's one thing you know before you begin
You have to be gone before my man [Am] Billy Dilly comes in
She says, Staggerly
[D] Staggerly says, we're gonna sit right here
And if time comes to pass, it's better my old fuck Billy [Am] Dilly and his motherfuckin' ass
Says, Staggerly
[A]
[D] Cause I'm the bad motherfucker, don't you know
And I'll crawl over, kick you in the pussy just to get to one [C] fat boy's asshole
[Am] That's Staggerly
[D] Well, in came Billy Dilly, said you must [D] be the bad motherfucker called Staggerly
[Am] Mr. Staggerly
[A] Well, [D] Staggerly said, yeah, you better get down on your knees and suck my dick
Cause if you [Am] don't, you're gonna be dead
Staggerly
[A]
[D] So Billy Dilly kneels down, his sloppers on his head, and Stag fills it full of lead [Am] Oh yeah
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am]
Staggerly
Staggerly
[Am]
[D]
Key:
D
Am
A
C
G
D
Am
A
Cape and the Bad Seeds!
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It [D] was back in 32 when times were hard
He had a Colt .45
and a deck of [C] cards Staggerly
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] He wore a wrap-lock shoes and an old Stetson hat
He had a .28
bolt, he had payments on that
[Am] Staggerly
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Well, this woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And she said, don't you [Dm] ever come back no [C] more Staggerly
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] So he walked through the rain and he walked through [D] the mud
Till he came to a bar called the Buck of the Blood
[Am] Staggerly
_ _ _ _ [A] He [D] said, Mr.
Motherfucker, you know who I am
And the barkeeper said, no and I don't give a good [Am] goddamn
To Staggerly _ _ _
[D] Staggerly said, it's plain to see
I'm the bad motherfucker called [Am] Staggerly
[C] Mr. Staggerly
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] Well, the barkeep said, yeah, I heard that name down the way
And I kick motherfuckin' asses [Am] like you every day
Mr.
Staggerly _
[D] Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
Cause Stag put four holes in his [Am] motherfuckin' head _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Just then he and me met a girl called Nellie Brown
Don't need more money than any [C] bitch in town
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Well, she walked across the bar and she started to blud
Over to Staggerly
She started to [Am] blud with Staggerly
[A] _ _ _ _
[D] Well, she sees the barkeep said, oh God, he can't be dead
Stag says, well, just count [Am] the holes in the motherfuckin' head
_ Staggerly
She [D] said, it looks like you copped in quite a time when I caught you in my pad
Oh, cause [Am] you're a dime
Mr.
Staggerly _ _ _
[D] But there's one thing you know before you begin
You have to be gone before my man [Am] Billy Dilly comes in
She says, Staggerly _ _
[D] Staggerly says, we're gonna sit right here
And if time comes to pass, it's better my old fuck Billy [Am] Dilly and his motherfuckin' ass
Says, Staggerly
[A] _
[D] Cause I'm the bad motherfucker, don't you know
And I'll crawl over, kick you in the pussy just to get to one [C] fat boy's asshole
[Am] That's Staggerly _
[D] Well, in came Billy Dilly, said you must [D] be the bad motherfucker called Staggerly
[Am] Mr. Staggerly
_ _ _ [A] Well, [D] Staggerly said, yeah, you better get down on your knees and suck my dick
Cause if you [Am] don't, you're gonna be dead
_ Staggerly
_ [A] _
[D] So Billy Dilly kneels down, his sloppers on his head, and Stag fills it full of lead [Am] Oh _ _ yeah _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Staggerly
_ _ Staggerly _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It [D] was back in 32 when times were hard
He had a Colt .45
and a deck of [C] cards Staggerly
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] He wore a wrap-lock shoes and an old Stetson hat
He had a .28
bolt, he had payments on that
[Am] Staggerly
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Well, this woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And she said, don't you [Dm] ever come back no [C] more Staggerly
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] So he walked through the rain and he walked through [D] the mud
Till he came to a bar called the Buck of the Blood
[Am] Staggerly
_ _ _ _ [A] He [D] said, Mr.
Motherfucker, you know who I am
And the barkeeper said, no and I don't give a good [Am] goddamn
To Staggerly _ _ _
[D] Staggerly said, it's plain to see
I'm the bad motherfucker called [Am] Staggerly
[C] Mr. Staggerly
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] Well, the barkeep said, yeah, I heard that name down the way
And I kick motherfuckin' asses [Am] like you every day
Mr.
Staggerly _
[D] Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
Cause Stag put four holes in his [Am] motherfuckin' head _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Just then he and me met a girl called Nellie Brown
Don't need more money than any [C] bitch in town
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Well, she walked across the bar and she started to blud
Over to Staggerly
She started to [Am] blud with Staggerly
[A] _ _ _ _
[D] Well, she sees the barkeep said, oh God, he can't be dead
Stag says, well, just count [Am] the holes in the motherfuckin' head
_ Staggerly
She [D] said, it looks like you copped in quite a time when I caught you in my pad
Oh, cause [Am] you're a dime
Mr.
Staggerly _ _ _
[D] But there's one thing you know before you begin
You have to be gone before my man [Am] Billy Dilly comes in
She says, Staggerly _ _
[D] Staggerly says, we're gonna sit right here
And if time comes to pass, it's better my old fuck Billy [Am] Dilly and his motherfuckin' ass
Says, Staggerly
[A] _
[D] Cause I'm the bad motherfucker, don't you know
And I'll crawl over, kick you in the pussy just to get to one [C] fat boy's asshole
[Am] That's Staggerly _
[D] Well, in came Billy Dilly, said you must [D] be the bad motherfucker called Staggerly
[Am] Mr. Staggerly
_ _ _ [A] Well, [D] Staggerly said, yeah, you better get down on your knees and suck my dick
Cause if you [Am] don't, you're gonna be dead
_ Staggerly
_ [A] _
[D] So Billy Dilly kneels down, his sloppers on his head, and Stag fills it full of lead [Am] Oh _ _ yeah _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Staggerly
_ _ Staggerly _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _