Chords for Stagger Lee Neil Diamond
Tempo:
123 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G]
The night [Bm] was clear [C] and the moon was [G] yellow and [Am] the leaves came tumbling [D]
[G] down.
I was standing on the corner when I [C] heard my bulldog bark.
[E] He [G] was barking up two men who were gambling [Am]
[G] in the dark.
It [D]
[G] was Stagger Lee and Billy, [C] two men who gambled [C] late.
[G] Stagger Lee threw seven, [D] Billy swore he [G] threw an eight.
[D]
[G] Stagger Lee told Billy, I [C] can't let you get away with that.
[G] Well, you've won all my money and [D] my brand new [G] Stetson hat.
Stagger Lee [Gm] ran home, [C] winning got him his forty-four.
[G] Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [G] I owe.
[F] [D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go [Gm] Stagger Lee.
Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [Bb] I owe.
[Em] [C]
[G]
Stagger Lee went to the barroom, [C] well he stood across the barroom door.
[G] Said, now nobody move and he [D] pulled out his [G] forty-four.
Stagger Lee cried to Billy, [C] oh please don't you take my life.
[G] I've got me three little children [D] and a very [G] sickly wife.
[F]
[A] Go [D] [G] Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Bb] Lee.
I've got me three [G] little children [D] and a very, very [G] sickly wife.
[D] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[G] Stagger Lee shot Billy, boy he [C] shot that poor boy so [Gm] bad.
Then the bullet came through Billy [D] and went right through the [G] bartender's glass.
While I was standing on the corner, when [C] I heard my bulldog bark.
[D]
[G] He was barking up at the two [D] men who were gambling in [G] the dark.
[F] [D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [D] Lee.
He [G] was barking up at the two men [D] who were gambling in [Gm] the dark.
[D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Gm]
Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee.
Said, [G] I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that I owe.
[G] [D] [G]
The night [Bm] was clear [C] and the moon was [G] yellow and [Am] the leaves came tumbling [D]
[G] down.
I was standing on the corner when I [C] heard my bulldog bark.
[E] He [G] was barking up two men who were gambling [Am]
[G] in the dark.
It [D]
[G] was Stagger Lee and Billy, [C] two men who gambled [C] late.
[G] Stagger Lee threw seven, [D] Billy swore he [G] threw an eight.
[D]
[G] Stagger Lee told Billy, I [C] can't let you get away with that.
[G] Well, you've won all my money and [D] my brand new [G] Stetson hat.
Stagger Lee [Gm] ran home, [C] winning got him his forty-four.
[G] Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [G] I owe.
[F] [D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go [Gm] Stagger Lee.
Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [Bb] I owe.
[Em] [C]
[G]
Stagger Lee went to the barroom, [C] well he stood across the barroom door.
[G] Said, now nobody move and he [D] pulled out his [G] forty-four.
Stagger Lee cried to Billy, [C] oh please don't you take my life.
[G] I've got me three little children [D] and a very [G] sickly wife.
[F]
[A] Go [D] [G] Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Bb] Lee.
I've got me three [G] little children [D] and a very, very [G] sickly wife.
[D] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[G] Stagger Lee shot Billy, boy he [C] shot that poor boy so [Gm] bad.
Then the bullet came through Billy [D] and went right through the [G] bartender's glass.
While I was standing on the corner, when [C] I heard my bulldog bark.
[D]
[G] He was barking up at the two [D] men who were gambling in [G] the dark.
[F] [D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [D] Lee.
He [G] was barking up at the two men [D] who were gambling in [Gm] the dark.
[D]
[G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Gm]
Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee.
Said, [G] I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that I owe.
[G] [D] [G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ The night [Bm] was clear _ [C] and the moon was [G] yellow _ and [Am] the leaves came tumbling [D] _ _ _
_ [G] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was standing on the corner _ when I [C] heard my bulldog bark. _
[E] He [G] was barking up two men who were gambling [Am] _
[G] in the dark.
_ It [D] _ _
[G] was Stagger Lee and Billy, _ [C] two men who gambled [C] late. _
[G] Stagger Lee threw seven, [D] Billy swore he [G] threw an eight.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Stagger Lee told Billy, I [C] can't let you get away with that. _
[G] Well, you've won all my money and [D] my brand new [G] Stetson hat. _ _ _ _ _
Stagger Lee [Gm] _ ran home, _ [C] winning got him his forty-four. _
[G] Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [G] I owe.
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go [Gm] Stagger Lee.
Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [Bb] I owe.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Stagger Lee went to the barroom, [C] well he stood across the barroom door.
_ [G] Said, now nobody move and he [D] pulled out his [G] forty-four. _
_ _ _ _ Stagger Lee cried to Billy, _ [C] oh please don't you take my life.
_ _ [G] I've got me three little children [D] and a very _ [G] sickly wife.
[F] _
[A] Go [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Bb] Lee.
I've got me three [G] little children [D] and a very, very [G] sickly wife. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] Stagger Lee shot Billy, _ _ boy he [C] shot that poor boy so [Gm] bad. _
Then the bullet came through Billy [D] and went right through the [G] bartender's glass.
_ While _ _ I was standing on the corner, when [C] I heard my bulldog bark.
_ [D] _
[G] He was barking up at the two [D] men who were gambling in [G] the dark.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [D] Lee.
He [G] was barking up at the two men [D] who were gambling in [Gm] the dark.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Gm]
Lee, [C] go _ _ Stagger Lee.
Said, [G] I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that I owe.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ The night [Bm] was clear _ [C] and the moon was [G] yellow _ and [Am] the leaves came tumbling [D] _ _ _
_ [G] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was standing on the corner _ when I [C] heard my bulldog bark. _
[E] He [G] was barking up two men who were gambling [Am] _
[G] in the dark.
_ It [D] _ _
[G] was Stagger Lee and Billy, _ [C] two men who gambled [C] late. _
[G] Stagger Lee threw seven, [D] Billy swore he [G] threw an eight.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Stagger Lee told Billy, I [C] can't let you get away with that. _
[G] Well, you've won all my money and [D] my brand new [G] Stetson hat. _ _ _ _ _
Stagger Lee [Gm] _ ran home, _ [C] winning got him his forty-four. _
[G] Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [G] I owe.
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go [Gm] Stagger Lee.
Said, I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that [Bb] I owe.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Stagger Lee went to the barroom, [C] well he stood across the barroom door.
_ [G] Said, now nobody move and he [D] pulled out his [G] forty-four. _
_ _ _ _ Stagger Lee cried to Billy, _ [C] oh please don't you take my life.
_ _ [G] I've got me three little children [D] and a very _ [G] sickly wife.
[F] _
[A] Go [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Bb] Lee.
I've got me three [G] little children [D] and a very, very [G] sickly wife. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] Stagger Lee shot Billy, _ _ boy he [C] shot that poor boy so [Gm] bad. _
Then the bullet came through Billy [D] and went right through the [G] bartender's glass.
_ While _ _ I was standing on the corner, when [C] I heard my bulldog bark.
_ [D] _
[G] He was barking up at the two [D] men who were gambling in [G] the dark.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, [C] go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [D] Lee.
He [G] was barking up at the two men [D] who were gambling in [Gm] the dark.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger [Gm]
Lee, [C] go _ _ Stagger Lee.
Said, [G] I'm going to the [D] barroom, just pay that debt that I owe.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _