Chords for Grateful Dead - Stagger Lee (Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89)
Tempo:
150.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [Bb] 1940, [C] Xmas Eve [Bb] with the full moon over town
[F]
[C] Stegally [Bb] met Billy [F] De [Bb] Nines and he blew that poor boy down
[F] Do [C] you know [Bb] what he [F] shot him for?
[Bb] What do you make of that?
[Am] [G]
Billy De Nines threw the lucky dice, [A] wore the Beckledeen sweats and hat
[D]
Bio, Bio, [G]
tell me how can this be?
You arrest the girl for [C] turning [G] tricks, but you [C] scared the [D] Stegally's
[C]
[G] [C] Bad [G] man and he shot [D] my Billy D
[C] Bio, [G] go get him,
[C] give the [D] job to [C] me
[G]
[C] [D]
Heal your deep lying,
[G] oh sweet Billy D
How the hell can [C] I arrest [G] him, you know he's [C] twice as big [D] as me
[C]
[G] Don't ask me [C] to go [G] downtown, no I won't come [D] back alive
[C] Not only is [G] that mother big,
[C] back [D] for the fire
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[F] [C] Bio, [Bb] heal [F] you said, [Bb] just give me your gun
[F] Shot [C] my Billy [Bb] D, [C] now [Bb] I'm gonna see him hurt
[F] She went [C] down [Gm] to De [Am] Nines' club, [Bb] to Billy De Nines' blood
[G] Stepped up to Stegally at the bar, [A] said buy me a [B] gin for his love
[A]
[C] [A]
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[G]
[Am]
[E] [D] [C]
[G] [C] [Em]
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[B] [C] [D]
[C] [G]
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[Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [A] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
Stegally lit a cigarette, [G] she shot him in the balls
Who smoked off [Am] her
[G] revolver, had him drink the [D] city call
[C] [G] Bio, Bio, [C] see you [D] Nick Nines
[C] He shot my Billy [G] D, now [C] he's [D] got to [C] die
I [G]
[C] [D]
remember when walking [G] down on Singapore street
Three piece band [C] on the [G] corner played, [D] nearer my God to [C] thee
[G] Deal you with [C] a [G] different tune, [C] what tune could [D] that be
[C] The song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [Bm] The [C] song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[Bm] [C]
The [G] [C]
[D] [C] song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[C] [G] [C]
[D] [C]
[Em] [C]
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[G] [C]
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[G] [C] [D]
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[D] [C] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
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[Bb] [E]
[N]
[C] [Bb] 1940, [C] Xmas Eve [Bb] with the full moon over town
[F]
[C] Stegally [Bb] met Billy [F] De [Bb] Nines and he blew that poor boy down
[F] Do [C] you know [Bb] what he [F] shot him for?
[Bb] What do you make of that?
[Am] [G]
Billy De Nines threw the lucky dice, [A] wore the Beckledeen sweats and hat
[D]
Bio, Bio, [G]
tell me how can this be?
You arrest the girl for [C] turning [G] tricks, but you [C] scared the [D] Stegally's
[C]
[G] [C] Bad [G] man and he shot [D] my Billy D
[C] Bio, [G] go get him,
[C] give the [D] job to [C] me
[G]
[C] [D]
Heal your deep lying,
[G] oh sweet Billy D
How the hell can [C] I arrest [G] him, you know he's [C] twice as big [D] as me
[C]
[G] Don't ask me [C] to go [G] downtown, no I won't come [D] back alive
[C] Not only is [G] that mother big,
[C] back [D] for the fire
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[F] [C] Bio, [Bb] heal [F] you said, [Bb] just give me your gun
[F] Shot [C] my Billy [Bb] D, [C] now [Bb] I'm gonna see him hurt
[F] She went [C] down [Gm] to De [Am] Nines' club, [Bb] to Billy De Nines' blood
[G] Stepped up to Stegally at the bar, [A] said buy me a [B] gin for his love
[A]
[C] [A]
[D]
[G]
[Am]
[E] [D] [C]
[G] [C] [Em]
[D]
[C] [G]
[B] [C] [D]
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[C] [D]
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[Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [A] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
Stegally lit a cigarette, [G] she shot him in the balls
Who smoked off [Am] her
[G] revolver, had him drink the [D] city call
[C] [G] Bio, Bio, [C] see you [D] Nick Nines
[C] He shot my Billy [G] D, now [C] he's [D] got to [C] die
I [G]
[C] [D]
remember when walking [G] down on Singapore street
Three piece band [C] on the [G] corner played, [D] nearer my God to [C] thee
[G] Deal you with [C] a [G] different tune, [C] what tune could [D] that be
[C] The song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [Bm] The [C] song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[Bm] [C]
The [G] [C]
[D] [C] song, [G] hear you son, [C] is look out [D] Stegally
[C] [G] [C]
[D] [C]
[Em] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[A]
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[Ab]
[Bb] [E]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] 1940, [C] Xmas Eve [Bb] with the full moon over town
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] Stegally [Bb] met Billy [F] De [Bb] Nines and he blew that poor boy down
_ [F] Do [C] you know [Bb] what he [F] shot him for?
[Bb] What do you make of that?
_ [Am] _ _ [G]
Billy De Nines threw the lucky dice, [A] wore the Beckledeen sweats and hat _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Bio, Bio, [G]
tell me how can this be?
You arrest the girl for [C] turning [G] tricks, but you [C] scared the _ [D] Stegally's
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Bad [G] man and he shot [D] my Billy D _ _ _
[C] Bio, [G] go get him, _ _
[C] give the [D] job to _ _ _ [C] me
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Heal your deep lying, _
[G] oh sweet Billy D _ _
How the hell can [C] I arrest [G] him, you know he's [C] twice as big [D] as me
_ [C] _ _
[G] Don't ask me [C] to go [G] downtown, no I won't come [D] back alive _
[C] Not only is [G] that mother big, _ _
[C] _ back [D] for the _ fire
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] Bio, [Bb] heal [F] you said, [Bb] just give me your gun _ _
[F] Shot [C] my Billy [Bb] D, _ [C] now [Bb] I'm gonna see him hurt _ _
[F] She went [C] down [Gm] to De [Am] Nines' club, [Bb] to Billy De Nines' blood _ _
[G] Stepped up to Stegally at the bar, [A] said buy me a [B] gin for his love
[A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Stegally lit a cigarette, [G] she shot him in the balls
_ Who smoked off [Am] her _
[G] revolver, had him drink the [D] city call _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ Bio, _ _ Bio, _ [C] see you [D] Nick Nines
_ _ [C] He shot my Billy [G] D, _ _ now [C] _ he's [D] got to _ _ [C] die
I _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ remember when _ walking _ [G] down on Singapore street
_ _ Three piece band [C] on the [G] corner played, [D] nearer my God to _ [C] thee
_ [G] _ Deal you with [C] a [G] different tune, [C] what tune could [D] that be
_ _ [C] The song, [G] hear you son, _ [C] is look out [D] Stegally
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] The _ [C] song, [G] hear you son, _ _ [C] is look out [D] Stegally
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
The [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ song, [G] hear you son, _ [C] is look out [D] _ _ Stegally
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] 1940, [C] Xmas Eve [Bb] with the full moon over town
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] Stegally [Bb] met Billy [F] De [Bb] Nines and he blew that poor boy down
_ [F] Do [C] you know [Bb] what he [F] shot him for?
[Bb] What do you make of that?
_ [Am] _ _ [G]
Billy De Nines threw the lucky dice, [A] wore the Beckledeen sweats and hat _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Bio, Bio, [G]
tell me how can this be?
You arrest the girl for [C] turning [G] tricks, but you [C] scared the _ [D] Stegally's
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Bad [G] man and he shot [D] my Billy D _ _ _
[C] Bio, [G] go get him, _ _
[C] give the [D] job to _ _ _ [C] me
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Heal your deep lying, _
[G] oh sweet Billy D _ _
How the hell can [C] I arrest [G] him, you know he's [C] twice as big [D] as me
_ [C] _ _
[G] Don't ask me [C] to go [G] downtown, no I won't come [D] back alive _
[C] Not only is [G] that mother big, _ _
[C] _ back [D] for the _ fire
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] Bio, [Bb] heal [F] you said, [Bb] just give me your gun _ _
[F] Shot [C] my Billy [Bb] D, _ [C] now [Bb] I'm gonna see him hurt _ _
[F] She went [C] down [Gm] to De [Am] Nines' club, [Bb] to Billy De Nines' blood _ _
[G] Stepped up to Stegally at the bar, [A] said buy me a [B] gin for his love
[A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Stegally lit a cigarette, [G] she shot him in the balls
_ Who smoked off [Am] her _
[G] revolver, had him drink the [D] city call _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ Bio, _ _ Bio, _ [C] see you [D] Nick Nines
_ _ [C] He shot my Billy [G] D, _ _ now [C] _ he's [D] got to _ _ [C] die
I _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ remember when _ walking _ [G] down on Singapore street
_ _ Three piece band [C] on the [G] corner played, [D] nearer my God to _ [C] thee
_ [G] _ Deal you with [C] a [G] different tune, [C] what tune could [D] that be
_ _ [C] The song, [G] hear you son, _ [C] is look out [D] Stegally
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] The _ [C] song, [G] hear you son, _ _ [C] is look out [D] Stegally
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
The [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ song, [G] hear you son, _ [C] is look out [D] _ _ Stegally
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