Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Chords by Jerry Reed

Tempo:
148.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G]
[G] Well, south side of Chicago [A] [A] is the baddest part of town.
[Bm] And if you go down there, then [C] you better be aware of [D] this cat.
They [G] call him Leroy [D] Brown.
They call him Leroy looking [G] for trouble.
You [A] see, he stand about six foot four.
All [B] the uptown ladies call [C] him treat, talk [G] of love.
[D] All the vendors [C] call [D] him sir.
[G] And he's bad, bad, bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] Baddest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
[D] Meaning [C] I'm a [G] junkyard dog.
Well, old Leroy, he's a gambler.
And [A] he likes his fancy clothes.
[B] He likes to sport [C] that diamond ring [D] up under [G] everybody's [D] nose.
And [G] he's got a link of continentals.
He [A] got a Eldorado II.
He [B] got a .32
gun in [C] his pocket for fun.
[D] And a razor [G] blade in his shoe.
He's bad, bad, bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] Baddest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
[D] Meaning [C] I'm a [G] junkyard dog.
Friday night about a week ago, [A] Leroy's out shooting dives.
And [B] at the edge of the bar stood [C] a girl [G] named Doris.
[D] And ooh, [C] that's good [D] night.
Well, [G] then he cast his eyes upon her.
And [A] the trouble, it soon began.
[B] And old Leroy learned [C] his lesson about messing [D] with the wife [C] of a jealous man.
[D] [G] The two men that took to fighting.
[A] And when they scraped Leroy off of the floor,
[B] that poor boy looked [C] just like a jigsaw puzzle.
[D] When a couple [C] of pieces [Dm] gone.
[G] And he's bad, bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] Baddest man in the [D] whole downtown.
[B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
[D] Meaning [C] I'm a [D] junkyard dog.
[G] Oh, children, he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] [B] [C]
[D] [B]
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C
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2131
A
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C
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To start learning Jerry Reed - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, B, C, D, G, A, C, G, D and B in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 74 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 148 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Well, south side of Chicago [A] _ [A] is the baddest part of town.
[Bm] And if you go down there, then [C] you better be aware of [D] this cat.
They [G] call him Leroy [D] Brown.
They call him Leroy looking [G] for trouble.
You [A] see, he stand about six foot four.
All [B] the uptown ladies call [C] him treat, talk [G] of love.
[D] All the vendors [C] call [D] him sir.
[G] And he's bad, bad, bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] _ Baddest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
_ [D] Meaning [C] I'm a [G] junkyard dog.
Well, old Leroy, he's a gambler.
And [A] he likes his fancy clothes.
_ _ [B] He likes to sport [C] that diamond ring [D] up under _ [G] _ everybody's [D] nose.
And [G] he's got a link of _ _ continentals.
He [A] got a _ Eldorado II.
_ He [B] got a .32
gun in [C] his pocket for fun.
[D] And a razor [G] blade in his _ shoe.
He's bad, bad, bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] _ Baddest man in the whole downtown.
[B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
_ [D] Meaning [C] I'm a [G] junkyard dog.
_ _ _ Friday night about a week ago, _ [A] Leroy's out shooting dives.
_ And [B] at the edge of the bar stood [C] a girl [G] named Doris.
[D] And ooh, [C] that's good [D] night.
Well, [G] then he cast his eyes upon her.
And [A] the trouble, it soon began.
_ [B] And old Leroy learned [C] his lesson about messing [D] with the wife [C] of a jealous man.
[D] _ _ [G] The two men that took to fighting.
_ _ [A] And when they scraped Leroy off of the floor,
_ [B] that poor boy looked [C] just like a jigsaw puzzle.
[D] When a couple [C] of pieces [Dm] gone.
_ [G] And he's bad, _ bad, bad, Leroy Brown.
[A] _ Baddest man in the [D] whole downtown.
_ [B] Better than old [C] King Kong.
_ [D] Meaning [C] I'm a [D] junkyard dog.
[G] Oh, children, he's bad, bad, _ Leroy Brown.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _

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