Chords for MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT - Stack O' Lee [1928]
Tempo:
137.85 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
Police officer, how can it be?
You can [Ab] arrest everybody but cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee, [Bb] that bad man.
Oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
There's a line told Stagger Lee, please don't take my life.
[Ab] I got two little babes and a darling loving [Eb] wife.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
What I care about you two little babes, darling loving wife.
You done [Ab] stole my stuff and hat, I'm [Eb] bound to take your life.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Winter's 44, [Ab] winter's by.
There's a line you line [Eb] down on the floor.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Young as all the jewelry, what you think of that?
[Ab] Stagger Lee killed in the line, bought a $5 [Eb] stuntman hat.
That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Standing on the galler's head way up high.
[Ab] At 12 o'clock they killed him, he's all glad [Eb] to see him die.
[Bb] That bad man, oh [Eb] cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
Police officer, how can it be?
You can [Ab] arrest everybody but cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee, [Bb] that bad man.
Oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
There's a line told Stagger Lee, please don't take my life.
[Ab] I got two little babes and a darling loving [Eb] wife.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
What I care about you two little babes, darling loving wife.
You done [Ab] stole my stuff and hat, I'm [Eb] bound to take your life.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Winter's 44, [Ab] winter's by.
There's a line you line [Eb] down on the floor.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Young as all the jewelry, what you think of that?
[Ab] Stagger Lee killed in the line, bought a $5 [Eb] stuntman hat.
That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Standing on the galler's head way up high.
[Ab] At 12 o'clock they killed him, he's all glad [Eb] to see him die.
[Bb] That bad man, oh [Eb] cruel Stagger Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
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Bb
Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Police officer, how can it be?
You can [Ab] arrest _ everybody but cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee, [Bb] that bad man.
Oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a line told Stagger Lee, please don't take my life.
[Ab] I got two little babes and a darling loving [Eb] wife.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
What I care about you two little babes, darling loving wife.
You done [Ab] stole my stuff and hat, I'm [Eb] bound to take your life.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ Boom, _ _ _ _ _ boom, boom, boom.
Winter's 44, _ [Ab] winter's by.
There's a line you line [Eb] down on the floor.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ Young as all the jewelry, what you think of that?
[Ab] Stagger Lee killed in the line, bought a $5 [Eb] stuntman hat.
That bad man, oh cruel Stagger _ Lee. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Standing on the galler's head way up high.
[Ab] At 12 o'clock they killed him, he's all glad [Eb] to see him die.
[Bb] That bad man, oh [Eb] cruel Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Police officer, how can it be?
You can [Ab] arrest _ everybody but cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee, [Bb] that bad man.
Oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a line told Stagger Lee, please don't take my life.
[Ab] I got two little babes and a darling loving [Eb] wife.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
What I care about you two little babes, darling loving wife.
You done [Ab] stole my stuff and hat, I'm [Eb] bound to take your life.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Boom, _ _ _ _ _ boom, boom, boom.
Winter's 44, _ [Ab] winter's by.
There's a line you line [Eb] down on the floor.
[Bb] That bad man, oh cruel [Eb] Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ Young as all the jewelry, what you think of that?
[Ab] Stagger Lee killed in the line, bought a $5 [Eb] stuntman hat.
That bad man, oh cruel Stagger _ Lee. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Standing on the galler's head way up high.
[Ab] At 12 o'clock they killed him, he's all glad [Eb] to see him die.
[Bb] That bad man, oh [Eb] cruel Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _