Chords for STAGGER LEE (1969) by Taj Mahal

Tempo:
72.8 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

F#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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STAGGER LEE (1969) by Taj Mahal chords
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[C#] [G#] [C#m]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#]
Could be on a rainy morning, could be on a rainy night.
[F#] Stagger Lee and Billy DeLine had a [C#m] great big fight,
talking about the [G#] bad man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee.
Stagger Lee said, Billy, man, you know I can't go with that.
[F#] I done won all your money and your great [C#m] big status and hat.
Talking about the [G#] bad man.
Cruel [C#] old Stagger Lee.
Stagger Lee said, Billy, man, don't take my life.
[F#] I got two lovely children.
I got a very [C#] lovely wife.
Talking [G#m] about the bad man.
Cruel [C#] old Stagger Lee.
[C#m] [C#]
[A] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
Stagger Lee shot Billy, shot the boy so bad,
the bullet [F#] went through Billy, broke the [C#m] bartender's looking
glass, [G#] talking about the bad man.
Cruel old [C#] Stagger Lee.
If you ever down in Louisiana, going to the Lions Club,
[F#] every foot you be stepping in, Billy [C#] DeLine blood.
Talking about [G#m] that bad man, damn man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee.
Could be on a rainy morning.
It could be on a rainy night.
Old Stagger Lee [F#] and Billy [C#] DeLine had a great big fight,
talking about [G#] that bad man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee.
[F#] [C#m]
[G#] [C#] [G#]
[C#m] [C#]
Key:  
C#
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G#
134211114
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
Could be on a rainy morning, could be on a rainy night.
[F#] Stagger Lee and Billy DeLine had a [C#m] great big fight,
talking about the [G#] bad man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee. _
_ Stagger Lee said, Billy, man, you know I can't go with that.
[F#] I done won all your money and your great [C#m] big status and hat.
Talking about the [G#] bad man.
Cruel [C#] old Stagger Lee. _
_ Stagger Lee said, Billy, man, don't take my life.
[F#] I got two lovely children.
I got a very [C#] lovely wife.
Talking [G#m] about the bad man.
Cruel [C#] old Stagger Lee. _
_ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
Stagger Lee shot Billy, shot the boy so bad,
the bullet [F#] went through Billy, broke the [C#m] bartender's looking
glass, [G#] talking about the bad man.
_ Cruel old [C#] Stagger Lee. _
If you ever down in Louisiana, going to the Lions Club,
[F#] every foot you be stepping in, Billy [C#] DeLine blood.
Talking about [G#m] that bad man, damn man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee. _ _ _
_ _ Could be on a rainy morning.
It could be on a rainy night.
Old Stagger Lee [F#] and Billy [C#] DeLine had a great big fight,
talking about [G#] that bad man.
[C#] Cruel old Stagger Lee. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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