Stagger Lee Chords by The Youngbloods

Tempo:
140.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Gm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stagger Lee chords
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[C] The [Em] night was dark [F] and the moon [C] was yellow
And [F] the leaves [G] came tumbling [C] down
[G] I [C] was standing on a corner
[F] When I heard my football [C] call
He was walking at the tube [G] and he was gambling
[C] In the dark, [G] [C] he was a glee
And yet at the [F] tube and he gambled
[C] Stack a leaf through seven [G] and it's falling
[C] He threw a four nine stack of leaves
Crying that I'm [F] afraid to let you go
I had to [C] have one on my [G] money
But my family [C] said not to ask
[G] [C] Four nine stack of leaves
Went home and he [F] got a great big 44
[C] He said I'm going to the [G] ballroom just to play that
[C]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm] [Gm] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Gm] [F#m] [C]
[G] [C] Oh, and I'm like a leaf, put to the bottom, [F] and it's stuck deep behind the door.
[C] Said no [A#] nobody [Am] move, [G] and they pulled it, [C] 44.
[G] [C] Yeah, and I'm like a leaf, dried barely.
[F] Oh, please won't take my life.
[C] I've got three little [D] children, [G] and they're very [C] sickly wise.
Yeah, and I'm like a leaf, dried barely.
Yeah, you know, [F] he shot that poor boy so bad.
[C] Tell the boy his name's Billy, [G] and he broke him up [C] into flares.
Talking about that bad man, [F] oh, that mean old man.
[C] Talking about that mean old [G] bad man, [C] who's that good man.
[G] Talking about [C] that.
Singing about [F]
that.
[C] Preaching about that mean old bad [G] man, [C] who's that good man.
[Gm] [C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Cm] [C] Oh, that mean old bad man, [G] [Fm]
[F] oh, that [C] mean old bad [G] man.
[C]
[Bm] Chapter [C] 8
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Youngbloods - Stagger Lee chords, practice playing C, F, C, G and C in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 70 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 141 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[C] The [Em] night was dark [F] and the moon [C] was yellow
_ And [F] the leaves [G] came tumbling _ [C] down
_ _ [G] I _ [C] was standing on a corner
_ [F] When I heard my football _ [C] call
He was walking at the tube [G] and he was gambling
_ [C] In the dark, [G] _ _ _ [C] he was a glee
And yet at the [F] tube and he gambled
_ _ [C] Stack a leaf through seven [G] and it's falling
_ [C] He threw a _ _ _ _ four nine stack of leaves
Crying that I'm [F] afraid to let you go
I had to [C] have one on my [G] money
But my family _ [C] said not to ask
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Four nine stack of leaves
Went home and he [F] got a great big 44
_ [C] He said I'm going to the [G] ballroom just to play that
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] Oh, and I'm like a leaf, put to the bottom, _ [F] and it's stuck deep behind the door.
_ [C] Said no [A#] nobody [Am] move, [G] and they pulled it, [C] 44. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] Yeah, and I'm like a leaf, dried barely.
_ [F] Oh, please won't take my life.
_ [C] I've got three little [D] children, [G] and they're very [C] sickly wise.
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, and I'm like a leaf, dried barely.
Yeah, you know, [F] he shot that poor boy so bad.
_ [C] Tell the boy his name's Billy, [G] and he broke him up [C] into _ _ flares.
_ _ Talking about that _ _ bad man, [F] oh, that mean old man.
_ _ [C] Talking about that mean old [G] bad man, _ [C] who's that good man.
_ _ _ [G] _ Talking about [C] that.
_ _ _ _ Singing about [F] _
_ that.
_ _ [C] Preaching about that mean old bad [G] man, _ [C] who's that good man.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] [C] Oh, that mean old bad man, _ _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [F] oh, that _ [C] mean old bad [G] man.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] Chapter _ [C] 8 _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Good And Dusty album.