Stagger Lee Chords by Wilson Pickett

Tempo:
157.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

B

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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WILSON PICKETT ~ STAGGER LEE chords
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The night [A] was clear [G] and the [D] moon was yellow
[Em] And the leaves [A] came tumbling [D] down
[Eb] [B]
I [D] was standing on the corner
When [G] I heard my bulldog bark
To [D] [A] me it was gambling in [D] the dark Oh [A] yeah
It [D] was snaggly and deadly
[G] It was gambling
[D] Snaggly threw seven little [A] twos at me
He [D] threw [Am] eight Oh yeah
[D] Snaggly
How I feel it
Oh [G] you know how it's going to a bad
You [D] could want all my money
[A] And my friends
[D] Cadillac
But look [A] at here y'all
[D] Snaggly went home
And he brought back a lone 44
He said I got to make Billy
A little dead I hope
Listen to this thing
[Bb] [B] [D] Snaggly went to the ballroom
And [G] he stood on the ballroom floor
He [D] said nobody move
And [A] he pulled his [D] 44
Yes [A] he did y'all
[D]
Snaggly
How I feel it
[G] Oh please don't take my life
Little [D]
children [A] in a red red [D] Sickly white [A] Oh yeah
[Am] [D] Snaggly Shocked Billy
Oh [G] he shocked that poor boy so bad
The [D] bullet went through Billy
[A] Broke the bottom [D] plate
Yes [A] it did y'all
[D]
Well Billy's gone on home now
But one thing about it
It'll teach the rest of you gamblers a lesson
[Db] [Bb] [C]
[D] Billy's gone on [G] home
[D] Lost three children
[A] And [D] he's been home Home
Oh yeah Snaggly
[G] Gone on home
Billy's [D] gone on home
[A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
B
12341112
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Wilson Pickett - Stagger Lee chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, D, A and D in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 79 BPM and then match the original tempo of 158 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ The night [A] was clear _ _ [G] and the [D] moon was yellow
_ _ [Em] And the leaves [A] came tumbling _ _ [D] _ down _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
I [D] was standing on the corner
When [G] I heard my bulldog bark
To [D] _ _ [A] me it was gambling in [D] the dark Oh [A] yeah
It [D] was snaggly and deadly _
[G] It was gambling _ _ _
[D] Snaggly threw seven little [A] twos at me
He [D] threw _ [Am] eight Oh yeah _ _
_ [D] Snaggly
_ How I feel it
Oh [G] you know how it's going to a bad
You [D] could want all my money
[A] And my friends _
_ [D] Cadillac
But look [A] at here y'all _
_ [D] _ _ Snaggly went home _
_ And he brought back a lone 44 _
_ He said I got to make Billy _
A little dead I hope
Listen to this thing
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] Snaggly went to the ballroom
And [G] he stood on the ballroom floor
He [D] said nobody move
And [A] he pulled his _ [D] 44 _
Yes [A] he did y'all
_ [D] _ _
Snaggly
How I feel it
_ [G] Oh please don't take my life
Little [D] _ _
children [A] in a red red [D] Sickly white _ [A] Oh yeah
_ [Am] _ _ [D] Snaggly _ Shocked Billy
Oh [G] he shocked that poor boy so bad
The [D] bullet went through Billy
[A] Broke the bottom _ [D] plate
Yes [A] it did y'all
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Well Billy's gone on home now
_ _ But one thing about it
It'll teach the rest of you gamblers a _ lesson
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Billy's gone on [G] home _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Lost three children
[A] _ And [D] he's been home _ Home _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh yeah Snaggly
[G] Gone on home _ _
Billy's [D] gone on home
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Lloyd Price and Harold Logan who authored this song.

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