{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":79920,"song":"Stagolee","artist":"Professor Longhair","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11547849-stagolee-chords-by-professor-longhair/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/79920?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nSubject: CRD: Stagolee\r\n\r\nSomeone requested some older blues tab. I don't have the tab for this\r\none but here's the basic chord progression and the lyrics. The actual\r\nchord progression and beat is directly proportionate to the quantity\r\nof attitude adjusters consumed. Have fun. If any of you have the tab\r\nfor this I'd like to see it.\r\n\r\nStagolee\r\nProfessor Longhair's version\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was early early one mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBoys I heard that fool dog bark[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe was barkin' at the two men[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho were gamblin in the dark[/tab]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was Stagolee & Billy Lion[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBoys, they were gamblin that early day[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah, they tossed up that seven[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBilly Lion told him the easy way[/tab]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]\r\n\r\nStagolee lost all his money\r\nLost his new cadilac\r\nHe said I believe your cheatin'\r\nDon't be here when I get back\r\n\r\nStagolee went home\r\n& he knocked up on his woman's door\r\nHe said wake up little Bertha baby\r\n& hand me my forty-four\r\n\r\nYou know Bertha rose out of bed screamin\r\nShe was lookin him dead smack in the eye\r\nShe said come on in honey\r\nI can see some poor man's gonna die\r\n\r\nThen Stagolee told Bertha\r\nThat he had lost his new cadilic\r\nBut he believed Billy was cheatin\r\n& she knew he wouldn't go for that\r\n\r\nStagolee went back on the corner\r\n& stood up in the barroom door\r\n& he said don't nobody move\r\nCuz I got me my forty-four\r\n\r\nStagolee cried Billy\r\n& he shot the poor boy so fast\r\nThe bullet went through Billy\r\n& it broke the bartenders glass\r\n\r\nThen Billy Lion started screamin\r\nI heard him say Stagolee don't take my life\r\nYou know I got two little children\r\n& a poor little old sickly wife\r\n\r\nStagolee told Billy\r\nYeah I know you got a cute little boy & girl\r\nIf you want to see your family billy\r\nYou'll have to meet 'em in another world","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nSubject: CRD: Stagolee\n\nSomeone requested some older blues tab. I don't have the tab for this\none but here's the basic chord progression and the lyrics. The actual\nchord progression and beat is directly proportionate to the quantity\nof attitude adjusters consumed. Have fun. If any of you have the tab\nfor this I'd like to see it.\n\nStagolee\nProfessor Longhair's version\n\n\n\n\n\nB7\n\n\n\n\n\nB7\n\nStagolee lost all his money\nLost his new cadilac\nHe said I believe your cheatin'\nDon't be here when I get back\n\nStagolee went home\n& he knocked up on his woman's door\nHe said wake up little Bertha baby\n& hand me my forty-four\n\nYou know Bertha rose out of bed screamin\nShe was lookin him dead smack in the eye\nShe said come on in honey\nI can see some poor man's gonna die\n\nThen Stagolee told Bertha\nThat he had lost his new cadilic\nBut he believed Billy was cheatin\n& she knew he wouldn't go for that\n\nStagolee went back on the corner\n& stood up in the barroom door\n& he said don't nobody move\nCuz I got me my forty-four\n\nStagolee cried Billy\n& he shot the poor boy so fast\nThe bullet went through Billy\n& it broke the bartenders glass\n\nThen Billy Lion started screamin\nI heard him say Stagolee don't take my life\nYou know I got two little children\n& a poor little old sickly wife\n\nStagolee told Billy\nYeah I know you got a cute little boy & girl\nIf you want to see your family billy\nYou'll have to meet 'em in another world","chords":["E","A","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}