{"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":979802,"song":"Stagger Lee","artist":"Lloyd Price","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11621858-stagger-lee-chords-by-lloyd-price/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/979802?type=chord","rating":4.56917,"votes":98,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe night was clear, and the moon was yellow..[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd the leaves came tumblin' down...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1] (fast, rock)\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI was standin' on the corner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWhen I heard my bulldog bark.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was barkin' at the two men[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWho were gamblin' in the dark.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIt was Stagger Lee and Billy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTwo men who gambled late.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee threw a seven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBilly swore that he threw eight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee, told Billy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI can't let you go with that.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou have won all my money,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd my brand-new Stetson hat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee went home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he got his forty-four.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, I'm goin' to the barroom[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust to pay that debt I owe.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n(Go on, Stagger Lee.)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Sax Solo]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] | [ch]G7[/ch]  | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee went to the barroom,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he stood across the barroom door.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe said, now nobody move, and he pulled his .44.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee, cried Billy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOh, please don't take my life![/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got three little children,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd a very sickly wife.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nStagger Lee shot Billy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOh, he shot that poor boy so bad.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill the bullet came through Billy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd it broke the bartender's glass.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n(Look out, Stag)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nGo, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGo, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nGo, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nGo, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n\n[Verse 1] (fast, rock)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Sax Solo]\n| D D7 | G7  | D A7 | D A7 |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n(fade out)","chords":["D","Bm","G","A7","D7","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}