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Wrong Em Boyo

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[Intro]
CStagger Lee met Cmaj7Billy and they Fgo down to gambFmling
CStagger Lee throwed seven
GBilly said that he throwed Ceight
So CBilly said, hey Cmaj7Stagger! I'm gonna Fmake my big aFmttack
I'm Cgonna have to leave my Gknife in your Cback"
(C'mon, let's start all over again)
[Instrumental Intro]
G C G D G
[Verse]
GWhy do you try to cheat?
And trample people under your feet
(Don't ya' know it is wrongC?)
To cheat the tryin' man
(Don't ya' know it is wrongG?)
To cheat the tryin' man
But you better Dstop
It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Verse]
GYou lie, steal, cheat and deceit
In such a small, small game
(Don't ya' know it is wrongC?)
To cheat the tryin' man
(Don't ya' know it is wrongG?)
To cheat the tryin' man
You better Dstop
It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Instrumental Verse]
G C G D G
[Verse]
GBilly Boy has been shot
And Stagger Lee's come out on top
(Don't ya' know it is wrongC?)
To cheat the tryin' man
(Don't ya' know it is wrongG?)
To cheat Stagger man
You'd better Dstop (you better stop)
Hey, it is the wrong 'em Gboyo hey
[Verse]
GSo you must start all over again
All over again
(Don't ya' know it is wrongC?)
Play it, Billy, play
(Don't ya' know it is wrongG?)
Well play it, Billy, play
An' you will Dfind
It is the right 'em Gboyo
[Verse]
GBut if you must lie and deceit
And trample people under your feet
(Don't ya' know it is wrongC?)
To cheat the tryin' man
(Don't ya' know it is wrongG?)
To cheat a tryin' man
You better Dstop
It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Outro]
GIt is the wrong 'em boyo
It is the wrong 'em boyo
It is the wrong 'emC  
It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
It is the wrong 'em DboyoG  

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Wrong Em Boyo

by The Clash

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Cmaj7

[Intro]

C Cmaj7 F Fm

Stagger Lee met Billy and they go down to gambling

Stagger Lee throwed seven

G C

Billy said that he throwed eight

C Cmaj7 F Fm

So Billy said, hey Stagger! I'm gonna make my big attack

C G C

I'm gonna have to leave my knife in your back"

(C'mon, let's start all over again)

[Instrumental Intro]

G C G D G

[Verse]

Why do you try to cheat?

And trample people under your feet

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

But you better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Verse]

You lie, steal, cheat and deceit

In such a small, small game

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

You better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Instrumental Verse]

G C G D G

[Verse]

Billy Boy has been shot

And Stagger Lee's come out on top

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat Stagger man

You'd better stop (you better stop)

Hey, it is the wrong 'em boyo hey

[Verse]

So you must start all over again

All over again

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

Play it, Billy, play

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

Well play it, Billy, play

An' you will find

It is the right 'em boyo

[Verse]

But if you must lie and deceit

And trample people under your feet

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)

To cheat a tryin' man

You better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Outro]

It is the wrong 'em boyo

It is the wrong 'em

It is the wrong 'em boyo

D G

It is the wrong 'em boyo

About Wrong Em Boyo Chords by The Clash

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