Stagger Lee:Tommy Roe. #34 on AC and #25 on BB Hot 100 on ABC Records in 1971. *************************************************** (Stagger Lee is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by, 'Stag' Lee Shelton in St. Louis, Missouri on Christmas, 1895. The song was first published in 1911, and first recorded in 1923 by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. Lloyd Price's version reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.) **************************************************** INTRO: A# #1. A# (x1333x@1) D#I (x43121@3)was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark. A# (x1333x@1) FHe (133211@1)was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' A# (x1333x@1) Fin (133211@1)the dark..yeah. #2. F (133211@1) A# (x1333x@1) D#It (x43121@3)was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late. A# (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) A# (x1333x@1) FStagger (133211@1)Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight. A# (x1333x@1) D#Stagger (x43121@3)Lee told Billy, I can't let you go with that.. A# (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) A# (x1333x@1)Fyou (133211@1)have won all my money and my brand new Stetson hat. #3. A# (x1333x@1) D#Stagger (x43121@3)Lee went home and he got his Forty-Four..said, I'm A# (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) A# (x1333x@1)Fgoin' (133211@1)to the barroom just to pay that debt I owe. (INTERLUDE:) A# D# A# F A#..B....B E B F# B F# #4. B (x2444x@1) EStagger (022100@1)Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom floor. B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) F#He (244322@1)said, now, nobody move, and he pulled his forty-four. B (x2444x@1) EStagger (022100@1)Lee, said Billy, oh, please don't take my life..I got B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) F#three (244322@1)little children and a very sickly wife..oh, yeah. #5. B (x2444x@1) EStagger (022100@1)Lee shot Billy..he shot that poor boy so bad..that the B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) F#the (244322@1)bullet went through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass..(mercy!) OUTRO: B (x2444x@1) EGo (022100@1)Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee.. B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) F#go (244322@1)Stagger Lee..woooooooooooo..hooooooo..yeah. B (x2444x@1) EBaa-daa-daa-daa-daa..baa-daa-daa-daa-daa..baa-daa-daa-daa-daa.. (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)BF# baa-daa-daa-daa-daa..wooooooooo.. B (x2444x@1) EGo (022100@1)Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee..go Stagger Lee.. B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) F#go (244322@1)Stagger Lee..woooooooooooo..hooooooo..yeah.. (Fade.) A fifties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat. Can't play "Stagger Lee"? Improve your playing via easy step-by-step video lessons! UG plus: remove banner comments We did not receive enough feedback on this tab! Please rate: print report bad tab 1 2 3 4 5 I want to post comment or correction [tab] guest You may want to rate the tab now too: select rating Please do not post tabs as comments. 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