(Slow)
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The night was clear, and the moon was yellow..
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And the leaves came tumblin' down... 

#1.(fast, rock.)
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I was standin' on the corner,
      G7
When I heard my bull dog bark.
       D
He was barkin' at the two men
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Who were gamblin' in the dark.
D                      D7
It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
    G7
Two men who gambled late.
D
Stagger lee threw a seven,
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Billy swore that he threw eight.

#2.
D                 D7
Stagger Lee, said Billy,
        G7
I can't let you go with that.
         D
You have won all my money,
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And my brand-new Stetson hat.
D
Stagger Lee went home,
       G7
And he got his forty-four.
             D
He said, I'm goin' to the barroom
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Just to pay that debt I owe.
 A7
(Go, Stagger Lee.)

#3.
D                       D7
Stagger Lee went to the barroom ,
       G7
And he stood across the barroom door.
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He said, Nobody move, and he pulled his .44.
D                  D7
Stagger Lee, cried Billy,
    G7
Oh, please don't take my life!
        D
I've got three little children,
      A7          D
And a very sickly wife.

#4.
D                D7
Stagger Lee shot Billy.
       G7
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad..
         D
That the bullet went through Billy
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And broke the bartender's glass.
 A7
(Look out now.)

ADD:
D               D7               G7
Go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..
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Go, Stagger Lee..go, go...Fade.