(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,
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When I heard my bull dog bark.
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He was barkin' at the two men
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Who were gamblin' in the dark.
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It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
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Two men who gambled late.
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Stagger lee threw a seven,
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Billy swore that he threw eight.

#2.
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Stagger Lee, said Billy,
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I can't let you go with that.
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You have won all my money,
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And my brand-new Stetson hat.
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Stagger Lee went home,
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And he got his forty-four.
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He said, I'm goin' to the barroom
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Just to pay that debt I owe.
 A5
(Go, Stagger Lee.)

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

#4.
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Stagger Lee shot Billy.
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Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad..
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That the bullet went through Billy
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And broke the bartender's glass.
 A5
(Look out now.)

ADD:
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Go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..go, Stagger Lee..
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Go, Stagger Lee..go, go...Fade.