Stagger Lee And Billy Chords - Ike & Tina Turner

Intro

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Fm Fm Fm Eb C

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I went down to the Goggle West, I thought I would have myself a ball

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Fm Db Fm C Fm

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But If I had known what was installed for me, I guess we wouldn't have gone at all

Chorus

C* Eb* E* F/C* Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm Cause they threw, chairs and bottles, all over the place Fm Fm7 C C7 But I could'nt find no place to hide Fm Fm7 Db Db7 But every time I made a break for the door Fm C7 Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* Somebody knock me right back inside

Verse

Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm Stagger Lee was kissing Billy's wife, Fm7 C C7 When Billy walked in the door Fm Fm7 Db Db7 Stagger Lee got to flee and got on his knee, Fm7 C Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* But Billy knocked him right dead on the floor

Verse

Fm Fm7 Billy was hitting Stagger Lee so hard, Fm C C7 The cops were too scared to speak Fm Fm7 Db Db7 But two bounces standing there wouldn't turn their head, Fm C Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* Pretending like they didn't see

Verse

Fm Fm7 Fm Billy whipped the fool for so long, Fm Fm7 C C7 Until he started to looking pale Fm Db Db7 He even gave Stagger Lee two black eyes Fm C Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* And they'd be the one to swell, While they threw,

Chorus

Fm7 Fm Fm7 Chairs and bottles, all over the place Fm Fm7 C C7 But I could'nt find no place to hide Fm Fm7 Db Db7 But every time I made a break for the door Fm C7 Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* Somebody knock me right back inside

Instr

Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 C C7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fm Fm7 Db Db7 Fm Fm7 Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Verse

Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 Now when the fight was over, Oh what a mess Fm Fm7 C C7 Stagger Lee had some broken bones Fm Fm7 Db Db7 And I know that no one has learned a lesson from this Fm C7 Fm* C* Eb* E* F/C* Best to leave married woman alone,'cause they threw,

Chorus

Outro

(Spoken) Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 Ha, ha, ha, I ain't never seen the likes before Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 A poor boy gained ten pounds in five days Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 His hair looks like a watermelons overcoat, huh! Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 And his eyes were the size of a milk laden Fm Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm Fm His mouth looks like a salvation army teared with buck shot holes, huh! Fm7 Fm Mad man, what a mess (Fade out...........) ************************************ | p Pull-off | h Hammer-on | (Very Fast Strumming Accenting Chords shown) ************************************