Originally in G, I play in G capo 2
Intro, with 6ths
G | D7 |
Vox on the 3 on “south”
G | |
Well, the south | side of Chicago |
A7 | |
Is the ba | ddest part of town |
B7 | |
And if you | go down there |
C | D7 | C | G | D7 | |
You better | just beware of a | man name of | Leroy | Brown |
G | |
Now, | Leroy more than trouble |
A7 | |
You see he | stand about six foot four |
B7 | C | |
All the d | owntown ladies call him treetop l | over |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
All the | men just | call him | sir |
G | |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
A7 | |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
G | |
Now, | Leroy, he a gambler |
A7 | |
And he | like his fancy clothes |
B7 | C | |
And he | like to wave his | diamond rings |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
In front of | every | body’s | nose |
G | |
He got a | custom Continental |
A7 | |
He got an | El Dorado too |
B7 | C | |
He got a | thirty-two gun in his | pocket for fun |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
He got a | razor | in his | shoe |
G | |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
A7 | |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
G | |
Well, | Friday ‘bout a week ago |
A7 |
Leroy shootin’ dice |
B7 | C | |
And at the | edge of the bar sat a | girl name of Doris |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
And | oh, that | girl look | nice |
G | |
Well, he | cast his eyes upon her |
A7 | |
And the | trouble soon began |
B7 | C | |
And | Leroy Brown, he learned a | lesson ‘bout messin’ |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
With the | wife of a | jealous | man |
I usually skip this chorus... we get it, he’s bad.
G | |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
A7 | |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
Quiet, let ring
G | |
Well, the | two men took to fightin’ |
A7 | |
And when they | pulled them from the floor |
B7 | C |
Leroy looked like a | jigsaw puzzle |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
With a | couple of | pieces | gone |
G | |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
A7 | |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
D7 | C | G | D7 | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
G | |
Yeah he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
A7 | |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
D7 | C | G | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
B7 | C | |
Yes, you were | badder than old King | Kong |
D7 | C | G | |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |