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 |