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Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G // A7 // B7 // C // D / C / G /
[Verse]
G
Well, the south side of Chicago
A7
Is the baddest part of town.
B7
And if you go down there
C D C G
You better just beware of a man named Leroy Brown.
G
Now, Leroy more than trouble,
A7
You see he stand about 'bout six foot four.
B7 C
All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover."
D C G
All the men just call him "sir."
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse]
G
Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
A7
and he likes his fancy clothes.
B7 C
And he likes to wave diamond rings
D C G
in front of everybody's nose.
G
He got a custom Continental.
A7
He got an Eldorado too.
B7 C
He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun.
D C G
He got a razor in his shoe.
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse]
G
Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
A7
Leroy's shootin' dice.
B7 C
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
D C G
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'
D C G
with the wife of a jealous man
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Bridge]
G
Well, the two men took to fightin'
A7
And when they pulled them from the floor,
B7 C D C G
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
B7 C
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
D C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Outro]
G // A7 // B7 // C // D / C / G /
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C D7
Well, the south side of Chicago, is the baddest part of town.
E7 F
And if you go down there you better just beware,
G7 C
of a man named a-Leroy Brown.
C D7
Now Leroy, more than trouble. You see he stand about six foot four.
E7 F
And the downtown ladies call him tree top-lover,
G7 C
all the men just call him sir.
[Chorus]
C D7
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town.
E7 F G F C
Badder than a ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 2]
C D7
Now Leroy, he a gambler. And he like his fancy clothes.
E7 F G7 C
And he like to wave his diamond rings, in front of every everybody's nose.
C D7
He got a custom Continental. He got a Eldorado, too.
E7 F
He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun,
G7 C
he got a razor in his shoe.
[Chorus]
C D7
And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn
town.
E7 F G F C
Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 2]
C D7
Well, Friday, 'bout a week ago. Leroy, shootin' dice.
E7 F
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl named a-Doris.
G7 C
And ooh, dat girl looked nice.
C D7
Well, he casts his eyes upon her, and a-trouble soon began.
E7 F
And Leroy Brown he learned a lesson 'bout messin'
G7 C
with the wife of a jealous man.
[Chorus]
C D7
And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn
town.
E7 F G F C
Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 3]
C D7
Well, the two men, took to fightin', and when they pulled them from the floor.
E7 F
Leroy looked like a jig saw puzzle,
G7 C
with a couple of pieces gone.
[Chorus]
C D7
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town.
E7 F G F C
Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Chorus]
C D7
And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. Baddest man in the whole damn town.
E7 F G F C
Badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Outro]
E7 F G F C
Yeah, he badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Chords:
G 355433
D7 x5453x
A7 575655
B7 797877
C 8-10-10-9-8-8
D7* 10-12-10-11-10-10
[Intro]
G D7
[Verse 1]
G
Well, the south side of Chicago
A7
Is the baddest 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 'bout six foot four.
B7 C
All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover."
D7* C G D7
All the men just call him "sir."
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7* C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 2]
G
Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
A7
and he like his fancy clothes.
B7 C
And he like to wave diamond rings
D7* C G D7
in front of everybody's nose
G
He got a custom Continental.
A7
He got an Eldorado 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.
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7* C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 3]
G
Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
A7
Leroy's 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
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7* C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Verse 4]
G
Well, the two men took to fightin'
A7
And when they pulled them from the floor,
B7 C D7* C G D7
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.
[Chorus]
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7* C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7* C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
[Outro]
B7 C
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
D7* C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
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version 4
Capo:no capo
play the G, and A7 chords, he does a shuffle. So, you have to play barre chords.
When he plays the G, you switch your fingers down a string to a C barre chord in
a
shuffle rhythm, and when he plays the A7, you switch your fingers down to a D
barre chord in a shuffle rhythm. So it will be G G C C G G C C, etc.
Verse 1
G
Well, the south side of Chicago
A7
is the baddest part of town.
B7
And if you go down there
C D G
you better just beware of a man named Leroy Brown.
G
Now, Leroy more than trouble,
A7
you see he stand about six foot four,
B7 C
all the downtown ladies call him treetop lover,
D G
all the men just call him sir.
Chorus G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
the baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than ol' King Kong,
D C
meaner than a junk yard dog.
Verse 2
G
Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
A7
and he likes his fancy clothes.
B7 C
And he likes to wave his diamond rings
D G
in front of everybody's nose.
G
He got a custom Continental
A7
He got an El Dorado too.
B7 C
He got a .32 gun and a pocket full o' fun
D G
He got a razor in his shoe.
Chorus G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
the baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than ol' King Kong,
D C
meaner than a junk yard dog.
Verse 3
G
Well, Friday about a week ago
A7
Leroy's shootin dice.
B7 C
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl named Doris
D G
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 about messin
D G
with the wife of a jealous man.
Chorus G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
the baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than ol' King Kong,
D C
meaner than a junk yard dog.
Verse 4
G
Well, the two men took to fightin
A7
And when they pulled them form the floor,
B7 C
Leroy looked like jigsaw puzzle
D G
with a couple a pieces gone.
Chorus G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
the baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7 C
Badder than ol' King Kong,
D C
meaner than a junk yard dog.
Outro
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
Well, the south side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man name of Leroy Brown
Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
All those downtown ladies call him "Treetop Lover"
All the men just call him "Sir"
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
Under everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an El Dorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket full a fun
He got a razor in his shoe
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oh that girl looked nice
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And Leroy Brown had learned a lesson
'Bout a-messin' with the wife of a jealous man
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Yeah, he was badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
G A7 G
G
Well, the south side of Chicago
A7
Is the baddest part of town.
Bm7
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 'bout six foot four.
Bm7 C
All those downtown ladies call him treetop lover.
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.
Bm7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7 C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
G
Now Leroy, he a gambler,
A7
and he like his fancy clothes.
Bm7 C
And he like to wave them diamond rings
D7 C G D7
in front of everybody's nose
G
He got a custom Continental.
A7
He got an Eldorado too.
Bm7 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.
Bm7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7 C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
G
Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
A7
Leroy's shootin' dice.
Bm7 C
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
D7 C G D7
and ooh, that girl look nice
G
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
A7
and the trouble soon began.
Bm7 C
And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson 'bout-a messin'
D7 C G D7
with the wife of a jealous man
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
Bm7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7 C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
G
Well, the two men took to fightin'
A7
And when they pulled them from the floor,
Bm7 C D7 C G D7
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.
G
And It's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
Bm7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7 C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
A7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
Bm7 C
Badder than old King Kong
D7 C G D7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
Bm7 C
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
D7 C G
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
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version 6
Capo:no capo
Intro
e|-------------------- x3 -------------------|
B|-------------------- x3 -------------------|
G|-------------------- x3 -------------------|
D|-------------------- x3 --3-3--------------|
A|--5-5-7-7--5-5-7-7-- x3 ------7-7--5-5-7-7-|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- x3 --3-3-3-5--3-3-3-3-|
e|-------------------- x3 ------------------|
B|-------------------- x3 ------------------|
G|-------------------- x3 ------------------|
D|-------------------- x3 ------------------|
A|--5-5-7-7--5-5-7-7-- x3 --55-5-5-5--------|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- x3 --33-3-3-5--------|
e|----------------------| x4
B|----------------------| x4
G|----------------------| x4
D|----------------------| x4
A|--5-5-7-7--5-5-7-7----| x4
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----| x4
Well the south side of chicago
And he's bad bad leroy brown
Now Leroy More than trouble
And he's bad bad leroy brown
e|----------------------| x4
B|----------------------| x4
G|----------------------| x4
D|----------------------| x4
A|--7-7-9-9--7-7-9-9----|x4
E|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----| x4
Is the baddest part of town
Baddest Man in the whole damn town
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
Baddest Man in the whole damn town
e|----------------------------| x2
B|----------------------------| x2
G|----------------------------| x2
D|--9-9-11-11----9-9-11-11----| x2
A|--7-7-7--7-----7-7-7--7-----| x2
E|----------------------------| x2
And if you go down there
Badder than old king
All the downtown ladies
Badder than old king
e|-----------------------------------| x4
B|-----------------------------------| x4
G|-----------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------------| x4
A|--10-10-12-12--10-10-12-12---------| x4
E|--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8----------| x4
You better just beware
kong
call him treetop lover
kong
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7-7-9-9----5-5-7-7-----------|
A|--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3--55-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------33-3-3-3-|
Of a man named leroy brown
Meaner than a junkyard dog
All the men just call him sir
Meaner than a junkyard dog
Well, the south side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man name of Leroy Brown
Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
All those downtown ladies call him "Treetop Lover"
All the men just call him "Sir"
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
Under everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an El Dorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket full a fun
He got a razor in his shoe
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oh that girl looked nice
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And Leroy Brown had learned a lesson
'Bout a-messin' with the wife of a jealous man
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Yeah, he was badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
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version 7
Capo:no capo
Intro
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--2-2-2---2-2-2-2-------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3-3-3--ect.-|
Well on the south side of chicago
Now Leroy More than trouble
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----| x8
A|--2--|
E|--3--|
Is the baddest part of town
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
e|-----|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--1--| x6
A|-----|
E|-----|
And if you go down there You better just beware
All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-1--| x12
A|-2--|
E|-1--|
Of a man named leroy brown
All the men just call him sir
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|--2-| x8
A|--3-|
E|----|
And he's bad bad leroy brown
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----| x8
A|--2--|
E|--3--|
Baddest man in the whole damn town
e|-----|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--1--| x6
A|-----|
E|-----|
Badder than old king kong
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-1--|
A|-2--| x6
E|-1--|
Meaner than a junkyard dog
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|--2-| x7
A|--3-|
E|----|
Well, the south side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man name of Leroy Brown
Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
All those downtown ladies call him "Treetop Lover"
All the men just call him "Sir"
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
Under everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an El Dorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket full a fun
He got a razor in his shoe
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oh that girl looked nice
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And Leroy Brown had learned a lesson
'Bout a-messin' with the wife of a jealous man
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Yeah, he was badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
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