Tom: D D Bm The night was clear, and the moon was yellow.. G A7 And the leaves came tumblin' down... [Verse 1] (fast, rock) D D7 I was standin' on the corner, G7 When I heard my bulldog bark. D He was barkin' at the two men A7 D A7 Who were gamblin' in the dark. D D7 It was Stagger Lee and Billy, G7 Two men who gambled late. D Stagger Lee threw a seven, A7 D A7 Billy swore that he threw eight. [Verse 2] D D7 Stagger Lee, told Billy, G7 I can't let you go with that. D You have won all my money, A7 D A7 And my brand-new Stetson hat. D Stagger Lee went home, G7 And he got his forty-four. D He said, I'm goin' to the barroom A7 D Just to pay that debt I owe. A7 (Go on, Stagger Lee.) [Sax Solo] | D D7 | G7 | D A7 | D A7 | [Verse 3] D D7 Stagger Lee went to the barroom, G7 And he stood across the barroom door. D A7 D A7 He said, now nobody move, and he pulled his .44. D D7 Stagger Lee, cried Billy, G7 Oh, please don't take my life! D I got three little children, A7 D A7 And a very sickly wife. [Verse 4] D D7 Stagger Lee shot Billy. G7 Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad. D Till the bullet came through Billy A7 D And it broke the bartender's glass. A7 (Look out, Stag) [Outro] D D7 Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee... G7 Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee... D A7 Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee... D A7 Go, Stagger Lee... go, Stagger Lee...