Traditional - Stagger Lee guitar chord

Stagger Lee

new lyrics/music by Cave/Bargeld/Casey/Harvey/Savage/Sclavunos/Wylder

from the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album Murder Ballads

INTRO: Dm Am

Dm

It was back in '32 when times were hard

Am

He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards, Stagger Lee

He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat

Had a '28 Ford he had payments on that, Stagger Lee

His woman threw him out in the ice and snow

And told him don't you ever come back here no more, Stagger Lee

So he walked thru the rain and he walked thru the mud

'Til he came to a place called the Bucket of Blood, Stagger Lee

He said Mr. Motherfucker you know who I am

The barkeep said no and I don't give a good goddamn, to Stagger Lee

He said well bartender it's plain to see

I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee, Mr. Stagger Lee

Barkeep said yeah I've heard your name down the way

And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day, Mr. Stagger Lee

Well those were the last words that the barkeep said

'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head

Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown

Was known to make more money than any other bitch in town

She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt

Over to Stagger Lee, she's startin' to flirt, with Stagger Lee

She saw the barkeep said oh God he can't be dead

Stag said well count the holes in the motherfucker's head

She said you look like you ain't scored in quite a time

why not come to my pad it won't cost you a dime, Mr. Stagger Lee

But there's something I have to say before you begin

You'll have to be done before my man Billy Dilly walks in, Stagger Lee

I'll stay here 'til Billy Dilly comes in, 'til time comes to pass

And furthermore I'll fuck Billy Dilly in his motherfuckin' ass, said Stagger Lee

I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know

And I'll crawl over 50 pussies just to get to one fat boy's asshole, said Stagger Lee

Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and says you must be

That bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee

Yeah I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees

And suck my dick becuase if you don't you're sure to be dead, said Stagger Lee

Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head

And stag filled him full of lead, oh yeah