6 Chords used in the song: C, G7, D7, E7, F7, F
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Transpose chords:
Intro:
C G7
Verse 1:
C
Well, the south side of Chicago
D7
Is the baddest part of town.
E7
And if you go down there
F7 G7 F7 C G7
You better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown.
C
Now, Leroy more than trouble,
D7
You see he stand about 'bout six foot four.
E7 F7
All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover."
G7 F7 C G7
All the men just call him "sir."
Chorus:
C
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
D7
The baddest man in the whole damn town.
E7 F7
Badder than old King Kong
G7 F7 C G7
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
Verse 2:
C
Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
D7
and he like his fancy clothes.
E7 F7
And he like to wave diamond rings
G7 F7 C G7
in front of everybody's nose
C
He got a custom Continental.
D7
He got an Eldorado too.
E7 F7
He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun.
G7 F7 C G7
He got a razor in his shoe.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3:
C
Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
D7
Leroy's shootin' dice.
E7 F7
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
G7 F7 C G7
and oh, that girl look nice
C
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
D7
and the trouble soon began.
E7 F7
And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson 'bout messin'
G7 F7 C G7
with the wife of a jealous man
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 4:
C
Well, the two men took to fightin'
D7
And when they pulled them from the floor,
E7 F7 G7 F7 C G7
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.
(Repeat Chorus 2Xs)
Outro
E7 F
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
G7* F7 C
And meaner than a junkyard dog.
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