Grateful Dead - Stagger lee
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Grateful Dead
Stagger Lee
Closing of Winterland 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP8anFSWdew
Chords for Part 1
F* A G F Bb
E---x--- E---x-- E---x--- E---x--- E---1---|
B---6--- B---x--- B---x--- B---1--- B---1---|
G---5--- G---5--- G---3--- G---2--- G---3---|
D---7--- D---7--- D---5--- D---3--- D---3---|
A---8--- A---7--- A---5-- A---3--- A---1---|
E------- E------- E------- E------- E---1---|
F* A G F Bb
1940, Xmas eve, with a full moon over town
F* A G F
Stagger Lee met Billy DeLion
And he Bbblew that poor boy down.
F* A G F
Do you know what he shot him for?
What Bbdo you make of that?
Riff 1
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--1--0--------------------------------------|
E---------4--3-------------------------------|
GCause Billy DeLion threw lucky dice
Won AStagger Lee's Stetson hat.
Riff 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------0--------2----2-------------------------------------|
D---1^2----2p0----------------------------------------------|
A--------------3---0----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2
Chords
G C/G D C
E---3--- E---3-- E---2--- E-------|
B------- B---1--- B---3--- B---1---|
G------- G------- G---2--- G-------|
D------- D---2--- D------- D---2---|
A---2--- A------- A------- A---3---|
E---3--- E---3--- E------- E-------|
After he sings "Tell me how can this be?" Hammer on and Pull off the 2nd fret of the G string
Bayou Bayou
E--------------- E---------------|
B----1----h3---- B----1----h3----|
G----2---------- G----2----------|
D--------------- D---------------|
A--------------- A---------------|
E--------------- E---------------|
GTell me how can this be?
GYou arrest the girls foC/Gr turningG tricks
But you're Cscared of CStagger DLee. C
GStagger Lee is aC/G madGman and he Cshot my CBilly DD.
C G C C D (C G C C D)
Bayou go get him or give the job to me.
Use Part 2 chords
Delia Deliah
E--------------- E---------------|
B----1----h3---- B----1----h3----|
G----2---------- G----2----------|
D--------------- D---------------|
A--------------- A---------------|
E--------------- E---------------|
GOh sweet Delia-D (Hammer on and Pull off G string 2nd Fret)
GHow the hell can IC/G arrest Ghim? He's Ctwice asC big as Dme C
GWell don't ask me toC/G go downGtown, I Cwon't comeC back aDlive
C G C C D (C G C C D)
Not only is that mother big he packs a Forty Five
Use Chord and Riffs from Part 1
F* A G F Bb
Bayou, Delia said, just give me a gun
F* A G F Bb
He shot my Billy dead now I'm gonna see him hung.
F* A G F Bb
She went into the DeLion's club through Billy DeLion's blood
Riff1
GStepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar,
Said, &Aquot;Buy me a gin fizz, love."
Riff 2
As stagger Lee Lit a Cigarette
E--------------- E---------------|
B----1----h3---- B----1----h3----|
G----2---------- G----2----------|
D--------------- D---------------|
A--------------- A---------------|
E--------------- E---------------|
Gshe shot him in the balls (h2p0 on G string)
GBlew the smoke offC/G herG revolver, had him Cdragged to Ccity Dhall C
GBayouC/G, BaGyou, see Cyou Changin' Dhigh
CHe shot my Billy Gdead and now Che's Cgot toD die
Delia Went walkin
E--------------- E---------------|
B----1----h3---- B----1----h3----|
G----2---------- G----2----------|
D--------------- D---------------|
A--------------- A---------------|
E--------------- E---------------|
GDown on Singapore Street (h2p0 on G string)
GA three-piece band on theC/G cornerG played C"NeaCr My GoDd to Thee"
GBut Delia whistled aC/G different Gtune, what Ctune Ccould it Dbe?
CThe song that woman Gsung was &Cquot;LookC Out StaDgger Lee".
C G C C D (C G C C D)
The song that Delia sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee".