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[Intro]
CStagger Lee met C7Billy and they Fgo down to gambFmling CStagger Lee throwed seven GBilly said that he throwed Ceight So CBilly said, hey C7Stagger! I'm gonna Fmake my big aFmttack I'm Cgonna have to leave my Gknife in your Cback"
(C'mon, let's start all over again) [Instrumental Intro] G C G D G [Verse]
GWhy do you try to cheat? And trample people under your feet (Don't ya' know it is wrongC?) To cheat the tryin' man (Don't ya' know it is wrongG?) To cheat the tryin' man But you better Dstop It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Verse]
GYou lie, steal, cheat and deceit In such a small, small game (Don't ya' know it is wrongC?) To cheat the tryin' man (Don't ya' know it is wrongG?) To cheat the tryin' man You better Dstop It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Instrumental Verse] G C G D G [Verse]
GBilly Boy has been shot And Stagger Lee's come out on top (Don't ya' know it is wrongC?) To cheat the tryin' man (Don't ya' know it is wrongG?) To cheat Stagger man You'd better Dstop (you better stop) Hey, it is the wrong 'em Gboyo hey
[Verse]
GSo you must start all over again All over again (Don't ya' know it is wrongC?) Play it, Billy, play (Don't ya' know it is wrongG?) Well play it, Billy, play An' you will Dfind It is the right 'em Gboyo
[Verse]
GBut if you must lie and deceit And trample people under your feet (Don't ya' know it is wrongC?) To cheat the tryin' man (Don't ya' know it is wrongG?) To cheat a tryin' man You better Dstop It is the wrong 'em Gboyo
[Outro]
GIt is the wrong 'em boyo It is the wrong 'em boyo It is the wrong 'emC It is the wrong 'em Gboyo It is the wrong 'em Dboyo G