BAD BAD LEROY BROWN
Words and music by Jim Croce

Well the :G7:South side of Chicago
Is the :A7:baddest part of town
And if you :B7:go down there you better :C7:just beware
Of a :D7:man named Leroy :G7:Brown
Now :G7:Leroy more than trouble
You see he :A7:stand about six foot four
All the :B7:downtown ladies call him :C7:treetop lover
All the :D7:men just call him :G7:sir

CHORUS:
And he :G7:bad, bad Leroy Brown
The :A7:baddest man in the whole damned town
:B7:Badder than old King :C7:Kong
And :D7:meaner than a junkyard :G7:dog

Now Leroy, he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
In front of everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an Eldorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe

(CHORUS)

Now Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name Doris
And oo, that girl looked nice
Well he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
Leroy Brown learned a lesson 'bout messin'
With the wife of a jealous man

(CHORUS)

Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone.

(CHORUS)


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Title:               BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN                   (Jim Croce)

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Well, the south side of Chicago
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Is the baddest part of town.
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And if you go down there
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               D7D7 Piano Chord 
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You better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown.

Now, Leroy more than trouble,
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You see he stand about 'bout six foot four.
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All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover."
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All the men just call him "sir."

Chorus:           G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
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              CC Piano Chord 

Badder than old King Kong
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             CC Piano Chord 

And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
and he likes his fancy clothes.
And he likes to wave diamond rings
in front of everybody's nose.
He got a custom Continental.
He got an Eldorado too.
He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun.
He got a razor in his shoe.

(Chorus)

Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
Leroy's shootin' dice.
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
and oh, that girl look nice
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
and the trouble soon began.
And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson 'bout messin'
with the wife of a jealous man

(Chorus)

GG Piano Chord 

Well, the two men took to fightin'
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And when they pulled them from the floor,
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                  CC Piano Chord 
                    D7D7 Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 

Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.

Out Chorus:            B7                   C
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
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             CC Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 

And meaner than a junkyard dog.

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