Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
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
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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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Well, the [G]south side of Chicago
Is the [A7]baddest part of town.
And if you [B7]go down there
You better j[C]ust beware of a [D7]man name of Leroy [G]Brown.
Now, Leroy more than trouble,
You see he [A7]stand about 'bout six foot four.
All the [B7]downtown ladies call him "[C]treetop lover."
All the [D7]men just call him "[G]sir."
Chorus: G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
The [A7]baddest man in the whole damn town.
[B7]Badder than old [C]King Kong
And [D]meaner than a [C]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)
Well, [G]the two men took to fightin'
And when they [A7]pulled them from the floor,
[B7]Leroy looked like a [C]jigsaw puzzle with a [D7]couple of pieces [G]gone.
Out Chorus: B7 C
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
And [D]meaner than a [C]junkyard [G]dog.
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