Intro: G A7 B7 C G A7 B7 A7 C
Verso 1:
G
Well the south side of Chicago
A7
Is the bad dest part of town
B7 C
And if you go down there you'd better just beware
D7 G
Of a man named Leroy Brown
G
Now Leroy's more than trouble
A7
You see he stands 'bout six foot four
B7 C
All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
D7 G
All the men just call him 'Sir'
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7
The bad dest man in the whole down town
B7 C
Bad der than old King Kong
D7 G
Meaner than a junkyard dog
Verso 2:
G
Now Leroy he's a gambler
A7
And he likes his fancy clothes
B7 C
And he likes to wear his diamond rings
D7 G
In front of everybody's nose
G
He got a custom Continental
A7
He got an El Dorado too
B7 C
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
D7 G
He got a razor in his shoe
G
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7
The bad dest man in the whole down town
B7 C
Bad der than old King Kong
D7 G
Meaner than a junkyard dog
Interlude: G A7 B7 A7 C A B7 C#7 B7 D
Verso 3:
A
Well Friday 'bout a week ago
B7
Leroy shooting dice
C#7 D
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name Doris
A
And oh that girl looked nice
A
Well he cast his eyes upon her
B7
And the trouble soon began
C#7 D
And Leroy Brown learned a lesson 'bout messin'
E7 A
With the wife of a jealous man
A
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown
B7
The bad dest man in the whole down town
C#7 D
Bad der than old King Kong
E7 A
Meaner than a junkyard dog
A
And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown
B7
The bad dest man in the whole down town
C#7 D
Bad der than old King Kong
E7 A
Meaner than a junkyard dog
E7 A
Meaner than a junkyard dog