Bad Bad Leroy Brown

Jim Croce

* Intro: G D7

Well, the Gsouth side of Chicago
Is the A7baddest part of town.
And if you B7go down there
You better Cjust beware of a D7man name of CLeroy BroGwn.D7
Now, GLeroy more than trouble,
You see he A7stand about 'bout six foot four.
All the B7downtown ladies calCl him "treetop lover."All the D7men just Ccall him sir.G D7

And he's Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown,
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7Badder than old King CKong
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard doGg. D7

Now, GLeroy, he a gambler,
and he A7like his fancy clothes.
And he B7like to wave Cdiamond rings
in front of D7everyCbody's GnosD7e
He got a Gcustom Continental.
He got an A7Eldorado too.
He got a B7thirty-two gun in his Cpocket for fun.
He got a D7razor Cin his Gshoe.D7

Well, GFriday 'bout a week ago,
A7Leroy's shootin' dice.
And at the B7edge of the bar sat a Cgirl name of Doris
and D7oh, that Cgirl look GniceD7
Well, he Gcast his eyes upon her
and the A7trouble soon began.
And B7Leroy Brown, he learned a Clesson 'bout messin'
with the D7wife of a Cjealous Gman D7

Well, the Gtwo men took to fightin'
And when they A7pulled them from the floor,
B7Leroy looked like a Cjigsaw puzzle with a D7couple of Cpieces GgoneD7.

And he's Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown,
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard doGg. D7
And he's Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown,
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard doGg.