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Bad Bad Leroy Brown (C Major)
Artist: Jim, Croce    Genre: Pop/Rock    Roman Numerals: I, II7, III7, IV, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F


Intro:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 1
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Well the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] South side of Chicago, is the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] baddest part of town
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And if you		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] go down there, you better		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] just beware
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Of a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] man named Leroy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Brown
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Now		 Leroy more than trouble, you see he [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] stand 'bout six foot four
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] All the		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] downtown ladies call him		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] “Treetop Lover”
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] All the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] men just call him		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] “Sir”

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he's		 bad, bad Leroy Brown
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Badder than old King		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Kong
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] meaner than a junkyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dog

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Now		 Leroy, he a gambler, and he [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] like his fancy clothes
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And he		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] like to wave his		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] diamond rings in front of		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] everybody's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nose
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He got a		 custom Continental, he got an [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Eldorado too
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] He got a		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] 32 gun in his		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] pocket for fun
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] He got a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] razor in his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shoe

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he's		 bad, bad Leroy Brown
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Badder than old King		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Kong
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] meaner than a junkyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dog

Verse 3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well		 Friday 'bout a week ago, [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Leroy shootin' dice
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And at the		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] edge of the bar sat a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] girl named Doris and
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] oo that girl looked		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nice
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well he		 cast his eyes upon her, and the [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] trouble soon began
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Cause		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Leroy Brown learned a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lesson ‘bout messin'
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] wife of a jealous		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he's		 bad, bad Leroy Brown
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Badder than old King		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Kong
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] meaner than a junkyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dog

Verse 4
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well the		 two men took to fighting
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And when they		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] pulled them from the floor
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Leroy looked like a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] jigsaw puzzle
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] couple of pieces		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gone

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he's		 bad, bad Leroy Brown
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Badder than old King		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Kong
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] meaner than a junkyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dog

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah, you were		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] badder than old King		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Kong,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] meaner than a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] junkyard		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dog
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