Stagolee Chords

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[Verse 1]
Stacker [D]Lee was a bad man,
everybody knows.
Spent a [G]hundred dollars
for just one suit of [D]clothes.
He was [A]a bad man,
that mean old Stacker [D]Lee.
Stacker Lee loaded cotton,
weighed 500 pounds.
Carried along [G]in a gatling gun
and drug him to the [D]ground.
He was [A]a bad man,
that mean old Stack[D]er Lee.
It was in a hustlin' bee joint
for the Mississippi run
Stack[G]er Lee killed Billy
DeLines
with a smokin' .41
[D]He [A]was a bad man,
that mean ol' Stacker [D]Lee
The high sheriff asked the deputy,
how can it be
You [G]can arrest everybody
but the mean ol' Stacker [D]Lee
He's a [A]bad man,
that mean old Stacker [D]Lee
And the deputy told the new sheriff
to double up my fee
And I'll go [G]get that outlaw
by the name of Stack[D]er Lee
Cause he's [A]a bad man,
that mean old Stacker Lee
[D]Gentlemen of the jury,
what do you think about that?
Stacker [G]Lee killed Billy DeLines
about a five dollar Stutson hat.
[D]He [A]was a bad man,
that mean old Stack[D]er Lee.
Billy was in the card house
[A]a -kneeling [D]on the floor.
Stacker [G]Lee pulled the trigger
of his Red Hot 44.
He [A]was a bad man,
that mean old Stacker [D]Lee.
Billy said to Stacker Lee,
please don't take my life
[G]I've got three little babes
and a darling loving wife
[D]You're a bad[A] man,
your name is Stacker [D]Lee
Why do I care about you two little babes,
your darling loving wife?
[G]You done stole my brand new hat
and I'm bound to take your [D]life,
cause you're a [A]bad man
And my name is Stacker [D]Lee.
Billy died in the sawdust
[A]with his head up on the [D]rail.
[G]The deputy took old Stacker Lee
and he marched him off to [D]jail.
[A]He was a bad man.
That mean old Stacker [D]Lee.
The judge said Mr. Stacker Lee,
Mr. Stacker Lee,
[G]I'm gonna hang your body up
and set your spirit free
cuz [D]you're a [A]bad man.
Your
Your name is Stacker [D]Lee,
Stacker Lee on his gallows,
his head way up high,
[G]12 o 'clock we killed him,
was all glad to see him die,
[D]he was [A]a bad man,
that mean old Stacker [D]Lee,
he was a [G]bad [A]man,
that mean old Stacker [D]Lee.