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BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN - Jim Croce
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Tabbed by: dolson128
Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Transcribed from a cover by The Four Big Strings (https://youtu.be/WSx9_Hlxh-c)
Lyrics and approximate timings are provided as a guide.
Intro (0:06-0:12)
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Well the
Verse 1 (0:13-0:37)
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South side of Chicago is the baddest part of town. And if you go down there
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you better just beware of a man named Leroy Brown
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Now Leroy more than trouble, you see he stand
'bout six foot four. All those downtown ladies
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call him "Treetop Lover." All the
men just call him "sir"
Chorus (0:38-0:51)
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And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole damn town
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Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
Verse 2 (0:52-1:17)
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Now Leroy he a gambler And he like his fancy clothes
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And he like to wave his diamond rings in front of everybody's nose
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He got a custom Continental He got an Eldorado too
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He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun He got a razor in his shoe
Chorus (1:18-1:30)
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And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole damn town
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Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
Verse 3 (1:31-1:56)
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Now Friday 'bout a week ago Leroy shootin' dice
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And at the edge of the bar
sat a girl named Doris and ooh that girl looked nice
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Well he cast his eyes upon her and the trouble soon began
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Leroy Brown he learned a
lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man
Chorus (1:57-2:08)
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And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole damn town
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Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
Verse 4 (2:09-2:21)
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Well the two men took to fighting and when they pulled them from the floor
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Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone
Chorus x 2 (2:22-2:47)
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And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole damn town
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Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
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D|------5---2-------2---------------2-----7---4-----------------------2-------|
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And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole damn town
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Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
Outro (2:48-2:54)
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Yeah he was badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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| Title |
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
| Artist |
Jim Croce |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
JzYf6qskdfA |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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