Bad Boy Leroy Brown
Jim Croce
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WELL, THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS THE BADDEST PART OF TOWN
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AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE YOU BETTER JUST BEWARE
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OF A MAN NAME OF LEROY BROWN
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NOW LEROY MORE THAN TROUBLE, YOU SEE HE STAND ABOUT SIX FOOT FOUR B7
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ALL THE DOWNTOWN LADIES CALL HIM TREETOP LOVER
D7 G ALL THE MEN JUST CALL HIM SIR
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AND HE�S BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
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THE BADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN B7 C
BADDER THAN OL� KING KONG
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NOW, LEROY, HE�S A GAMBLER, AND HE LIKES HIS FANCY CLOTHES
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AND HE LIKES TO WAVE HIS DIAMOND RINGS
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IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY�S NOSE
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HE GOT A CUSTOM CONTINENTAL, HE GOT AN EL DORADO TOO B7 C
HE GOT A .32 GUN IN HIS POCKET FOR FUN
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AND A RAZOR IN HIS SHOE (CHORUS)
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WELL, FRIDAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LEROY�S SHOOTIN� DICE
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AND AT THE EDGE OF THE BAR SAT A GIRL NAME OF DORIS
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WELL, HE CAST HIS EYES UPON HER AND THE TROUBLE SOON BEGAN
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AND LEROY BROWN LEARNED A LESSON �BOUT MESSIN� D7 G
WITH THE WIFE OF A JEALOUS MAN (CHORUS)
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WELL, THE TWO MEN TOOK TO FIGHTING
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AND WHEN THEY PULLED THEM FROM THE FLOOR B7 C
LEROY LOOKED LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE
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WITH A COUPLE OF PIECES GONE (CHORUS 2X)