Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Tuning: , E A D G B E
Chords:
C 8-10-10-9
D7* 10-12-10-
-8-8
11-10-10
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well, the sout
h side of Chic
ago
Is the baddest
part of town.
And if you go
down there
You better jus
t beware of a
man name of Le
roy Brown.
Now, Leroy mor
e than trouble
,
You see he sta
nd about 'bout
six foot four
.
All the downto
wn ladies call
him "treetop
lover."
All the men ju
st call him "s
ir."
[Chorus]
And he's bad,
bad, Leroy Bro
wn,
The baddest ma
n in the whole
damn town.
Badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.
[Verse 2]
Now, Leroy, he
a gambler,
and he like hi
s fancy clothe
s.
And he like to
wave diamond
rings
in front of ev
*
erybody's nose
He got a custo
m Continental.
He got an Eldo
rado too.
He got a thirt
y-two gun in h
is pocket for
fun.
He got a razor
in his shoe.
[Chorus]
And he's bad,
bad, Leroy Bro
wn,
The baddest ma
n in the whole
damn town.
Badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.
[Verse 3]
Well, Friday '
bout a week ag
o,
Leroy's shooti
n' dice.
And at the edg
e of the bar s
at a girl name
of Doris
and oh, that g
irl look nice
Well, he cast
his eyes upon
her
and the troubl
e soon began.
And Leroy Brow
n, he learned
a lesson 'bout
messin'
with the wife
of a jealous m
an
[Chorus]
And he's bad,
bad, Leroy Bro
wn,
The baddest ma
n in the whole
damn town.
Badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.
[Verse 4]
Well, the two
men took to fi
ghtin'
And when they
pulled them fr
om the floor,
Leroy looked l
ike a jigsaw p
uzzle with a c
ouple of piece
s gone.
[Chorus]
And he's bad,
bad, Leroy Bro
wn,
The baddest ma
n in the whole
damn town.
Badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.
And he's bad,
bad, Leroy Bro
wn,
The baddest ma
n in the whole
damn town.
Badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.
[Outro]
Yes, you were
badder than ol
d King Kong
And meaner tha
n a junkyard d
og.