Written by Jim Croce
Intro: G A7 B7 C G A7 B7 A7 CVerse 1:
G Well the south side of Chicago A7 Is the bad dest part of town B7 C And if you go down there you'd better just beware D7 G Of a man named Leroy Brown G Now Leroy's more than trouble A7 You see he stands 'bout six foot four B7 C All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover D7 G All the men just call him 'Sir'G And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown A7 The bad dest man in the whole down town B7 C Bad der than old King Kong D7 G Meaner than a junkyard dogVerse 2:
G Now Leroy he's a gambler A7 And he likes his fancy clothes B7 C And he likes to wear his diamond rings D7 G In front of everybody's nose G He got a custom Continental A7 He got an El Dorado too B7 C He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun D7 G He got a razor in his shoeInterlude: G A7 B7 A7 C A B7 C#7 B7 DG And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown A7 The bad dest man in the whole down town B7 C Bad der than old King Kong D7 G Meaner than a junkyard dogVerse 3:
A Well Friday 'bout a week ago B7 Leroy shooting dice C#7 D And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name Doris A And oh that girl looked nice A Well he cast his eyes upon her B7 And the trouble soon began C#7 D And Leroy Brown learned a lesson 'bout messin' E7 A With the wife of a jealous manA And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown B7 The bad dest man in the whole down town C#7 D Bad der than old King Kong E7 A Meaner than a junkyard dog A And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown B7 The bad dest man in the whole down town C#7 D Bad der than old King Kong E7 A Meaner than a junkyard dog E7 A Meaner than a junkyard dog