Professor Longhair - Stag-O-Lee

      
 
 Subject: CRD: Stagolee
 
 Someone requested some older blues tab. I don't have the tab for this
 one but here's the basic chord progression and the lyrics. The actual
 chord progression and beat is directly proportionate to the quantity
 of attitude adjusters consumed. Have fun. If any of you have the tab
 for this I'd like to see it.
 
 Stagolee
 Professor Longhair's version
 
 E                             
 It was early early one mornin'
        A                       
 Boys I heard that fool dog bark
        E                     
 He was barkin' at the two men
          B7             E   
 Who were gamblin in the dark
 B7 
 
 
 E                           
 It was Stagolee & Billy Lion
                 A                     
 Boys, they were gamblin that early day
            E                   
 Yeah, they tossed up that seven
       B7                     E  
 Billy Lion told him the easy way
 B7 
 
 
 Stagolee lost all his money
 Lost his new cadilac
 He said I believe your cheatin'
 Don't be here when I get back
 
 Stagolee went home
 & he knocked up on his woman's door
 He said wake up little Bertha baby
 & hand me my forty-four
 
 You know Bertha rose out of bed screamin
 She was lookin him dead smack in the eye
 She said come on in honey
 I can see some poor man's gonna die
 
 Then Stagolee told Bertha
 That he had lost his new cadilic
 But he believed Billy was cheatin
 & she knew he wouldn't go for that
 
 Stagolee went back on the corner
 & stood up in the barroom door
 & he said don't nobody move
 Cuz I got me my forty-four
 
 Stagolee cried Billy
 & he shot the poor boy so fast
 The bullet went through Billy
 & it broke the bartenders glass
 
 Then Billy Lion started screamin
 I heard him say Stagolee don't take my life
 You know I got two little children
 & a poor little old sickly wife
 
 Stagolee told Billy
 Yeah I know you got a cute little boy & girl
 If you want to see your family billy
 You'll have to meet 'em in another world