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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3[Intro] C [Verse 1] C D7 Well, the south side of Chicago, is the baddest part of town. E7 F And if you go down there you better just beware, G7 C of a man named a-Leroy Brown. C D7 Now Leroy, more than trouble. You see he stand about six foot four. E7 F And the downtown ladies call him tree top-lover, G7 C all the men just call him sir. [Chorus] C D7 And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town. E7 F G F C Badder than a ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog. [Verse 2] C D7 Now Leroy, he a gambler. And he like his fancy clothes. E7 F G7 C And he like to wave his diamond rings, in front of every everybody's nose. C D7 He got a custom Continental. He got a Eldorado, too. E7 F He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun, G7 C he got a razor in his shoe. [Chorus] C D7 And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town. E7 F G F C Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog. [Verse 2] C D7 Well, Friday, 'bout a week ago. Leroy, shootin' dice. E7 F And at the edge of the bar sat a girl named a-Doris. G7 C And ooh, dat girl looked nice. C D7 Well, he casts his eyes upon her, and a-trouble soon began. E7 F And Leroy Brown he learned a lesson 'bout messin' G7 C with the wife of a jealous man. [Chorus] C D7 And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town. E7 F G F C Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog. [Verse 3] C D7 Well, the two men, took to fightin', and when they pulled them from the floor. E7 F Leroy looked like a jig saw puzzle, G7 C with a couple of pieces gone. [Chorus] C D7 And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown. The baddest man in the whole damn town. E7 F G F C Badder than a ol' King Kong, an meaner than a junkyard dog. [Chorus] C D7 And he's bad, (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown. Baddest man in the whole damn town. E7 F G F C Badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog. [Outro] E7 F G F C Yeah, he badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog.