Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [G7]
Well the [C]South side of Chicago, is the [D7]baddest part of town
And if you [E7]go down there, you better [F]just beware
Of a [G7]man named Leroy [C]Brown
Now [C]Leroy more than trouble, you see he [D7]stand ’bout six foot four
All the [E7]downtown ladies call him [F]“Treetop Lover”
All the [G7]men just call him [C]“Sir”
[chorus]
And he’s [C]bad, bad Leroy Brown
The [D7]baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7]Badder than old King [F]Kong
And [G7]meaner than a junkyard [C]dog
[verse 2]
Now [C]Leroy, he a gambler, and he [D7]like his fancy clothes
And he [E7]like to wave his [F]diamond rings in front of [G7]everybody’s [C]nose
He got a [C]custom Continental, he got an [D7]Eldorado too
He got a [E7]32 gun in his [F]pocket for fun
He got a [G7]razor in his [C]shoe
[chorus]
And he’s [C]bad, bad Leroy Brown
The [D7]baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7]Badder than old King [F]Kong
And [G7]meaner than a junkyard [C]dog
[verse 3]
Well [C]Friday ’bout a week ago, [D7]Leroy shooting dice
And at the [E7]edge of the bar sat a [F]girl named Doris and
[G7]oo that girl looked [C]nice [C]
Well he [C]cast his eyes upon her, and the [D7]trouble soon began
Cause [E7]Leroy Brown learned a [F]lesson ‘bout messin’
With the [G7]wife of a jealous [C]man
[chorus]
And he’s [C]bad, bad Leroy Brown
The [D7]baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7]Badder than old King [F]Kong
And [G7]meaner than a junkyard [C]dog
[verse 4]
Well the [C]two men took to fighting
And when they [D7]pulled them from the floor
[E7]Leroy looked like a [F]jigsaw puzzle
With a [G7]couple of pieces [C]gone
[chorus]
And he’s [C]bad, bad Leroy Brown
The [D7]baddest man in the whole damned town
[E7]Badder than old King [F]Kong
And [G7]meaner than a junkyard [C]dog
[Closing]
Yeah, you were [E7]badder than old King [F]Kong,
and [G7]meaner than a [F]junkyard [C]dog
How to play Bad Bad Leroy Brown on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Bad Bad Leroy Brown uses these transitions most often: E7 → F (12), F → G7 (12), and G7 → C (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G7 chord transition.
1. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
2. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
3. D7 → E7 chord transition
To move from D7 to E7;
- While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
4. E7 → F chord transition
To move from E7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
6. C → E7 chord transition
To move from C to E7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
7. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
Bad Bad Leroy Brown chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bad Bad Leroy Brown.
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown includes 62 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Bad Bad Leroy Brown connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G7: 2%
- C → D7: 1%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → F: 5%