View chords used in this chart
A|-3-3---2---2-0---|-3-3-3-2---2-0---|-3-------------------2-------2---|
E|-3-3-3-1-------3-|-3-3-3-1---1-1-3-|-3-------------------3-------3---|
C|-4-4---2-------4-|-4-4-4-2---2-2-4-|-4-------------------3-------3---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3---2---2-0---|-3-3-3-2---2-0---|-3---3---3-3---3-3---2-----2-2---|
|-3-3-3-1-------3-|-3-3-3-1---1-1-3-|-3---3---2-1---3-3---3-----3-3---|
|-4-4---2-------4-|-4-4-4-2---2-2-4-|-4---4---3-2---4-4---3-----3-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-5---------------|
|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3-3-3-3---3-3---0------5-----3---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3---3-3---0------4-----5---|
|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---4-4-4-4---4-4---1------5-----4---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3---|-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3---3-3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5---|-0---0---1---1---2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-4---4---4-4-4-4-5---5---5-5-5---|-0---0---2---2---3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3--3---3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-3-------3---3---2-2-2-2-1---1-0---0---3----|
|-3--3---3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-5-------3---3---2-2-2-2-1---1-0---0---3----|
|-4--4---4-4-4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-------4---4---3-3-3-3-2---2-1---1---4----|
|-*-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo
|-3-----------3-----------3----------|
|---5-----------3h5---------3-----3--|
|-------5-----------6p3---------4----|
|---------7--------------------------|
|-3---2---3--------|
|-1---3---4---5----|
|-5---4---3---2----|
|------------------|
solo 2
|--6---6---6-----7---7-7---7--xxxx9---9-7----9-9\--8-7-..-------|
|--8---8---8-8---9---9-9---9-9xxxx8---8-8-10-8-8\--7-7----------|
|--9---9---9---9-7---7-7---7--xxxx9---9-9----9-9\--7-7----------|
|--10--10--10--10----9-9---9--xxxx------------------------------|
guitar solo
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------87---------------------------------810-12/1415/17-|
|-(5)-789--108108-----------------------57/9---------------|
|----------------1010----------------57--------------------|
|--------------------------3--0--/57-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-1517-15---15(17)-1517-15------------1517-15-----------------------------|
|--------18---------------17\151315/17-------17\151315-1315-13-----13-(0)-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------14-12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Transcribed by Pinter Denes
Lyrics:
Bring Back That Leroy Brown (Mercury)
CHORUS
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown - yeah
Bring back, bring back
Gotta bring that Leroy Brown - back
Bet your bottom dollar bill you're a playboy
Daddy Cool with a ninety dollar smile
Took my money out of gratitude
And he git right outa town - well
I gotta getty up, steady up, shoot him down
Gotta hit that latitude - babe
[CHORUS REPEAT]
Big bad Leroy Brown he got no common
sense - no, no
He got no brains but he sure gotta lot of style
Can't stand no more in this here jail
I gotta rid myself of this sentence
Gotta get out the heat, step into the shade
Gotta get me there dead or alive - babe
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy, wooh, wooh,
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy - Brown - well
[CHORUS REPEAT]
Big Mama Lulu Belle she had a nervous breakdown
(She had a nervous breakdown)
Leroy's taken her honey chile away
But she met him down at the station
Put a shot gun to his head
And unless I be mistaken
This is what she said
"Big bad, big boy, big bad Leroy Brown
I'm gonna get that cutie pie"
[CHORUS REPEAT]
How to play #
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.