Songwriters: Allen Collins;Ronnie Van Zant;Gary Rossington
i screwed this up one time, but lets try it one more time
Well he [Am]walks so tall to be so small
I [C]Never met a [Dm]man who's [Am]stranger
Lives his life for a dollar sign
And to [C]deal with [Dm]him is [Am]dang'rous
He knocked me down but [Am]I'm on my feet
[C]Now I'm so[Dm] much wi[Am]ser
[Am]I'd rather quit and go back home
Than to [C]deal with the [Dm]money miser
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man ahhh [Dm]oooh[C]
I sing a so[C]ng [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
Well, you [Am]treat me right baby, I'll treat you right
[C]That's the [Dm]way its supposed to be
[Am]I put my faith down in my [C]friend
And [Dm]he almost put an end to [Am]me
[Am]Well I work seven days a [C]week
[Dm]Eight when I am [Am]able
[Am]When you take [C]money from me you [Dm]take food from my [Am]mama's table
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man ahhh [Dm]oooh[C]
I sing a so[C]ng [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
Oh [Am]baby you know [C]who you are
(solo)
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a [C]song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man way down in Georgia
Well, you [Am]treat me right baby, I'll treat you right
[C]That's the [Dm]way its supposed to [Am]be
I put my [C]faith down in my friend
And [Dm]he almost put an end to[Am] me
Well, [Am]when you take my [C]money baby w[Dm]hen you hurt m[Am]y family
I go w[Am]alkin' through th[C]e swamps wit[Dm]hout no [Am]shoes
[Am]Step on a [C]snake it [D]scares [Am]you
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
Oh baby straight to you
He's so bad, so bad
i screwed this up one time, but lets try it one more time
Well he [Am]walks so tall to be so small
I [C]Never met a [Dm]man who's [Am]stranger
Lives his life for a dollar sign
And to [C]deal with [Dm]him is [Am]dang'rous
He knocked me down but [Am]I'm on my feet
[C]Now I'm so[Dm] much wi[Am]ser
[Am]I'd rather quit and go back home
Than to [C]deal with the [Dm]money miser
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man ahhh [Dm]oooh[C]
I sing a so[C]ng [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
Well, you [Am]treat me right baby, I'll treat you right
[C]That's the [Dm]way its supposed to be
[Am]I put my faith down in my [C]friend
And [Dm]he almost put an end to [Am]me
[Am]Well I work seven days a [C]week
[Dm]Eight when I am [Am]able
[Am]When you take [C]money from me you [Dm]take food from my [Am]mama's table
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man ahhh [Dm]oooh[C]
I sing a so[C]ng [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
Oh [Am]baby you know [C]who you are
(solo)
[Am] [C] [Dm] [Am]
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a [C]song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man way down in Georgia
Well, you [Am]treat me right baby, I'll treat you right
[C]That's the [Dm]way its supposed to [Am]be
I put my [C]faith down in my friend
And [Dm]he almost put an end to[Am] me
Well, [Am]when you take my [C]money baby w[Dm]hen you hurt m[Am]y family
I go w[Am]alkin' through th[C]e swamps wit[Dm]hout no [Am]shoes
[Am]Step on a [C]snake it [D]scares [Am]you
chorus:
Let's [G]cry for this [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
[C]I wrote a song [Dm]for the [Am]bad man
Oh baby straight to you
He's so bad, so bad
