'Bring Back That Leroy Brown' voice guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

vocal harmonies

Bring back bring back yeah Bring back b. b. gotta bring that Leroy Brown back
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Bet your bottom dollar bill you're a play boy yeah yeah
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Daddy Cool with a ninety dollar smile hoo hoo hoo hoo yeah
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Took my money out of gratitude      yeah
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|-7---7--7-7---7--7----6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7--|
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  I gotta getty up steady up shoot him down gotta hit that latitude babe
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|-5--5--5--9--9-9----8--8-8----7----7---5----5--5--12--12--12-10-9-|-8--|
|-5--5--5-10-1010----9--9-9----5----5--10---10-10--14--14--13-12-10|-9--|
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 Wooh wooh bring back Leroy wooh wooh... Brown    
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|-12\9 /12--5----7----8--9--12\9 /12...-|-14---|
|-14\10/14--5----7----9-10--14\10/14...-|-17---|
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She had a nervous breakdown ...head
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|-4--4--4--5--4-----5----9--|--9-9-14-|
|-5--5--5--7--6-----5---10--|-1012-14-|
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 Wo-o Wo-o oo-o o-o
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|10-5-10-5-10-8-7-3-|

 Wo-oo-oo woo mistaken woo-oo      Big bad big boy big bad Leroy Brown
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 We want Leroy for president
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 you gotta hit a bitty baddy whether...like a shimmy shammy leather he's a
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|10--10-10-10--8-10--10-10-7---5--2-|--10---9--10--9--10-10-10---7---7---5-|
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 big boy bad boy Leroy.. from.. want him back
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|-6---7---6---7---6-7----|-10-|-10---10---5-|
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Author: PD '99 august
Last update: 03/21/2007