songwriters : allen collins;ronnie van zant;gary rossington

i screwed this up one time , but lets try it one more time

Am
well he walks so tall to be so small
C Dm Am
i never met a man who’s stranger

lives his life for a dollar sign
C Dm Am
and to deal with him is dang’rous
Am
he knocked me down but i’m on my feet
C Dm Am
now i’m so much wiser
Am
i’d rather quit and go back home
C Dm
than to deal with the money miser

chorus :
G Am Dm C
let’s cry for this bad man ahhh oooh
C Dm Am
i sing a song for the bad man

Am C Dm Am

Am
well , you treat me right baby , i’ll treat you right
C Dm
that’s the way its supposed to be
Am C
i put my faith down in my friend
Dm Am
and he almost put an end to me

Am C
well i work seven days a week
Dm Am
eight when i Am able
Am C Dm Am
when you take money from me you take food from my mama’s table

chorus :
G Am Dm C
let’s cry for this bad man ahhh oooh
C Dm Am
i sing a song for the bad man

Am C Dm Am

Am C
oh baby you know who you are

( solo )
Am C Dm Am

chorus :
G Am
let’s cry for this bad man
C C Dm Am
i wrote a song for the bad man way down in georgia

Am
well , you treat me right baby , i’ll treat you right
C Dm Am
that’s the way its supposed to be
C
i put my faith down in my friend
Dm Am
and he almost put an end to me
Am C Dm Am
well , when you take my money baby when you hurt my family
Am C Dm Am
i go walkin’ through the swamps without no shoes
Am C D Am
step on a snake it scares you

chorus :
G Am
let’s cry for this bad man
C Dm Am
i wrote a song for the bad man
C Dm Am
i wrote a song for the bad man

oh baby straight to you

he’s so bad , so bad