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