[D] Bessie was a lovely child [G] from West Tennessee
[A] Leroy was an outlaw, [D] hard-eyed and mean
One day she saw him starring & it [G] chilled her to the bone
She [A] knew she had to see that look on a child of her [D] own


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'Cause [D] ladies love [G] outlaws
Like [A] babies love [D] stray dogs
Ladies touch babies like a [G] banker touches gold
[A] Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their [D] soul


[D] Linda was a lady, [G] blonde and built to last
[A] Billy's a no good guitar picker, [D] running from his past
She listened to his songs telling [G] nothing but bad news
she [A] made her mind up then and there to get him win or [D] lose


[D] Now Jessie, she likes Cadillacs and [G] diamonds on her hands
[A] Seymore had a reputation [D] as a lady's man
Late one night her light of love [G] finally gave a sign
[A] Jessie parked her cadillac and took her place in [D] line