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******************* LADIES LOVE OUTLAWS ******************

written by Lee Clayton

performed by Waylon Jennings.


Capo on the 2nd fret.

Verse 1:
         D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)Bessie was alovely (x02210@1)child from West Tennessee
         A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)Leroy was an outlaw hard and mean
                                            G (320003@1)One day she saw him starring & it chilled her to the bone
              A (x02220@1)                                D (xx0232@1)She knew she had to see that look on achild (x02210@1)of her own


Chorus:
          D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)'Cause ladies love outlaws
              A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)Like babies love stray dogs
                                    G (320003@1)Ladies touch babies like abanker (x02210@1)touches gold
         A (x02220@1)                                               D (xx0232@1)Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul


Verse 2:
         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)Linda was alady,blonde (x02210@1)and built to last
         A (x02220@1)                             D (xx0232@1)Benny was ano (x02210@1)good guitar picker,running from his past
                                         G (320003@1)She heard all his songs telling nothing but bad news
                 A (x02220@1)                              D (xx0232@1)But she made her mind up to try to get him win or lose


Chorus.


Verse 3:
         D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)Jessie like cadillacs & diamonds on her hands
         A (x02220@1)                           D (xx0232@1)Waymore had areputation (x02210@1)as alady's (x02210@1)man
                                        G (320003@1)Late one night her light of love finally gave asign (x02210@1)	 A (x02220@1)                          D (xx0232@1)Jessie parked her cadillac and took her place in line


Chorus (x2).


Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr