Verse: D# G# Bessie was a lovely child from West Tennessee A# D# Leroy was an outlaw hard and mean G# One day she saw him starring & it chilled her to the bone A# D# She knew she had to see that look on a child of her own Chorus: D# G# ʼCause ladies love outlaws A# D# Like babies love stray dogs G# Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold A# D# Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul Verse: D# G# Linda was a lady,blonde and built to last A# D# Benny was a no good guitar picker,running from his past G# She heard all his songs telling nothing but bad news A# D# But she made her mind up to try to get him win or lose Chorus. Verse: D# G# Jessie like cadillacs & diamonds on her hands A# D# Waymore had a reputation as a ladyʼs man G# Late one night her light of love finally gave a sign A# D# Jessie parked her cadillac and took her place in line Chorus. x2
