Intro: F# C# F# G# x2 C# F# Urban legend and american folklore G# F# tells of a man who was one of a kind C# F# a surly gent with a flair for fashion G# F# prone to violence at any time C# F# a legendary hooligan G# F# with a twist for blood and a taste for booze C# F# this brave and brutal soul G# F# he lived by his own rules C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# G# Shake the hand that shook the world C# F# shoe-shine boy to champion G# F# heʼdfought and beaten many foes C# F# his calling card was a kick to the groin G# F# and a broken bottle to the bridge of the nose C# F# he aimed to kill when he took to the ring G# F# this Boston strong boy loved to fight C# F# on more than one occasion G# F# a bout was stopped to save an opponentʼs life C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# G# Sake the hand that shook the world C# G# F# C# G# F# C# G# F# G# for blood and whiskey with his bareknuckled fist
