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