D                             G
Bessie was a lovely child from West Tennessee
A                            D
Leroy was an outlaw hard and mean
    D                              G
One day she saw him staring and it chilled her to the bone
        A                                               D
And she knew she had to see that look on a child of her own


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


[Verse 2]
D                 G
Linda was a lady, blonde and built to last
A                                                    D
Benny was a no good guitar picker, running from his past
D                               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]
D           G
Ladies love outlaws
     A           D
Like babies love stray dogs
D                          G
Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold
A                                                 D
Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul


[Verse 3]
D                          G
Jessie liked Cadillacs and diamonds on her hands
A                                    D
Waymore had a reputation as a lady's man
D                                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]
       D          G
'Cause ladies love outlaws
     A           D
Like babies love stray dogs
D                          G
Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold
A                                                 D
Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul

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