Ladies Love Outlaws - Waylon Jennings [Verse 1] [D] Bessie was a lovely child from [G] West Tennessee [A] Leroy was an outlaw hard and [D] mean One [D] day she saw him staring and it [G] chilled her to the bone And she [A] knew she had to see that look on a child of her [D] own |[Chorus] |'Cause [D] ladies love [G] outlaws |Like [A] babies love [D] stray dogs |[D] Ladies touch babies like a [G] banker touches gold |[A] Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their [D] soul [Verse 2] [D] Linda was a lady, [G] blonde and built to last [A] Benny was a no good guitar picker, running from his [D] past [D] She heard all his songs telling [G] nothing but bad news [A] But she made her mind up to try to get him win or [D] lose [Chorus] [Verse 3] [D] Jessie liked Cadillacs and [G] diamonds on her hands [A] Waymore had a reputation as a lady's [D] man [D] Late one night her light of love [G] finally gave a sign [A] Jessie parked her Cadillac and took her place in [D] line |[Chorus] |'Cause [D] ladies love [G] outlaws |Like [A] babies love [D] stray dogs |[D] Ladies touch babies like a [G] banker touches gold |[A] Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their [D] soul Outro: [D] Ladies love [G] outlaws Like [A] babies love a bunch of [D] stray dogs [D] Ladies touch babies like a [G] banker touches gold [A] Outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their [D] soul