Key: C
Introduction: Dm Em7 F7 Am
Dm Em7
born illegitimately
F7 Am
to a whore most likely
Dm Em7
he became an orphan
F7 Am
oh what a lovely orphan
Dm Em7
he was sent to the reformatory
F7 Am
ten years old was his first glory
Dm Em7
got caught stealing from a nun
F7 Am
now his love story had begun
Dm Em7
thirty years he spent wandering
F7 Am
a devil's child with dove wings
Dm Em7
he went to prison
F7 Am
in every country he set foot in
Dm Em7
oh how he loved prison
F7 Am
how awfully lovely was prison
Dm Am
all those beautiful boyz
Dm Am
pimps and queens and criminal queers
Dm Am
all those beautiful boyz
Dm Am
tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
Dm Em7
his greatest love was executed
F7 Am
the pure romance was undisputed
Dm Em7
angelic hoodlums and holy ones
F7 Am
angelic hoodlums and holy ones
Dm Am
all those beautiful boyz
Dm Am
pimps and queens and criminal queers
Dm Am
all those beautiful boyz
Dm Am
tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears