Chords
Boston Burglar

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
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                D                      G                    D      A7              G                                              D  
I was born and raised in Bos-ton, a place you all know well,
                     G              A7         D      Bm                    G                                              A         A7  
Brought up by honest par-ents, the truth to you Iâ??ll tell.
                     D            G              D         A7                 G                                              D  
Brought up by honest par-ents, and raised most tenderly,
             G            A7         D                 Bm                         G                    A7         D  
Till I became a sporting lad, at the age of twenty three.
             D            G              D      A7              G                                    D  
  My character was ta-ken, and I was sent to jail,
             G                              A7              D                      Bm              G                                 A            A7  
  My friends they came and tried in vain, to get me out on bail.
             D              G                            D                    A7              G                      D  
  The jury found me guil-ty, the clerk he wrote it down,
                G                    A7                    D                            Bm            G                 A7              D  
  The judge he passed my sentence and I was sent to Charlestown.
             D                      G              D      A7                                            G                            D  
They placed me on an east bound train, one cold December day,
                  G              A7            D                      Bm                                            G                                      A      A7  
And at every station we passed through, you could hear the people say.
                     D                 G              D      A7                 G                                         D  
â??There goes the Boston bur-glar in cold chains he is bound,
          G                      A7      D            Bm            G                      A7            D  
For one crime or another he is bound for Charlestownâ?.
                    G            A7                 D                                                                    G                      A7                    D  
          D                    G                         D                                 A7                                 D  
Now you that have your freedom, take warning if you can,
                G                                    A7                    D                                         Bm            G                    A      A7  
Donâ??t go around the streets at night, breaking laws of God and man.
          D              G                      D                 A7                    G                                            D  
For if you do youâ??re sure to rue, and find yourself like me,
G                 A7              D                      Bm                            G         A7      D  
Serving up twen-ty three years, in the Pena-ten-tury.