Intro
Em Am x5
Em Am7
[Verse 1]
Em Am7
I am an Outlaw, I was born an Outlaw's son
Em
The highway is my legacy
Am7
On the highway I will run
Em
In one hand I've a Bible
Am7 Em
In the other I've got a gun
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Well, don' you know me, I'm the man who won
[Chorus]
G
Woman don't try to love me
Am7 Em D C
Don't try to understand
G
A life upon the road
Am7 Em7
Is the life of an outlaw man
[Verse 2]
Em Am7
First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe
Em Am7
Headed for Oklahoma, I was riding night and day
Em
All of my friends are strangers
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They quickly come and go
Em
And all my love's in danger
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Because I steal hearts and souls
[Chorus]
G
Woman don't try to love me
Am7 Em7 D C
Don't try to understand
G
A life upon the road
Am7 Em7
Is the life of an outlaw man
[Guitar Solo]
Em Am7 x4
D G C
[Chorus]
G
Woman don't try to love me
Am7 Em7 D
Don't try to understand
C G
A life upon the road
Am7 Em7
Is the life of an outlaw
[Interlude]
Em Am x3
[Outro]
Em
Some men call me Abel
Am7 Em Am7
Some men call me Cain
Em
Some men call me Sinner, Lord
Am7 Em Am7
Some men call me Saint
Em
Some say there's a Jesus
Am7 Em Am7
Some men say there ain't
Em
When you got no life to lose
Am7 Em Am7
Then there's nothing left to gain
Em Am7 Em Am7
Outlaw ma-aaa-an
Em Am7
Outlaw ma-aaa-an