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The Boston Burglar

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James Keelaghan - The Boston Burglar
INTRO:   G    C    G    D      G    C    D    G    Em    C    D    G    C  G  
I was born and Craised in GBostonD  
A Gplace you all know well
Brought Cup by Dhonest Gparents
The truth to Cyou I'll Dtell
Brought Gup by Chonest GparentsD  
And Graised most tenderly
'Til CI beDcame a Gsporting Emlad
At the Cage of Dtwenty-GthreeC  G  D  
My GcharacCter was Gtaken D  
And GI was sent to gaol 
My Cfriends they Dcame and Gtried in vain 
To get me Cout on Dbail 
The Gjury Cfound me Gguilty D  
And the Gclerk he wrote it down 
The CJudge he Dpassed the Gsentence
EmI was Cbound for DCharlesGtown C  G  D  
I can Gsee my Cdarling GmotherD  
GStanding at the bar 
CLikewise Dmy dear Gfather 
Tearing Cout his Dhair 
GTearing Cout his Ggrey old Dlocks 
As the Gtears came trickling down 
"My Cson, my Dson what Ghave you Emdone 
To be Csent to DCharlesGtown?" C  G  D  
They pGlaced me Con an Geastbound Dtrain 
GOne cold December day 
And Cevery Dstation Gwe passed through 
You could Chear the people Dsay 
"GThere goes the CBoston GBurglar D  
In Gcold chains he is bound 
For Cone crime Dor aGnother 
EmHe is Csent to DCharlesGtown" C  G  D  
INSTRUMENTAL:   G    C    G    D      G    C    D    G    Em    C    G    D    C  G  
              G  C  G  D  G    C  D  G  Em  C  D  G  C  G  D
AGll you who'd Chave your Gfreedom
Take warning if you can
And Cdon't go Dmidnight Grambling
Or you'll break the Claws of Dman
And Gif you Cdo you'll Gsurely Drue
And Gwind up just like me
CServing up Dfull Gtwenty Emyears 
In the CpeniDtentiaCry__G__

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The Boston Burglar

by James Keelaghan

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James Keelaghan - The Boston Burglar

G C G D G C D G Em C D G C G

INTRO:

C G D

I was born and raised in Boston

A place you all know well

C D G

Brought up by honest parents

C D

The truth to you I'll tell

G C G D

Brought up by honest parents

And raised most tenderly

C D G Em

'Til I became a sporting lad

C D G C G D

At the age of twenty-three

G C G D

My character was taken

And I was sent to gaol

C D G

My friends they came and tried in vain

C D

To get me out on bail

G C G D

The jury found me guilty

And the clerk he wrote it down

C D G

The Judge he passed the sentence

Em C D G C G D

I was bound for Charlestown

G C G D

I can see my darling mother

Standing at the bar

C D G

Likewise my dear father

C D

Tearing out his hair

G C G D

Tearing out his grey old locks

As the tears came trickling down

C D G Em

"My son, my son what have you done

C D G C G D

To be sent to Charlestown?"

G C G D

They placed me on an eastbound train

One cold December day

C D G

And every station we passed through

C D

You could hear the people say

G C G D

"There goes the Boston Burglar

In cold chains he is bound

C D G

For one crime or another

Em C D G C G D

He is sent to Charlestown"

G C G D G C D G Em C G D C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

G C G D G C D G Em C D G C G D

G C G

All you who'd have your freedom

Take warning if you can

C D G

And don't go midnight rambling

C D

Or you'll break the laws of man

G C G D

And if you do you'll surely rue

And wind up just like me

C D G Em

Serving up full twenty years

C D C G

In the penitentiary____

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