Tuning: E A D G B E

An American tune made famous in Ireland by Johnny McEvoy, simple, elegant and a cracking sing-a-long-song If you like it, RATE IT ! thanks, flatwound THE BOSTON BURGLER INTRO: C D7 G Em C D7 G

I was b^Gorn and ra^Cised in ^GBost^D7on, A pl^Gace you ^Emall know w^Gell Brought ^Cup by h^D7onest p^Gare^Emnts, The tr^Guth to y^Cou I'll t^D7ell Brought ^Gup by ho^Cnest P^Garen^D7ts, And ra^Gised most t^Emender^Gly Till ^CI be^D7came a spo^Grting l^Emad, At the a^Cge of tw^D7enty-th^Gree

My c^Gharac^Cter was t^Gake^D7n, And ^GI was s^Ement to j^Gail My fri^Cends they c^D7ame and tr^Gied in v^Emain, To g^Get me o^Cut on b^D7ail The j^Gury fo^Cund me g^Guil^D7ty, The cl^Gerk he w^Emrote it d^Gown The ju^Cdge he pa^D7ssed the sen^Gtence, ^EmI was bo^Cund for Ch^D7arlest^Gown

The pl^Gaced me ^Con an eas^Gtbound t^D7rain, One c^Gold De^Emcember d^Gay And e^Cvery st^D7ation ^Gwe passed th^Emrough, You could h^Gear the pe^Cople ^D7say There g^Goes the Bo^Cston b^Gurg^D7ler, In c^Gold chains ^Emhe is bo^Gund For o^Cne crime ^D7or an^Gother, ^EmHe is bo^Cund for C^D7harlest^Gown

C D7 G Em C D7 G

All y^Gou that h^Cave your f^Greed^D7om, Take a wa^Grning ^Emif you c^Gan And do^Cn't go r^D7ound the str^Geets at n^Emight, Breaking l^Gaws of G^Cod and ^D7man For ^Gif you ^Cdo, You'll su^Grely ^D7rue, And f^Gind yo^Emurself Like ^Gme Ser^Cving ^D7up, For tw^Genty y^Emears, In the p^Cen-i-t^D7ent-ia^Gry

Johnny McEvoy - The boston burgler