Jesse James

Jesse James
 
[Verse 1]
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When Jesse James was a lad he’d killed many a man,
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He robbed the Glendale train,
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And the people they did say for many miles away
C                 G7                C
It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
    F                       C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life,
                                      G7
Three children - they were brave and true
    C                            F                C
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
   C               G7       C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
 
[Verse 2]
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It was on a Saturday night if I remember it right
                                 G7
When they robbed that Glendale train.
       C                           F                   C
It was one of the Younger boys who gathered in the spoils,
   C                G7           C
And he carried Jesse's monies away.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
    F                       C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                                      G7
Three children - they were brave and true
    C                            F                C
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
   C               G7       C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
 
[Verse 3]
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He was standing on a chair just a dustin pictures there
                         G7
He thought he heard a noise
    C                                 F                      C
When he turned his head around, then a bullet smacked him down
 C               G7              C
And it laid poor Jesse on the floor
 
 
{ CHORUS }
    F                       C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                                      G7
Three children - they were brave and true
    C                            F                C
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
   C               G7       C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
 
[Verse 4]
  C                              F             C
Jesse robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor
                              G7
He never did an un-friendly thing
        C                             F                  C
And when his best friend died he was right there by her side
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And he lifted off her golden wedding ring
 
 
{ CHORUS }
    F                       C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                                      G7
Three children - they were brave and true
    C                            F                C
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
   C               G7       C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave

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[Intro]
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(spoken)
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Frank and Jesse James were products of their environment
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They were sent out into the woods by their parents to forage for berries
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Truffles, rutabagas and roots of all sorts
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Put yourself in their place, you'd a been mean too
 
[Verse]
                              F
When Jesse James was a lad he killed many a man
   C                   G
He robbed the Glendale train
        C                       F
And the people they did say for many miles away
       C         G               C
It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James
 
{ CHORUS }
     F                    C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                          G
Three children, they were brave
         C                       F
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
    C         G            C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
[Verse]
                               F
It was on a Saturday night, if I remember right
          C                    G
When they robbed that Glendale train
       C                           F
It was one of the Younger boys who gathered in the spoils
       C               G       C
And he carried Jesse's monies away
 
{ CHORUS }
     F                    C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                          G
Three children, they were brave
         C                       F
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
    C         G            C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
[Verse]
                                  F                       C
He was standin' on a chair just a-dustin' pictures there
                      G
He thought he heard a noise
        C                                F
When he turned his head around, why that bullet smacked him down
       C         G            C
And it laid poor Jesse on the floor
 
{ CHORUS }
     F                    C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                          G
Three children, they were brave
         C                       F
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
    C         G            C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
                                  F
Jesse robbed from the poor and he gave to the rich
   C                    G
He never did a friendly thing
    C                                 F
And when his best friend died, he was right there by her side
       C              G              C
And he lifted off her golden wedding ring
 
{ CHORUS }
     F                    C
Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life
                          G
Three children, they were brave
         C                       F
But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard
    C         G            C
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave