Jesse James Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[D]Jesse James was a lad
who [G]killed many a [D]man.
He robbed the Glend[A]ale train.
He [D]stole from the rich and
[G]gave to the [D]poor.
He'd a hand and a [A]heart and [D]a brain.
[G]Jesse had a wife
who [D]mourned for his life
Three children, they were [A]brave
But that [D]dirty little coward that [G]shot
Mr. [D]Howard
Has laid poor [A]Jesse in his [D]grave[A]
[D]It was his brother Frank
that [G]robbed the Galton Bank
[D]And carried the money from the[A] town
It was [D]in this very place
that they [G]had a little race
[D]For they shot Captain
[A]Sheets to the [D]ground
[G]Jesse had a wife to [D]mourn for his life
Three children, they were [A]brave
But that [D]dirty little coward that [G]shot
Mr. [D]Howard
Has laid poor [A]Jesse in his [D]grave[A][D]
It was on a Saturday night,
[G]Jesse was at [D]home,
talking with his family [A]brave,
Robert [D]Ford came along
like a [G]thief in the [D]night,
and laid poor [A]Jesse in his [D]grave
[G]Jesse had a wife to [D]mourn for his life
Three children they were [A]brave
But that [D]dirty little coward that [G]shot
Mr. [D]Howard
Has laid poor [A]Jesse in his [D]grave

[Outro 1]
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