Except For Jessie chords by
Aaron Watson
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Key: A major
Intro 1
F#
F#

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

E
E

B
B

C#m
C#m

B
B

Well before
Verse 1
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she came
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E

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B

F#
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along he was lonesome onry and mean
Verse 2
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It was his way or the high way
Verse 3
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But she had a way that
he'd never seen
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C#

Verse 4
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he'd been livin hard and fast
Verse 5
E
E

B
B

F#
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All his takin was takin its toll
Verse 6
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And it took a good hearted,
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C#

hard headed angel
Verse 7
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To help him gain control
Verse 8
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B

He wore his own kind of hat
Verse 9
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B

F#
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And for that folks called him an outlaw
Verse 10
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B

Well some even cussed his name
Verse 11
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B

Cause they couldnt see the same
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F#

man she saw
Verse 12
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He strummed the beat of
a different drum
Verse 13
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B

F#
F#

And his hair was always long and messy,
B
B

yes it was
Verse 14
C#
C#

And he said he wouldn't
E
E

change for no one
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Except for Jessie
F#
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Verse 15
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C#m
C#m

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B

F#
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Well she nev er tried to change him
Verse 16
E
E

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B

But she loved him and gave him a son
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Verse 17
And that ain't easy with a
honky tonkin man
Verse 18
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Makin music on the run
Verse 19
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And Lord knows she was a good wife
Verse 20
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E

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B

Always good at findin ways
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to right his wrongs
Verse 21
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She was the love of his life,
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F#
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the inspiration for his songs
Verse 22
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B

He wore his own kind of hat
Verse 23
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B

F#
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And for that folks called him an outlaw
Verse 24
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B

Well some even cussed his name
Verse 25
B
B

Cause they couldnt see the same
F#
F#

man she saw
Verse 26
B
B

He strummed the beat of
a different drum
Verse 27
B
B

F#
F#

And his hair was always long and messy,
B
B

yes it was
Verse 28
C#
C#

And he said he wouldn't
E
E

change for no one
B
B

Except for Jessie
Interlude 1
F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

C#
C#

B
B

E
E

C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

Am
Am

F#
F#

He wore his
Verse 29
B
B

own kind of hat
Verse 30
B
B

F#
F#

And for that folks called him an outlaw
Verse 31
B
B

Well some even cussed his name
Verse 32
B
B

Cause they couldnt see the same
F#
F#

man she saw
Verse 33
B
B

He strummed the beat of a different drum
Verse 34
B
B

F#
F#

And his hair was always long and messy,
B
B

yes it was
Verse 35
C#
C#

And he said he wouldn't
E
E

change for no one
B
B

Except for Jessie
Outro 1
F#
F#

G#m
G#m

F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

C#
C#

B
B

E
E

C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

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