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Key: E major•
Intro 1
G
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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
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Verse 1
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G

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Jesse was a renegade,
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D
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danced to his own drum
A
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Growin' wise could wait
Bm
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till tomorrow
A
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G
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Took to a road signposted sorrow
Verse 2
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G

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Jesse was a hooligan,
Em
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Esus4
Esus4

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D
D

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D

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Esus4
Esus4

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D
D

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jumped right off the rail
A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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There in the cards there in the tarot
A
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Born to despise the straight
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G

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and the narrow

Jesse was a connoisseur,
C
C

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home cookin' tasted stale
A
A

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Jesse
Verse 3
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Bm
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2

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James Bolero is a dance upon the run
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Em
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Every step proclaims that he's
F#sus4
F#sus4
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F#
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Bm
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2

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C
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Bm
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2

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a wayward son
A
A

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G

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Jesse James is waiting for the
Bm
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G

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cheap music to stop
D
D

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Em
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Don't goodbye deserve some
F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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F#
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bach not barbershop?
Bm
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2

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C
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Bm
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2

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Verse 4
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G

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Jesse didn't hear the drum
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Esus4
Esus4

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suddenly lose time
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A

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Bm
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2

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All his plans crafted, clever
A
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G
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Fated unborn, unfinished forever
Verse 5
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Esus4
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Jesse didn't hear the drum
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Esus4
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stop outside his door

In his dreams destiny towered
A
A

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In the cold light of day it
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came as a coward
C
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Jesse didn't hear the drum
Gm
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C
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at the age of thirty four
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A

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Jesse
Verse 6
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Bm
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2

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James Bolero is a dance upon the run
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Em
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F#
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Every step proclaims that he's
Bm
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2

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C
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Bm
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2

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a wayward son
A
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Jesse James is waiting for the
Bm
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cheap music to stop
D
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Em
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Don't goodbye deserve some
F#sus4
F#sus4
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F#
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bach not barbershop?
Bm
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C
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Verse 7
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A
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Jesse James Bolero
Bm
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2

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is a dance upon the run
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Em
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F#
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Every step proclaims that he's
Bm
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C
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Bm
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a wayward son
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Jesse James is waiting for the
Bm
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cheap music to stop
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Em
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Don't goodbye deserve some
F#
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bach not barbershop?
Outro 1
Bm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • Esus4

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • F#sus4

    2

  • F#

    2

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Jesse James Bolero by Prefab Sprout is E major.

The primary chords used in Jesse James Bolero are A, F#m, F#sus4, E, B, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F#m, F#sus4, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Jesse James Bolero is approximately 71 beats per minute.

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