Key: F major
Verse 1
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Jesse James was a lad
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That killed many a man
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He robbed the Glendale train
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He stole from the rich
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And he gave to the poor
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He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
Verse 2
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Well it was Robert Ford
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That dirty little coward
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I wonder now how he feels
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For he ate of Jesse's bread
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And he slept in Jesse's bed
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And he laid poor Jesse in his grave
Chorus 1
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Well Jesse had a wife
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To mourn for his life
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Three children, now they were brave
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Well that dirty little coward
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That shot Mr. Howard
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Well Jesse was a man
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A friend to the poor
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He'd never rob a mother or a child
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There never was a man
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with the law in his hand
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That could take Jesse James when alive
Verse 4
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It was on a Sunday night
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Well the moon was shining bright
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They robbed the Glendale train
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And the peo ple they did say
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o'er many miles away
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It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Chorus 2
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Well Jesse had a wife
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To mourn for his life
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Three children, now they were brave
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Well that dirty little coward
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That shot Mr. Howard
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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Now the peo ple held their breath
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When they heard of Jesse's death
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They wondered how he'd ever come to fall
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Robert Ford it was a fact
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He shot Jesse in the back
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While Jesse hung a picture on the wall
Verse 6
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Jesse went to rest
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with his head on his breast
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The devil upon his knee
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He was born one day in County Clay
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And he came from a so litary race
Chorus 3
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Well Jesse had a wife
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To mourn for his life
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Three children, now they were brave
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Well that dirty little coward
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That shot Mr. Howard
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Solo 1
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Solo 2
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ChordsEb Ab Bb
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