Jesse James original guitar chords by
Bruce Springsteen

2006Country209 views

Key: F major•

Verse 1
Fadd9 Fadd9 
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F F 
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Jesse James was a lad
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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That killed many a man
C7 C7 
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He robbed the Glendale train
F F 
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He stole from the rich
F/A F/A 
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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And he gave to the poor
C7 C7 
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F F 
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He'd a hand and a heart and a brain

Verse 2
F F 
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Well it was Robert Ford
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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That dirty little coward
C7 C7 
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I wonder now how he feels
F F 
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For he ate of Jesse's bread
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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And he slept in Jesse's bed
C7 C7 
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F F 
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And he laid poor Jesse in his grave

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
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Well Jesse had a wife
F F 
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To mourn for his life
C7 C7 
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Three children, now they were brave
F F 
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Well that dirty little coward
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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That shot Mr. Howard
C7 C7 
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F F 
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave

Interlude 1

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Verse 3
F F 
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Well Jesse was a man
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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A friend to the poor
C7 C7 
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He'd never rob a mother or a child
F F 
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There never was a man
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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with the law in his hand
C7 C7 
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F F 
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That could take Jesse James when alive

Verse 4
F F 
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It was on a Sunday night
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Well the moon was shining bright
C7 C7 
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They robbed the Glendale train
F F 
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And the people they did say
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F F 
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o'er many miles away
C7 C7 
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F F 
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It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
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Well Jesse had a wife
F F 
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To mourn for his life
C7 C7 
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Three children, now they were brave
F F 
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Well that dirty little coward
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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That shot Mr. Howard
C7 C7 
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F F 
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave

Interlude 2

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Verse 5
F F 
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Now the people held their breath
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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When they heard of Jesse's death
C7 C7 
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They wondered how he'd ever come to  fall
F F 
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Robert Ford it was a fact
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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He shot Jesse in the back
C7 C7 
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F F 
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While Jesse hung a picture on the wall

Verse 6
F F 
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Jesse went to rest
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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with his head on his breast
C7 C7 
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The devil upon his knee
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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He was born one day in  County Clay
C7 C7 
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F F 
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And he came from a so  litary race

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
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Well Jesse had a wife
F F 
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To mourn for his life
C7 C7 
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Three children, now they were brave
F F 
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Well that dirty little coward
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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That shot Mr. Howard
C7 C7 
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F F 
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He laid poor Jesse in his grave