Jesse James chords by
Eddy Arnold

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Key: E major

Verse 1
D D 
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A A 
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It was on a Wednesday night
G G 
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D D 
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the moon was shining bright
A A 
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They robbed the Glendale train
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And the people they did say
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D D 
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for many miles away
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Twas the outlaws Frank
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and Jesse James

Verse 2
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D D 
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Jesse had a wife to mourn all her life
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Their children they are brave
D D 
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Twas a dirty little coward that
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D D 
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shot Mr Howard
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D D 
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They laid Jesse James in his grave

Verse 3
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G G 
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D D 
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It was Robert Ford the dirty little coward
A A 
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I wonder how he does feel
D D 
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For he ate of Jesse's bread and
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D D 
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he slept in Jesse's bed
A A 
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D D 
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G G 
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Then he laid Jesse James in his grave

Verse 4

Jesse had a wife to mourn all

Interlude 1

her life...

Verse 5
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It was his brother Frank that
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D D 
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robbed the Gallatin bank
A A 
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And carried the money from the town
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It was in this very place that
G G 
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D D 
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they had a little race
For they shot Captain
A A 
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Sheets to the ground

Verse 6
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Jesse was a man a friend to the poor
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D D 
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A A 
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He never would see a man suffer pain
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D D 
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And with his brother Frank he
A A 
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robbed the Chicago bank
D D 
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And stopped the Glendale train

Verse 7
G G 
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It was his brother Frank that
robbed the Gallatin bank
D D 
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And carried the money from the town
A A 
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It was in this very place that
D D 
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they had a little race
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For they shot Captain Sheets
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to the ground
A A 
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Jesse had

Verse 8

a wife to

mourn all her life...

Verse 9
Bb Bb 
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They went to the crossing
Eb Eb 6
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not very far from there
Ab Ab 4
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And there they did the same
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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And the agent on his knees
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Eb Eb 6
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he delivered up  the keys
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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To the outlaws Frank
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Eb Eb 6
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and Jesse James

Verse 10

Jesse had a wife to mourn

all her life...

Verse 11
Eb Eb 6
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It was on a Saturday night
Jesse was at home
Bb Bb 
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Talking to his family brave
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When the thief and the coward
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Eb Eb 6
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a little Robert Ford
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Eb Eb 6
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Laid Jesse James in his grave

Verse 12
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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How people held their breath when they
Eb Eb 6
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heard of Jesse's death
Bb Bb 
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And wondered how he ever came to die
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Ab Ab 4
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Twas one of the gang dirty
Eb Eb 6
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Robert Ford
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Eb Eb 6
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That shot poor Jesse on the sly

Verse 13

Jesse had a wife to mourn all her life...

Verse 14
Eb Eb 6
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Jesse went to rest with
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his hand on his breast
Eb Eb 6
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The devill will be upon his knee
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He was born one day in
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the county of Clay
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And came from the solitary race

Verse 15

Jesse had a wife to

mourn all her life...

They laid Jesse James in his grave

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