Except For Jessie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][C][G]
[F][C][Dm]
[C]Well before

[Verse 1]
[G]she came
along he [F]was lone[C]some onry and [G]mean

[Verse 2]
It was [G]his way or the high way

[Verse 3]
But she [G]had a way that
he'd never seen
[D]

[Verse 4]
he'd [G]been livin hard and fast

[Verse 5]
All [F]his takin [C]was takin its [G]toll

[Verse 6]
[G]And it took a good hearted,
hard headed [D]angel

[Verse 7]
To help him gain con[G]trol

[Verse 8]
He wore his [C]own kind of hat

[Verse 9]
And [C]for that folks called him an [G]outlaw

[Verse 10]
Well some [C]even cussed his name

[Verse 11]
Cause they [C]couldnt see the same
man [G]she saw

[Verse 12]
He strummed the [C]beat of
a different drum

[Verse 13]
[C]And his hair was always long and [G]messy,
yes it [C]was

[Verse 14]
And he said he [D]wouldn't
change for no [F]one
[C]Except for Jessie
[G]

[Verse 15]
[F][C][Dm]
[C]Well she [G]never tried to change him

[Verse 16]
But she [F]loved him an[C]d gave him a son
[G]

[Verse 17]
And that ain't easy with a
honky tonkin man

[Verse 18]
Makin music on the [D]run

[Verse 19]
And Lord [G]knows she was a good wife

[Verse 20]
Always [F]good at findin [C]ways
to right [G]his wrongs

[Verse 21]
She was [G]the love of his life,
[D]the inspiration for his [G]songs

[Verse 22]
He wore his [C]own kind of hat

[Verse 23]
And [C]for that folks called him an [G]outlaw

[Verse 24]
Well some [C]even cussed his name

[Verse 25]
Cause [C]they couldnt see the same
man [G]she saw

[Verse 26]
He strummed [C]the beat of
a different drum

[Verse 27]
[C]And his hair was always long and [G]messy,
yes it [C]was

[Verse 28]
And he said he [D]wouldn't
change for no [F]one
[C]Except for Jessie

[Interlude 1]
[G][C]
[G][C]
[D][C][F][D][G][C]
[Bbm]
He [G]wore his

[Verse 29]
[C]own kind of hat

[Verse 30]
And [C]for that folks called him an [G]outlaw

[Verse 31]
Well some [C]even cussed his name

[Verse 32]
Cause they [C]couldnt see the same
man [G]she saw

[Verse 33]
He strummed the [C]beat of a different drum

[Verse 34]
And [C]his hair was always long and [G]messy,
yes it [C]was

[Verse 35]
And he said he [D]wouldn't
change for no [F]one
[C]Except for Jessie

[Outro 1]
[G][Am][G]
[C][G]
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