Jesse James Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][C][G][Em][C][G]
[C][G][C][D]
[G]Now Jesse

[Verse 1]
[G]
James was a man who [C]killed many [G]men
He robbed the Glendale [D]train
All [G]the folks from round about said [C]""yes,
[G]without a doubt
It was robbed by [D]Frank and
Jesse [G]James""[D][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Jesse had a wife [G]to mourn for his life
Three children,
they were [D]so brave (Was so brave)
But that [G]dirty little coward that [C]shot him,
Mr [G]Howard
He laid [D]Jesse James in his [G]grave[D]
[G]It was on

[Verse 3]
a Wednesday night when
the moon [C]was shining [G]bright
That I robbed the Glend[D]ale train
All the folk[G]s from round about said [C]""yes,
without [G]a doubt
[D]It was [G]robbed by [D]Frank and
Jesse [G]James""

[Verse 4]
[C]Jesse had a wife to [G]mourn for his life
Three children, they were so [D]brave
But that [G]dirty little coward [C]that shot him,
Mr [G]Howard
And he laid Jesse [D]James in his grave

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G]
[D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 5]
It was [G]on a Wednesday night when
the moon [C]was shining [G]bright
[D]Jesse was [G]talking to his
family [C]brave[Bm]
[D]When along [G]came Robert Ford
[C]like a thief in [G]the black
And he shot Jesse James in the back

[Verse 6]
[C]Jesse had a wife [G]to mourn for his life
Three children, they were [D]so brave
But that [G]dirty little coward that [C]shot him,
[G]Mr Howard
And he laid Jesse [D]James in his grave

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][G]
[D][G][C][G]
[D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 7]
[C]Jesse had a wife [G]to mourn for his life
Three children, they were [D]so brave
But that [G]dirty little coward [C]that shot him,
[G]Mr Howard
And he laid Jesse [D]James in

[Outro 1]
his grave
[G][Em][G]
[G][G]