Jesse James chords by Harry Mcclintock

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Part 1:

    C                 F        C
ahh the people held their brethe when they heard of jesse's death,
C            G
wondered how he came to die.
    C        F       C
For the big grey war and little Robert Ford
C     G      C
shot Jesse James on the sly.
    C        F      C
It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward.
C          G
I wonder how he does feel?
    C            F        C
For he eat Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed
    C      G      C
then he layed Jesse James in his grave.

Chorus:

F               C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C               G
the children that he left will pray.
  C            F    C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
  C      G      C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

Part 2:

C         F       C
Jesse was a man, a friend to the poor,
   C        G
never see a man suffer pain.
  C             F           C
But with his brother Frank, he robbed the springfeild bank
  C      G    C
and stopped the Glendale train.
  C             F       C
It was his brother Frank that robbed the Galiton.
C               G
And carried the money from the town.
    C            F      C
It was in this very place, they had a little chase
     C      G       C
and they shot Captain Sheeks to the ground.

Chorus:

F               C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C               G
the children that he left will pray.
  C            F    C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
  C      G      C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

Part 3:

   C            F       C
They went to the cross'em not very far from there.
C           G
And there they did the same.
    C           F        C
For the agent on his knees he dilivered up the keys
C       G        C
to the outlaws Frank and Jesse James.
   C            F      C
T'was on a saturday night and Jesse was at home.
C          G
Talk'n to his family brave.
  C        F      C
Bob Ford came along deep in the night
  C     G      C
and laid Jesse James in his grave.

Bridge:

    C     F      C
Oh they layed poor Jesse in his grave yes lord.
   C            G
They layed Jesse James in his grave.
   C           F       C
Oh he took from the rich and gave it to the poor.
     C      G      C
But they layed Jesse James in his grave.

Part 4:

   C             F      C
Jesse went to his rest with his hand on his breast.
  C           G
The devil will be upon his knee.
    C          F     C
He was born one day in the county of clay
  C      G    C
and came from a solitary raise.
  C        F      C
Now men when you go out into the West.
C         G
Never be afraid to die.
   C                  F        C
They had the law in their hands, but they didn't have the sand
  C     G    C
to take Jesse James alive.

Chorus:

F               C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C               G
the children that he left will pray.
  C            F    C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
  C      G      C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

Outro:

    C     F      C
Oh they layed poor Jesse in his grave yes lord.
   C            G
They layed Jesse James in his grave.
   C             F      C
Oh he took from the rich and he gave to the poor.
     C      G      C
But they layed Jesse James in his grave.

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