Jesse James

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Bruce Springsteen – Jesse James
F
Jesse James was a lad
Bb F
That killed many a man
C
He robbed the Glendale train
F
He stole from the rich
Bb F
And he gave to the poor
F C F
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
F
Well it was Robert Ford
Bb F
That dirty little coward
C
I wonder now how he feels
F
For he ate of Jesse's bread
Bb F
And he slept in Jesse's bed
F C F
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave
F
Well Jesse had a wife
Bb F
To mourn for his life
C
Three children, Now they were brave
F
Well that dirty little coward
Bb F
That shot Mr. Howard
F C F
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave
F
Well now Jesse was a man
Bb F
A friend to the poor
C
He'd never rob a mother or a child
F
There never was a man with
Bb F
the law in his hand
F C F
That could take Jesse James when alive
F
It was on a Saturday night
Bb F
Yeah the moon was shinin' bright
C
They robbed the Glendale train
F
And the people they did say
Bb F
o'er many miles away
F C F
It was those outlaws yeah Frank and Jesse James
F
Well Jesse had a wife
Bb F
To mourn for his life
C
Three children, Now they were brave
F
Well that dirty little coward
Bb F
That shot Mr. Howard
F C F
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave
F
Now the people held their breath
Bb F
When they heard of Jesse's death
C
They wondered how he'd ever come to fall
F
Robert Ford it was a fact
Bb F
He shot Jesse in the back
F C F
While Jesse hung a picture on a wall
F
Now Jesse went to rest with
Bb F
his hand on his breast
C
The devil upon his knee
F
he was born one day
Bb F
in the County Clay
F C F
And he came from a solitary race
F
Well Jesse had a wife
Bb F
To mourn for his life
C
Three children, Now they were brave
F
Well that dirty little coward
Bb F
That shot Mr. Howard
F C F
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave

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Bruce Springsteen – Jesse James

Jesse James Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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