Misc Traditional – Jesse James (Guitar Live)

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[Intro] G C G G D G C G G D G [Verse 1]
G
Jesse James Was a Man

    C             G
who killed many a man

                         D
He robbed many an express train

         G
oh lawd the people they did say

      C           G
from many a mile away

                        D
They'd been robbed, by frank

            G
and Jesse James
[Chorus]
    C
He had a loving wife

    G
who mourned for his life

                      D
his children too were brave

           G
But that dirty little coward

     C        G
That shot mr. howard

               D            G
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
[Verse 2]
G
Well it was on one starry night

          C                G
when the moon was shining bright

                         D
They robbed the Glendale train

         G           
And the people they did say

    C           G 
for many miles away
they'd been robbed by
 D               G
Frank and Jesse James
[Chorus]
   C
He had a loving wife

    G
who mourned for his life

                      D
his children too were brave

           G
But that dirty little coward

     C        G
That shot mr. howard

               D            G
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
Solo Verse+chorus G C G D G C G D G C G G D G C G D G [Verse 3]
         G  
Well the people held their breath

           C                G
When they heard of Jesse's death

                             D
They wondered how he came to fall

            G
Well it was Robert Ford in fact

     C              G
who shot him in the back

                D              G
While he hung a picture on the wall
[Chorus]
   C
He had a loving wife

    G
who mourned for his life

                      D
his children too were brave

           G
But that dirty little coward

     C        G
That shot mr. howard

               D            G
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave