Pete Seeger – Jesse James (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
F [tab] Bb F That killed many a man F C7 He robbed the Glendale train F He stole from the rich Bb F And he gave to the poor F C7 F He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
[Verse 2]
F Well it was Robert Ford Bb F That dirty little coward F C7 I wonder now how he feels F For he ate of Jesse's bread Bb F And he slept on Jesse's bed F C7 F And he laid poor Jesse in his grave
[Chorus]
Bb Well Jesse had a wife F To mourn for his life
Three children now
C7 They were brave F Well that dirty little coward Bb F That shot Mr. Howard F C7 F He laid poor Jesse in his grave
[Verse 3]
F Well Jesse was a man Bb F A friend to the poor C7 He'd never rob a mother or a child F There never was a man with Bb F The law in his hand C7 F That could take Jesse James when alive
[Chorus]
Bb Well Jesse had a wife F To mourn for his life
Three children now
C7 They were brave F Well that dirty little coward Bb F That shot Mr. Howard F C7 F He laid poor Jesse in his grave
[Verse 4]
F It was on a Saturday night Bb F When the moon was shining bright C7 They robbed the Glendale train F And people they did say Bb F O'er many miles away C7 F It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James
[Verse 5]
Bb Well Jesse had a wife F To mourn for his life
Three children now
C7 They were brave F Well that dirty little coward Bb F That shot Mr. Howard F C7 F He laid poor Jesse in his grave
[Verse 6]
F Now the people held their breath Bb F When they heard of Jesse's death C7 They wondered how he'd ever come to fall F Robert Ford it's a fact Bb F He shot Jesse in the back C7 While Jesse hung a picture on the wall
[Verse 7]
F Jesse went to rest Bb F With his head on his breast C7 The devil upon his knee F He was born one day Bb F In the County Clay C7 And he came from a solitary race
[Final Chorus]
Bb Well Jesse had a wife F To mourn for his life
Three children now
C7 They were brave F Well that dirty little coward Bb F That shot Mr. Howard F C7 F He laid poor Jesse in his grave