Van Morrison – The Ballad Of Jesse James (Guitar Live)

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Play bass string on beats 1 and 3 [Intro] E B7 E [Verse 1]
E
Jesse James was a man

B7
And he killed many men

E                      B7
He robbed the Glendale train.

E
He took from the richer

B7
And gave to the poorer

E
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain.
[Chorus]
   A                E
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

                            B7
Three children they were so brave.

         E
But that dirty little coward

A             E
That shot Mr. Howard

               B7           E
Has laid Jesse James in his grave.
[Verse 2]
E
On Wednesday night

E
When the moon was shining bright

E                         B7
They robbed that Glendale train.

        E
And the folks from miles about (Yeah they can)

     A                  E
They all said without a doubt

               B7                E
It was done by Frankie and Jesse James. (Yes it was)
[Chorus]
   A                   E
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

                         B7
Three children they were so brave.

                      E
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
                B7                 E
Has laid (poor) Jesse James in his grave.
[Break] (Harmonica) E A E B7 E A E E [Verse 3]
E
Well the people held their breath

E
When they heard about Jesse's death (yeah)

E                                        B7
And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die. (How did he die?)

E
It was one of his guys, called little Robert Ford

       B7               E
And he shot Jesse James on the sly.
[Chorus]
   A                   E
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

                            B7
Three children they were so brave.

                      E
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
    B7                      E
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
[Outro]
         B7                E
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave

        B7                 E
He laid Jesse James in his grave