Warren Zevon – Frank And Jesse James (Ukulele)

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Hey, I tabbed this song because there are currently no other tabs for it. I didnt bother to tab the piano intro or the other piano solos, just the verse and the chorus. The chords are pretty simple so here it is. First Verse:
Dm             F
On a small Missouri farm

     C                 F
Back when the West was young

Dm                  C
Two boys learned to rope and ride

       A#           F
And be handy with a gun

Dm               F
War broke out between the states

         C                  F
And they joined up with Cantrell

           Dm           C
And it was over in Clay County

     A#              C                  F
That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill
Chorus:
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding

A#              F
Frank and Jesse James

        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding

  A#                 F
Until you clear your names

        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding

           A#             F
Across the rivers and the plains

        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding

A#               Dm
Frank and… Jesse James
Second Verse:
Dm        F
After Appomadox, 

         C             F
they was on the losing side

      Dm          C
so no amnesty was granted

       A#               F
and as outlaws they did ride

     Dm               F
they rode against the railroads

         C                F
and they rode against the banks 

         Dm               C
and they rode against the governor

A#             C                 F
never did they ask for a word of thanks
Chorus Third Verse:
Dm             F
Robert Ford, a gunman,

     C                F
In exchange for his parol

         Dm                C
Took the life of James the outlaw

         A#              F
Which he snuck up on and stole

Dm               F
No one know just where they came

   C          F
To be misunderstood

        Dm            C
But the poor Missouri farmers know

     A#              C                F
That Frank and Jesse do the best they could
Chorus x2