Intro C C7 C6 C7 F Verse 1 Jesse FJames Was A Lad That A#Killed Many A Man, He FRobbed The Danville CTrain... But That FDirty Little Coward Who A#Shot Mr HFoward Has FLaid Poor CJesse In His FGrave. Poor A#Jesse Had A Wife To MFourn For His Life, Three FChildren, They Were CBrave... But The FDirty Little Coward That A#Shot Mr HFoward Has FLaid Poor CJesse In His FGrave! Verse 2 FJesse Was A Man, A A#Friend To The Poor, He'd FNever See A Man Suffer CPain. And FWith His Brother Frank He A#Robbed The Chicago BFank And FStopped The CGlendale FTrain. It Was A#Wednesday Night, The MFoon Was Shining Bright, They FRobbed The Glendale CTrain... The FPeople, They Did Say, For A#Many Miles AwFay, "It Was FRobbed By CFrank And Jesse FJames!" Solo C C7 C6 C7 F A# F C F A# F C FIt Was Verse 3 FWith His Brother Frank They A#Robbed The Gallatin Bank, And FCarried The Money From The CTown. It Was FIn This Very Place That They A#Had A Little RFace. They FShot Captain CSheets To The FGround. They A#Went To The Crossing, Not VFery Far From There, And FThere They Did The CSame. With The FAgent On His Knees, He DeA#livered Up The KFeys, To The FOutlaws, CFrank And Jesse FJamesD7! Verse 4 GSaturday Night, CJesse Was At Home GTalking With His Family DBrave. Robert GFord Came Along Like A CThief In The GNight And GLaid Poor DJesse In His GGrave. It Was CRobert Ford, That GDirty Little Coward, I GWonder How He Did DFeel? For He GAte Of Jesse's Bread, CSlept In Jesse's GBed, Then GLaid Poor DJesse In His GGrave. Now The Verse 5 GPeople Held Their Breath When They CHeard Of Jesse's Death, And GWondered How He Came To DDie. It Was GOne Of His Own Gang, Called CLittle Robert Ford, Who GShot Poor DJesse On The GSly. Jesse CWent To His Rest With His GHand On His Breast, And The GDevil Will ASurely Be On His DKneeD7. He Was GBorn One BDay In TheC County OfG Clay, EmCame From AD SolD7itaryC RacGe. This Verse 6 GSong Was Made By CBilly Gashade As GSoon As The News Did DArrive. He GSaid There Was No Man With The CLaw In His GHand Could GTake Jesse DJames When AGlive. Jesse Outro GJames Was A Lad That CKilled Many A Man, He GRobbed The Danville DTrain... But That GDirty Little Coward Who CShot Mr GHoward Has GLaid CPoor GJesse DIn His GGraveG7. G6 G7 In His GGrG7aveG6...G7 G G7 G6 G7 G G7 G6 G7 G
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What are the chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James are: C, C7, C6, F, A#, D7, G, D, A, B, Em, G7
What is the original key of The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The original key is D.
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How many chords are used in The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The Ballad Of Jesse James uses 12 chords: C, C7, C6, F, A#, D7, G, D, A, B, Em, G7
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