Intro E E7 E6 E7 A Verse 1 Jesse AJames Was A Lad That DKilled Many A Man, He ARobbed The Danville ETrain... But That ADirty Little Coward Who DShot Mr AHoward Has ALaid Poor EJesse In His AGrave. Poor DJesse Had A Wife To AMourn For His Life, Three AChildren, They Were EBrave... But The ADirty Little Coward That DShot Mr AHoward Has ALaid Poor EJesse In His AGrave! Verse 2 AJesse Was A Man, A DFriend To The Poor, He'd ANever See A Man Suffer EPain. And AWith His Brother Frank He DRobbed The Chicago ABank And AStopped The EGlendale ATrain. It Was DWednesday Night, The AMoon Was Shining Bright, They ARobbed The Glendale ETrain... The APeople, They Did Say, For DMany Miles AAway, "It Was ARobbed By EFrank And Jesse AJames!" Solo E E7 E6 E7 A D A E A D A E A It Was Verse 3 AWith His Brother Frank They DRobbed The Gallatin Bank, And ACarried The Money From The ETown. It Was AIn This Very Place That They DHad A Little ARace. They AShot Captain ESheets To The AGround. They DWent To The Crossing, Not AVery Far From There, And AThere They Did The ESame. With The AAgent On His Knees, He DeDlivered Up The AKeys, To The AOutlaws, EFrank And Jesse AJamesF#7! Verse 4 BSaturday Night, EJesse Was At Home BTalking With His Family F#Brave. Robert BFord Came Along Like A EThief In The BNight And BLaid Poor F#Jesse In His GBrave. It Was ERobert Ford, That BDirty Little Coward, I BWonder How He Did F#Feel? For He BAte Of Jesse's Bread, ESlept In Jesse's BBed, Then BLaid Poor F#Jesse In His GBrave. Now The Verse 5 BPeople Held Their Breath When They EHeard Of Jesse's Death, And BWondered How He Came To F#Die. It Was BOne Of His Own Gang, Called ELittle Robert Ford, Who BShot Poor F#Jesse On The SBly. Jesse EWent To His Rest With His BHand On His Breast, And The BDevil Will C#Surely Be On His KF#nee. F#7He Was BBorn One D#Day In The ECounty Of BClay, G#mCame From A F#SolitF#7ary RaEce. BThis Verse 6 BSong Was Made By EBilly Gashade As BSoon As The News Did F#Arrive. He BSaid There Was No Man With The ELaw In His BHand Could BTake Jesse F#James When AlBive. Jesse Outro BJames Was A Lad That EKilled Many A Man, He BRobbed The Danville F#Train... But That BDirty Little Coward Who EShot Mr BHoward Has BLaid EPoor BJesse F#In His GBrave.B7 B6 B7In His BGrB7aveB6...B7 B B7 B6 B7 B B7 B6 B7 B
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What are the chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James are: E, E7, E6, A, D, F#7, B, F#, C#, D#, G#m, B7
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The Ballad Of Jesse James uses 12 chords: E, E7, E6, A, D, F#7, B, F#, C#, D#, G#m, B7
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