Intro G G7 G6 G7 C Verse 1 Jesse CJames Was A Lad That FKilled Many A Man, He CRobbed The Danville GTrain... But That CDirty Little Coward Who FShot Mr CHoward Has CLaid Poor GJesse In His CGrave. Poor FJesse Had A Wife To CMourn For His Life, Three CChildren, They Were GBrave... But The CDirty Little Coward That FShot Mr CHoward Has CLaid Poor GJesse In His CGrave! Verse 2 CJesse Was A Man, A FFriend To The Poor, He'd CNever See A Man Suffer GPain. And CWith His Brother Frank He FRobbed The Chicago CBank And CStopped The GGlendale CTrain. It Was FWednesday Night, The CMoon Was Shining Bright, They CRobbed The Glendale GTrain... The CPeople, They Did Say, For FMany Miles ACway, "It Was CRobbed By GFrank And Jesse CJames!" Solo G G7 G6 G7 C F C G C F C G C It Was Verse 3 CWith His Brother Frank They FRobbed The Gallatin Bank, And CCarried The Money From The GTown. It Was CIn This Very Place That They FHad A Little CRace. They CShot Captain GSheets To The CGround. They FWent To The Crossing, Not CVery Far From There, And CThere They Did The GSame. With The CAgent On His Knees, He DeFlivered Up The CKeys, To The COutlaws, GFrank And Jesse CJamesA7! Verse 4 DSaturday Night, GJesse Was At Home DTalking With His Family ABrave. Robert DFord Came Along Like A GThief In The DNight And DLaid Poor AJesse In His DGrave. It Was GRobert Ford, That DDirty Little Coward, I DWonder How He Did AFeel? For He DAte Of Jesse's Bread, GSlept In Jesse's DBed, Then DLaid Poor AJesse In His DGrave. Now The Verse 5 DPeople Held Their Breath When They GHeard Of Jesse's Death, And DWondered How He Came To ADie. It Was DOne Of His Own Gang, Called GLittle Robert Ford, Who DShot Poor AJesse On The DSly. Jesse GWent To His Rest With His DHand On His Breast, And The DDevil Will ESurely Be On His AKneeA7. He Was DBorn One F#Day In The GCounty Of DClay, BmCame From AA SolA7itaryG RacDe. This Verse 6 DSong Was Made By GBilly Gashade As DSoon As The News Did AArrive. He DSaid There Was No Man With The GLaw In His DHand Could DTake Jesse AJames When ADlive. Jesse Outro DJames Was A Lad That GKilled Many A Man, He DRobbed The Danville ATrain... But That DDirty Little Coward Who GShot Mr DHoward Has DLaid GPoor DJesse AIn His DGraveD7. D6 D7 In His DGrD7aveD6...D7 D D7 D6 D7 D D7 D6 D7 D
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What are the chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The chords for The Ballad Of Jesse James are: G, G7, G6, C, F, A7, D, A, E, F#, Bm, D7
What is the original key of The Ballad Of Jesse James?
The original key is D.
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The Ballad Of Jesse James uses 12 chords: G, G7, G6, C, F, A7, D, A, E, F#, Bm, D7
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