Chords for "The Ballad of Jesse James" (Live Acoustic) by North Country Gentlemen
Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Bb
Eb
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's a ballad of Jesse [Cm] James.
You rolling?
Jesse James!
It's pretty wet out here.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] ["OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH [Eb] [F] OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH"]
[Bb]
[Cm]
I was just a boy [Eb] when they tied me to that tree.
[Bb] I hung my daddy's brother.
[Cm] He was swinging over me.
I walked benches [Eb] underneath.
I had no prayer.
And [Bb] that angel on my shoulder, [Cm] she spoke to me so slim, hey, hey, hey.
Woo [Eb]-hoo!
[Bb]
[Cm]
Working [Eb] over working was not me, [Bb] so I left my wife and children [Cm] and stayed in misery.
I went off to make my living for [Eb] my daughter and my son, [Bb] and I found an argumentation [Fm] at the wrong end of the [F] gun.
[G] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [Fm] and I ain't [Gm] home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
Hey!
[Eb]
[Bb] Woo-hoo! Woo [Cm]-hoo!
I [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
joined a band of [Eb] brothers, and those brothers took my name.
[Bb] We were feared across the [Cm] country, like the gang of Jesse James.
Some folks call me a hero, [Eb] but those folks don't know me well.
[Bb] There's no place for me in heaven, [F] there's no peace for me in hell.
Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing [Bb] roof, but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, and [Ab] there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [Cm] anymore.
No, [Fm] I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [G] [C] anymore.
[Eb] [C] [Bb]
[Cm]
Woo [Eb] [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm]
Brother, [Eb] but now it's come to this, [Bb] you'll be off to get your silver, [Cm] just like Judas with no kiss.
And that angel on my shoulder [Eb] looked me deeply in the eye, [Bb] and she turned to face the doorway.
[Fm] I could hear that angel cry.
[Bb] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my [G] friend.
Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and my clothes were [Cm] full of blood and smoke on the floor, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
No, [C] I [Gm] ain't home [G] runnin' [C] anymore.
[D]
[F] Woo-hoo! Woo [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm] Woo
[Eb] [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm] [D]
[N]
You rolling?
Jesse James!
It's pretty wet out here.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] ["OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH [Eb] [F] OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH"]
[Bb]
[Cm]
I was just a boy [Eb] when they tied me to that tree.
[Bb] I hung my daddy's brother.
[Cm] He was swinging over me.
I walked benches [Eb] underneath.
I had no prayer.
And [Bb] that angel on my shoulder, [Cm] she spoke to me so slim, hey, hey, hey.
Woo [Eb]-hoo!
[Bb]
[Cm]
Working [Eb] over working was not me, [Bb] so I left my wife and children [Cm] and stayed in misery.
I went off to make my living for [Eb] my daughter and my son, [Bb] and I found an argumentation [Fm] at the wrong end of the [F] gun.
[G] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [Fm] and I ain't [Gm] home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
Hey!
[Eb]
[Bb] Woo-hoo! Woo [Cm]-hoo!
I [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
joined a band of [Eb] brothers, and those brothers took my name.
[Bb] We were feared across the [Cm] country, like the gang of Jesse James.
Some folks call me a hero, [Eb] but those folks don't know me well.
[Bb] There's no place for me in heaven, [F] there's no peace for me in hell.
Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing [Bb] roof, but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, and [Ab] there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [Cm] anymore.
No, [Fm] I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [G] [C] anymore.
[Eb] [C] [Bb]
[Cm]
Woo [Eb] [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm]
Brother, [Eb] but now it's come to this, [Bb] you'll be off to get your silver, [Cm] just like Judas with no kiss.
And that angel on my shoulder [Eb] looked me deeply in the eye, [Bb] and she turned to face the doorway.
[Fm] I could hear that angel cry.
[Bb] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my [G] friend.
Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and my clothes were [Cm] full of blood and smoke on the floor, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
No, [C] I [Gm] ain't home [G] runnin' [C] anymore.
[D]
[F] Woo-hoo! Woo [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm] Woo
[Eb] [Bb]-hoo!
[Cm] [D]
[N]
Key:
Cm
Bb
Eb
G
C
Cm
Bb
Eb
It's a ballad of Jesse [Cm] James.
You rolling? _ _
Jesse James!
It's pretty wet out here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] ["OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH _ OOH OOH OOH _ _ [Eb] [F] OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH"]
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I was just a boy [Eb] when they tied me to that tree.
[Bb] I hung my daddy's brother.
[Cm] He was swinging over me.
I walked benches [Eb] underneath.
I had no prayer.
And [Bb] that angel on my shoulder, [Cm] she spoke to me so slim, hey, hey, hey.
Woo [Eb]-hoo!
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Working [Eb] over working was not me, [Bb] so I left my wife and children [Cm] and stayed in misery.
I went off to make my living for [Eb] my daughter and my son, [Bb] and I found an argumentation [Fm] at the wrong end of the [F] gun. _
[G] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [Fm] and I ain't [Gm] home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
Hey!
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Woo-hoo! Woo _ [Cm]-hoo!
_ _ _ _ I [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ joined a band of [Eb] brothers, and those brothers took my name.
[Bb] We were feared across the [Cm] country, like the gang of Jesse James.
Some folks call me a hero, [Eb] but those folks don't know me well.
[Bb] There's no place for me in heaven, [F] there's no peace for me in hell.
_ _ Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing [Bb] roof, but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, and [Ab] there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [Cm] anymore.
No, [Fm] I [Gm] ain't home _ _ runnin' [G] _ _ [C] anymore.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
Woo _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb]-hoo!
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Brother, [Eb] but now it's come to this, [Bb] you'll be off to get your silver, [Cm] just like Judas with no kiss.
And that angel on my shoulder [Eb] looked me deeply in the eye, [Bb] and she turned to face the doorway.
[Fm] I could hear that angel cry.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my [G] friend.
Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and my clothes were [Cm] full of blood and smoke on the floor, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
No, [C] I [Gm] ain't home _ [G] runnin' _ _ _ [C] anymore.
_ [D] _
_ [F] Woo-hoo! Woo [Bb]-hoo! _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Woo _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]-hoo!
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
You rolling? _ _
Jesse James!
It's pretty wet out here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] ["OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH _ OOH OOH OOH _ _ [Eb] [F] OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH"]
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I was just a boy [Eb] when they tied me to that tree.
[Bb] I hung my daddy's brother.
[Cm] He was swinging over me.
I walked benches [Eb] underneath.
I had no prayer.
And [Bb] that angel on my shoulder, [Cm] she spoke to me so slim, hey, hey, hey.
Woo [Eb]-hoo!
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Working [Eb] over working was not me, [Bb] so I left my wife and children [Cm] and stayed in misery.
I went off to make my living for [Eb] my daughter and my son, [Bb] and I found an argumentation [Fm] at the wrong end of the [F] gun. _
[G] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [Fm] and I ain't [Gm] home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
Hey!
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Woo-hoo! Woo _ [Cm]-hoo!
_ _ _ _ I [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ joined a band of [Eb] brothers, and those brothers took my name.
[Bb] We were feared across the [Cm] country, like the gang of Jesse James.
Some folks call me a hero, [Eb] but those folks don't know me well.
[Bb] There's no place for me in heaven, [F] there's no peace for me in hell.
_ _ Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing [Bb] roof, but I thought you were my friend.
[G] Yes, I was a fool, and [Ab] there ain't no blood, [Cm] and no smoke from your gun, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home runnin' [Cm] anymore.
No, [Fm] I [Gm] ain't home _ _ runnin' [G] _ _ [C] anymore.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
Woo _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb]-hoo!
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Brother, [Eb] but now it's come to this, [Bb] you'll be off to get your silver, [Cm] just like Judas with no kiss.
And that angel on my shoulder [Eb] looked me deeply in the eye, [Bb] and she turned to face the doorway.
[Fm] I could hear that angel cry.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, [Cm] lying here looking up [Eb] at the crashing roof, [Bb] but I thought you were my [G] friend.
Yes, I was a fool, [Ab] and my clothes were [Cm] full of blood and smoke on the floor, [C] and I [Gm] ain't home [Cm] runnin' anymore.
No, [C] I [Gm] ain't home _ [G] runnin' _ _ _ [C] anymore.
_ [D] _
_ [F] Woo-hoo! Woo [Bb]-hoo! _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Woo _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]-hoo!
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _