Chords for Ballad of Jesse James
Tempo:
97.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [B] [E]
Jesse James was a lad who'd [A] kill many men, he'd [E] rob the [B] Glendale train.
He stole from the rich and [A] he gave to the poor, he [E] had an ant and [B] a pot and [E] a brain.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were so [F#] [B] brave.
Robert [E] Ford caught his eye, then [A] shot him on the sly, and they [E] laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
It was on a Wednesday night [A] when the moon was shining bright, [E] they robbed the [B] Glendale train.
[E] And the folks from all about, they [A] all said without a doubt, it [E] was robbed [B] by Frank and [E] Jesse James.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they [F#] were so brave.
[B] [E] Robert Ford caught his eye, [A] then shot him on the sly, [E] and they laid [B] poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [G]
[E] It was on a Friday night [A] when Jesse was at [E] home, a-talking with his [B] family friends.
[E] When along came Robert Ford, [A] like a thief in the night, [E] and [B] laid poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [D] so brave.
[B] Robert [E] Ford caught his [A] eye, then shot him on the sly, [E] and they [B] laid Jesse [E] James in his grave.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] Well, the people held their breath [A] when they heard of Jesse's death, [E] and they wondered just how he [B] came to die.
[E] It was little Robert Ford, [A] one of Jesse's men, [E] who shot Jesse James on the sly.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [F#] so brave.
But [E] that dirty little coward [A] that shot Mr.
Howard, [E] has laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
[A] [B] [E]
[E] [B] [E]
Jesse James was a lad who'd [A] kill many men, he'd [E] rob the [B] Glendale train.
He stole from the rich and [A] he gave to the poor, he [E] had an ant and [B] a pot and [E] a brain.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were so [F#] [B] brave.
Robert [E] Ford caught his eye, then [A] shot him on the sly, and they [E] laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
It was on a Wednesday night [A] when the moon was shining bright, [E] they robbed the [B] Glendale train.
[E] And the folks from all about, they [A] all said without a doubt, it [E] was robbed [B] by Frank and [E] Jesse James.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they [F#] were so brave.
[B] [E] Robert Ford caught his eye, [A] then shot him on the sly, [E] and they laid [B] poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [G]
[E] It was on a Friday night [A] when Jesse was at [E] home, a-talking with his [B] family friends.
[E] When along came Robert Ford, [A] like a thief in the night, [E] and [B] laid poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [D] so brave.
[B] Robert [E] Ford caught his [A] eye, then shot him on the sly, [E] and they [B] laid Jesse [E] James in his grave.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] Well, the people held their breath [A] when they heard of Jesse's death, [E] and they wondered just how he [B] came to die.
[E] It was little Robert Ford, [A] one of Jesse's men, [E] who shot Jesse James on the sly.
[A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [F#] so brave.
But [E] that dirty little coward [A] that shot Mr.
Howard, [E] has laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
[A] [B] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#
G
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Jesse James was a lad who'd [A] kill many men, he'd [E] rob the [B] Glendale train.
_ _ He stole from the rich and [A] he gave to the poor, he [E] had an ant and [B] a pot and [E] a brain.
_ _ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were so [F#] [B] brave.
Robert [E] Ford caught his eye, then [A] shot him on the sly, and they [E] laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
It was on a Wednesday night [A] when the moon was shining bright, [E] they robbed the [B] Glendale train.
_ [E] And the folks from all about, they [A] all said without a doubt, it [E] was robbed [B] by Frank and [E] Jesse James.
_ _ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they [F#] were so brave.
[B] _ [E] Robert Ford caught his eye, [A] then shot him on the sly, [E] and they laid [B] poor Jesse [E] in his grave. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ It was on a Friday night [A] when Jesse was at [E] home, a-talking with his [B] family friends.
[E] When along came Robert Ford, [A] like a thief in the night, [E] and [B] laid poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
_ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [D] so brave.
[B] Robert [E] Ford caught his [A] eye, then shot him on the sly, [E] and they [B] laid Jesse [E] James in his grave. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, the people held their breath [A] when they heard of Jesse's death, [E] and they wondered just how he [B] came to die.
_ [E] It was little Robert Ford, [A] one of Jesse's men, [E] who shot Jesse James on the sly.
_ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [F#] so brave.
But [E] that dirty little coward [A] that shot Mr.
Howard, [E] has laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Jesse James was a lad who'd [A] kill many men, he'd [E] rob the [B] Glendale train.
_ _ He stole from the rich and [A] he gave to the poor, he [E] had an ant and [B] a pot and [E] a brain.
_ _ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were so [F#] [B] brave.
Robert [E] Ford caught his eye, then [A] shot him on the sly, and they [E] laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave.
It was on a Wednesday night [A] when the moon was shining bright, [E] they robbed the [B] Glendale train.
_ [E] And the folks from all about, they [A] all said without a doubt, it [E] was robbed [B] by Frank and [E] Jesse James.
_ _ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they [F#] were so brave.
[B] _ [E] Robert Ford caught his eye, [A] then shot him on the sly, [E] and they laid [B] poor Jesse [E] in his grave. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ It was on a Friday night [A] when Jesse was at [E] home, a-talking with his [B] family friends.
[E] When along came Robert Ford, [A] like a thief in the night, [E] and [B] laid poor Jesse [E] in his grave.
_ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [D] so brave.
[B] Robert [E] Ford caught his [A] eye, then shot him on the sly, [E] and they [B] laid Jesse [E] James in his grave. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, the people held their breath [A] when they heard of Jesse's death, [E] and they wondered just how he [B] came to die.
_ [E] It was little Robert Ford, [A] one of Jesse's men, [E] who shot Jesse James on the sly.
_ [A] Jesse had a wife, [E] a mom for his life, three children they were [F#] so brave.
But [E] that dirty little coward [A] that shot Mr.
Howard, [E] has laid Jesse [B] James in [E] his grave. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _