Chords for Except for Jessie by Aaron Watson tribute to Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [A]
[A] He [G] was [D] lonesome on Re [A]-End Main It was his way or the highway but she had a way that
he'd [E] never seen He'd been living hard and fast all [G] he's taking
[D] was taking [A] his toll It took a good hardy hard [E] headed angel to
help him gain [A] control He wore [D] his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called him [A] an outlaw Well [D] some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw [Am] He [A]
strung [D] the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always long [A] and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse But she never tried to change him [G] she loved
[D] him and gave [A] him a son And that ain't easy with a honky tonking
man making music [E] on the run [A] And Lord knows she was a good wife [G] always
good at [D] finding ways to [A] right his wrongs She was the love of his [E] life the inspiration
[A] for his song He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an outlaw [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw [Am]
He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy [D] Yes it was and he [E] said he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse
Oh come on hon, [D]
[A]
[D]
I'm [E] the one He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an outlaw [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [N]
[A] He [G] was [D] lonesome on Re [A]-End Main It was his way or the highway but she had a way that
he'd [E] never seen He'd been living hard and fast all [G] he's taking
[D] was taking [A] his toll It took a good hardy hard [E] headed angel to
help him gain [A] control He wore [D] his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called him [A] an outlaw Well [D] some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw [Am] He [A]
strung [D] the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always long [A] and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse But she never tried to change him [G] she loved
[D] him and gave [A] him a son And that ain't easy with a honky tonking
man making music [E] on the run [A] And Lord knows she was a good wife [G] always
good at [D] finding ways to [A] right his wrongs She was the love of his [E] life the inspiration
[A] for his song He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an outlaw [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw [Am]
He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy [D] Yes it was and he [E] said he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse
Oh come on hon, [D]
[A]
[D]
I'm [E] the one He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an outlaw [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one [D]
except [A] for Jesse
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [N]
Key:
A
D
E
G
Am
A
D
E
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ He [G] was [D] lonesome on Re [A]-End Main _ _ _ _ It was his way or the highway but she had a way that
he'd [E] never seen _ _ _ _ He'd been living hard and fast all [G] he's taking
[D] was taking [A] his toll It _ _ took a good hardy hard [E] headed angel to
help him gain [A] control _ He _ wore [D] his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called him [A] an outlaw _ _ _ _ Well [D] some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ [Am] He [A]
strung [D] the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always long [A] and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse _ But _ _ she never tried to change him [G] she loved
[D] him and gave [A] him a son _ _ _ And that ain't easy with a honky tonking
man making music [E] on the run _ _ _ _ [A] And Lord knows she was a good wife [G] always
good at [D] finding ways to [A] right his _ wrongs _ _ She was the love of his [E] life the inspiration
[A] for his song _ _ _ He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an _ outlaw _ _ _ [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ _ [Am] _
He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy _ [D] Yes it was and he [E] said he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse
_ _ Oh come on hon, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm [E] the one _ _ _ _ _ He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an _ outlaw _ _ _ [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ _ _ He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ He [G] was [D] lonesome on Re [A]-End Main _ _ _ _ It was his way or the highway but she had a way that
he'd [E] never seen _ _ _ _ He'd been living hard and fast all [G] he's taking
[D] was taking [A] his toll It _ _ took a good hardy hard [E] headed angel to
help him gain [A] control _ He _ wore [D] his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called him [A] an outlaw _ _ _ _ Well [D] some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ [Am] He [A]
strung [D] the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always long [A] and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse _ But _ _ she never tried to change him [G] she loved
[D] him and gave [A] him a son _ _ _ And that ain't easy with a honky tonking
man making music [E] on the run _ _ _ _ [A] And Lord knows she was a good wife [G] always
good at [D] finding ways to [A] right his _ wrongs _ _ She was the love of his [E] life the inspiration
[A] for his song _ _ _ He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an _ outlaw _ _ _ [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ _ [Am] _
He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy _ [D] Yes it was and he [E] said he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse
_ _ Oh come on hon, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm [E] the one _ _ _ _ _ He [D] wore his own kind of hat and four of that
folks called [A] him an _ outlaw _ _ _ [D] Well some even cussed his name cause they
couldn't see the same [A] man she saw _ _ _ He [D] strung the beat of a different drum and
his hair was always [A] long and messy Yes it [D] was and he said [E] he wouldn't change
for no [G] one _ [D]
except [A] for Jesse _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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