Chords for John Anderson - Jessie Clay And The 12:05
Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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In [A] a two-room trailer [G] down by the tracks [D] on the edge of a Tennessee [A] town, [G] Jesse Clay [D] lived
with his lady [C] and a one-eyed red [D]-boned hound.
And every night [A] at twelve o' five [G] he'd hear that whistle [D] whine.
Jesse knew the train to Chattanooga [C] was coming by [D] on time.
[A] And we all knew old Jesse Clay [G] got mean when he drank [D] too much.
[A] And Jesse's lady [G] wore the scars from [C] his not-too-gentle [D] touch.
And Jesse knocked [A] down one night [G] just for busting a bottle [D] of gin.
She hit her head when she hit the floor [C] and she never got up [Dm] again.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] But Jesse Clay [G] was crazy scared [D] when he saw her [A] lying still.
[G] He took his [D] lady in his arms [C] and he carried her [D] up the hill.
He laid her [A] down on a railroad [G] track just an hour ahead [D] of the train.
And Jesse knew that soon the [C] twelve o' five would [D] take the blame.
[A] And then he went to town and he waited around [G] till he thought the time [D] was right.
[A] And he told the law [G] how the twelve o' [C] five had taken his [D] lady's life.
The sheriff just [A] looked at Jesse hard [G] and said,
you better tell the truth [D] this time.
Because the twelve o' five just jumped the track [C] about ten miles up [D] the line.
[A] And no one knows [G] what caused the train [D] to leave the tracks [A] that night.
[G] It never [D] happened before or since, [C] but it served old [D] Jesse right.
And you can still [A] hear the train whistle [G] whine as it passes [D] by this way.
But the twelve o' five won't ever [C] take the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
No, the twelve o' five won't ever take [C] the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
In [A] a two-room trailer [G] down by the tracks [D] on the edge of a Tennessee [A] town, [G] Jesse Clay [D] lived
with his lady [C] and a one-eyed red [D]-boned hound.
And every night [A] at twelve o' five [G] he'd hear that whistle [D] whine.
Jesse knew the train to Chattanooga [C] was coming by [D] on time.
[A] And we all knew old Jesse Clay [G] got mean when he drank [D] too much.
[A] And Jesse's lady [G] wore the scars from [C] his not-too-gentle [D] touch.
And Jesse knocked [A] down one night [G] just for busting a bottle [D] of gin.
She hit her head when she hit the floor [C] and she never got up [Dm] again.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] But Jesse Clay [G] was crazy scared [D] when he saw her [A] lying still.
[G] He took his [D] lady in his arms [C] and he carried her [D] up the hill.
He laid her [A] down on a railroad [G] track just an hour ahead [D] of the train.
And Jesse knew that soon the [C] twelve o' five would [D] take the blame.
[A] And then he went to town and he waited around [G] till he thought the time [D] was right.
[A] And he told the law [G] how the twelve o' [C] five had taken his [D] lady's life.
The sheriff just [A] looked at Jesse hard [G] and said,
you better tell the truth [D] this time.
Because the twelve o' five just jumped the track [C] about ten miles up [D] the line.
[A] And no one knows [G] what caused the train [D] to leave the tracks [A] that night.
[G] It never [D] happened before or since, [C] but it served old [D] Jesse right.
And you can still [A] hear the train whistle [G] whine as it passes [D] by this way.
But the twelve o' five won't ever [C] take the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
No, the twelve o' five won't ever take [C] the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ In [A] a two-room trailer [G] down by the tracks [D] on the edge of a Tennessee [A] town, [G] Jesse Clay [D] lived
with his lady [C] and a one-eyed red [D]-boned hound.
And every night [A] at twelve o' five [G] he'd hear that whistle [D] whine.
Jesse knew the train to Chattanooga [C] was coming by [D] on time.
_ _ [A] And we all knew old Jesse Clay [G] got mean when he drank [D] too much.
[A] And Jesse's lady [G] wore the scars from [C] his not-too-gentle [D] touch.
And Jesse knocked [A] down one night [G] just for busting a bottle [D] of gin.
She hit her head when she hit the floor [C] and she never got up [Dm] again.
[D] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] But Jesse Clay [G] was crazy scared [D] when he saw her [A] lying still.
[G] He took his [D] lady in his arms [C] and he carried her [D] up the hill.
He laid her [A] down on a railroad [G] track just an hour ahead [D] of the train.
And Jesse knew that soon the [C] twelve o' five would [D] take the blame.
_ [A] And then he went to town and he waited around [G] till he thought the time [D] was right.
[A] And he told the law [G] how the twelve o' [C] five had taken his [D] lady's life.
The sheriff just [A] looked at Jesse hard [G] and said,
you better tell the truth [D] this time.
Because the twelve o' five just jumped the track [C] about ten miles up [D] the line. _ _
[A] And no one knows [G] what caused the train [D] to leave the tracks [A] that night.
[G] It never [D] happened before or since, [C] but it served old [D] Jesse right.
And you can still [A] hear the train whistle [G] whine as it passes [D] by this way.
But the twelve o' five won't ever [C] take the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
No, the twelve o' five won't ever take [C] the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In [A] a two-room trailer [G] down by the tracks [D] on the edge of a Tennessee [A] town, [G] Jesse Clay [D] lived
with his lady [C] and a one-eyed red [D]-boned hound.
And every night [A] at twelve o' five [G] he'd hear that whistle [D] whine.
Jesse knew the train to Chattanooga [C] was coming by [D] on time.
_ _ [A] And we all knew old Jesse Clay [G] got mean when he drank [D] too much.
[A] And Jesse's lady [G] wore the scars from [C] his not-too-gentle [D] touch.
And Jesse knocked [A] down one night [G] just for busting a bottle [D] of gin.
She hit her head when she hit the floor [C] and she never got up [Dm] again.
[D] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] But Jesse Clay [G] was crazy scared [D] when he saw her [A] lying still.
[G] He took his [D] lady in his arms [C] and he carried her [D] up the hill.
He laid her [A] down on a railroad [G] track just an hour ahead [D] of the train.
And Jesse knew that soon the [C] twelve o' five would [D] take the blame.
_ [A] And then he went to town and he waited around [G] till he thought the time [D] was right.
[A] And he told the law [G] how the twelve o' [C] five had taken his [D] lady's life.
The sheriff just [A] looked at Jesse hard [G] and said,
you better tell the truth [D] this time.
Because the twelve o' five just jumped the track [C] about ten miles up [D] the line. _ _
[A] And no one knows [G] what caused the train [D] to leave the tracks [A] that night.
[G] It never [D] happened before or since, [C] but it served old [D] Jesse right.
And you can still [A] hear the train whistle [G] whine as it passes [D] by this way.
But the twelve o' five won't ever [C] take the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
No, the twelve o' five won't ever take [C] the blame for [D] Jesse Clay.
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