Old Dan Tucker-Jesse James/Bruce Chords
Tempo:
117.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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One, two, three, four.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Now old [Eb] Dan Tucker was a fine old man, [Bb] washed his face in a fine [Eb] vane.
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel and died with a toothache in [Eb] his heel.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Now old Dan Tucker come to [Bb] town, riding the [Eb] filly goat, leading the hound.
The hound dog and the farm, the [Eb] filly goat, the chump, [Bb] the landlord, and old Tucker, all stumped.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Eb] [Bb]
Now old Dan Tucker got drunk and fed, and the fire kicked up in hell.
A red hot coal [Eb] got in his shoe, [Bb] and old Mildred [Eb] love the ashes blew.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] Now old Dan Tucker [F] come to town, [Bb] swinging them ladies [Eb] all around.
First to the right, then to the left, [Bb] then to the gal, [Eb] he loved best.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get [Eb] your supper.
Get out the way [Ab] old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too [Eb] late to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C]
Jesse James was a lad that [F] killed many a [C] man.
He robbed a Glendale train.
[F] He stole from the rich and he gave it to the poor.
He'd a hand and a [C]
heart and a [F] brain.
Well it was Robert [G] Ford, that dirty [F] little coward.
I wonder now how he [C] feels.
Afraid of Jesse's bread and [Bb] he slept in [F] Jesse's bed.
And he laid [C] poor Jesse in his grave.
Well [Bb] Jesse had a wife [F] to mourn for his life.
Three children now they were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little coward that [Bb] shot Mr.
[F] Howard.
He laid poor [C] Jesse in his [F] grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Jesse was a man, [Bb] a friend to [F] the poor.
He'd never robbed a mother [C] or a child.
[F] There never was a man [Bb] with a law [F] in his hand.
That could take [C] Jesse James [F] well alive.
It was on a Saturday night, [Bb] the moon was [F] shining bright.
They robbed a [C] Glendale train.
[F] And the people they'd say [Bb] who heard him many a [F] mile away.
Was the foul [C] law that frightened [F] Jesse James.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little coward [Bb] that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Fm] [Dm] [F]
[C] Now the people held their breath [Bb] when they heard of Jesse's [F] death.
They wondered how he'd ever [C] come to fall.
[F] Robert Ford it was a fact [Bb] he shot Jesse in the [F] back.
While Jesse hung a [C] picture on the wall.
Now Jesse went to rest [Bb] with his hand [F] on his wrist.
The devil upon [C] his knee.
[F] He was born one day, [Bb] hand [F] mechanically.
And he came from a solitary race.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little [Bb] coward that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Now old [Eb] Dan Tucker was a fine old man, [Bb] washed his face in a fine [Eb] vane.
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel and died with a toothache in [Eb] his heel.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Now old Dan Tucker come to [Bb] town, riding the [Eb] filly goat, leading the hound.
The hound dog and the farm, the [Eb] filly goat, the chump, [Bb] the landlord, and old Tucker, all stumped.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Eb] [Bb]
Now old Dan Tucker got drunk and fed, and the fire kicked up in hell.
A red hot coal [Eb] got in his shoe, [Bb] and old Mildred [Eb] love the ashes blew.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] Now old Dan Tucker [F] come to town, [Bb] swinging them ladies [Eb] all around.
First to the right, then to the left, [Bb] then to the gal, [Eb] he loved best.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get [Eb] your supper.
Get out the way [Ab] old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too [Eb] late to get your supper.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C]
Jesse James was a lad that [F] killed many a [C] man.
He robbed a Glendale train.
[F] He stole from the rich and he gave it to the poor.
He'd a hand and a [C]
heart and a [F] brain.
Well it was Robert [G] Ford, that dirty [F] little coward.
I wonder now how he [C] feels.
Afraid of Jesse's bread and [Bb] he slept in [F] Jesse's bed.
And he laid [C] poor Jesse in his grave.
Well [Bb] Jesse had a wife [F] to mourn for his life.
Three children now they were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little coward that [Bb] shot Mr.
[F] Howard.
He laid poor [C] Jesse in his [F] grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Jesse was a man, [Bb] a friend to [F] the poor.
He'd never robbed a mother [C] or a child.
[F] There never was a man [Bb] with a law [F] in his hand.
That could take [C] Jesse James [F] well alive.
It was on a Saturday night, [Bb] the moon was [F] shining bright.
They robbed a [C] Glendale train.
[F] And the people they'd say [Bb] who heard him many a [F] mile away.
Was the foul [C] law that frightened [F] Jesse James.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little coward [Bb] that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Fm] [Dm] [F]
[C] Now the people held their breath [Bb] when they heard of Jesse's [F] death.
They wondered how he'd ever [C] come to fall.
[F] Robert Ford it was a fact [Bb] he shot Jesse in the [F] back.
While Jesse hung a [C] picture on the wall.
Now Jesse went to rest [Bb] with his hand [F] on his wrist.
The devil upon [C] his knee.
[F] He was born one day, [Bb] hand [F] mechanically.
And he came from a solitary race.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave.
[F] Well that dirty little [Bb] coward that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave.
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Ab
Bb
F
Eb
One, _ two, _ three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Now old [Eb] Dan Tucker was a fine old man, [Bb] washed his face in a fine [Eb] vane.
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel and died with a toothache in [Eb] his heel.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
Now old Dan Tucker come to [Bb] town, riding the [Eb] filly goat, leading the hound.
The hound dog and the farm, the [Eb] filly goat, the chump, [Bb] the landlord, and old Tucker, all stumped.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Now old Dan Tucker got drunk and fed, and the fire kicked up in hell.
A red hot coal [Eb] got in his shoe, [Bb] and old Mildred [Eb] love the ashes blew.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Now old Dan Tucker [F] come to town, [Bb] swinging them ladies [Eb] all around.
First to the right, then to the left, [Bb] then to the gal, [Eb] he loved best.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get [Eb] your supper.
Get out the way [Ab] old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too [Eb] late to get your supper. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Jesse James was a lad that [F] killed many a [C] man.
He robbed a Glendale train.
_ [F] He stole from the rich and he gave it to the poor.
He'd a hand and a [C]
heart and a [F] brain.
_ Well it was Robert [G] Ford, that dirty [F] little coward.
I wonder now how he [C] feels.
_ Afraid of Jesse's bread and [Bb] he slept in [F] Jesse's bed.
And he laid [C] poor Jesse in his grave.
_ Well [Bb] Jesse had a wife [F] to mourn for his life.
Three children now they were brave.
_ [F] Well that dirty little coward that [Bb] shot Mr.
[F] Howard.
He laid poor [C] Jesse in his [F] grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Jesse was a man, [Bb] a friend to [F] the poor.
He'd never robbed a mother [C] or a child.
[F] There never was a man [Bb] with a law [F] in his hand.
That could take [C] Jesse James [F] well alive. _
It was on a Saturday night, [Bb] the moon was [F] shining bright.
They robbed a [C] Glendale train. _
[F] And the people they'd say [Bb] who heard him many a [F] mile away.
Was the foul [C] law that frightened [F] Jesse James. _
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave. _
[F] Well that dirty little coward [Bb] that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Now the people held their breath [Bb] when they heard of Jesse's [F] death.
They wondered how he'd ever [C] come to fall.
[F] Robert Ford it was a fact [Bb] he shot Jesse in the [F] back.
While Jesse hung a [C] picture on the wall.
Now Jesse went to rest [Bb] with his hand [F] on his wrist.
The devil upon [C] his knee.
[F] He was born one day, [Bb] hand [F] mechanically.
And he came from a solitary race.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave. _
[F] Well that dirty little [Bb] coward that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Now old [Eb] Dan Tucker was a fine old man, [Bb] washed his face in a fine [Eb] vane.
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel and died with a toothache in [Eb] his heel.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
Now old Dan Tucker come to [Bb] town, riding the [Eb] filly goat, leading the hound.
The hound dog and the farm, the [Eb] filly goat, the chump, [Bb] the landlord, and old Tucker, all stumped.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late [Eb] to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Now old Dan Tucker got drunk and fed, and the fire kicked up in hell.
A red hot coal [Eb] got in his shoe, [Bb] and old Mildred [Eb] love the ashes blew.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Now old Dan Tucker [F] come to town, [Bb] swinging them ladies [Eb] all around.
First to the right, then to the left, [Bb] then to the gal, [Eb] he loved best.
Get out the [Ab] way old Dan Tucker, [Bb] you're too late to get [Eb] your supper.
Get out the way [Ab] old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
[Eb] Get out the way old Dan Tucker, you're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way old Dan [Bb] Tucker, you're too [Eb] late to get your supper. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Jesse James was a lad that [F] killed many a [C] man.
He robbed a Glendale train.
_ [F] He stole from the rich and he gave it to the poor.
He'd a hand and a [C]
heart and a [F] brain.
_ Well it was Robert [G] Ford, that dirty [F] little coward.
I wonder now how he [C] feels.
_ Afraid of Jesse's bread and [Bb] he slept in [F] Jesse's bed.
And he laid [C] poor Jesse in his grave.
_ Well [Bb] Jesse had a wife [F] to mourn for his life.
Three children now they were brave.
_ [F] Well that dirty little coward that [Bb] shot Mr.
[F] Howard.
He laid poor [C] Jesse in his [F] grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Jesse was a man, [Bb] a friend to [F] the poor.
He'd never robbed a mother [C] or a child.
[F] There never was a man [Bb] with a law [F] in his hand.
That could take [C] Jesse James [F] well alive. _
It was on a Saturday night, [Bb] the moon was [F] shining bright.
They robbed a [C] Glendale train. _
[F] And the people they'd say [Bb] who heard him many a [F] mile away.
Was the foul [C] law that frightened [F] Jesse James. _
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave. _
[F] Well that dirty little coward [Bb] that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Now the people held their breath [Bb] when they heard of Jesse's [F] death.
They wondered how he'd ever [C] come to fall.
[F] Robert Ford it was a fact [Bb] he shot Jesse in the [F] back.
While Jesse hung a [C] picture on the wall.
Now Jesse went to rest [Bb] with his hand [F] on his wrist.
The devil upon [C] his knee.
[F] He was born one day, [Bb] hand [F] mechanically.
And he came from a solitary race.
[Bb] Well Jesse had a [F] wife to mourn for his life.
Three children now they [C] were brave. _
[F] Well that dirty little [Bb] coward that shot [F] Mr.
Howard.
He laid poor Jesse in his grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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