The Ballad of Jesse James Chords by The Bruce Springsteen Band
Tempo:
84.675 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[A]
[E]
[F] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[D] [B] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#m]
[E] Yeah, [D] don't you want to climb a mountain?
[A] [E] Yeah, don't [D] you want to ride [A] the river?
Yeah, don't [E] you want to be a cowboy [D] caught on the skin?
[A] Don't you [E] want to [F#m] be [Em] an [D] outlaw, too?
Yeah, [D#] [E]
[D] like Billy!
[A] Just like Billy, yeah.
[D] [A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [E] [D]
[G#] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Yeah, [C#m] don't you want [F#m] to be a cowboy [A] [C#m] caught on the [Bm] skin?
And [C#m] when he notches on a gun, [F#m] he also gives a tiny [Bm] warning.
Someone [C#m] late, [D] too early, [E] hey, somehow they wrong.
[A]
Don't you want to climb a mountain?
[E] Yeah, don't you want to ride the river?
[A]
[F#m] Strength from a lady too fancy, [E]
[D] the woman I would love if she could.
[A] Don't [E] you want to be [D] an outlaw?
[A]
Don't [E] you want to [D] ride the river?
[A] Don't [E] you want to [F#] be a [E] cowboy caught [D] on the skin?
[D#] Yeah, [E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] that's a [D] hard one.
[A] Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
[A] Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
[A]
[D] [A] [D] And when I've been [A] robbed,
[E] [D] just like Jesse, just like Jesse, just like Jesse,
[A] bring [D] it on, bring it on, that's bring it on.
[A]
[E] [A]
[A]
[E]
[F] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[D] [B] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#m]
[E] Yeah, [D] don't you want to climb a mountain?
[A] [E] Yeah, don't [D] you want to ride [A] the river?
Yeah, don't [E] you want to be a cowboy [D] caught on the skin?
[A] Don't you [E] want to [F#m] be [Em] an [D] outlaw, too?
Yeah, [D#] [E]
[D] like Billy!
[A] Just like Billy, yeah.
[D] [A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [E] [D]
[G#] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Yeah, [C#m] don't you want [F#m] to be a cowboy [A] [C#m] caught on the [Bm] skin?
And [C#m] when he notches on a gun, [F#m] he also gives a tiny [Bm] warning.
Someone [C#m] late, [D] too early, [E] hey, somehow they wrong.
[A]
Don't you want to climb a mountain?
[E] Yeah, don't you want to ride the river?
[A]
[F#m] Strength from a lady too fancy, [E]
[D] the woman I would love if she could.
[A] Don't [E] you want to be [D] an outlaw?
[A]
Don't [E] you want to [D] ride the river?
[A] Don't [E] you want to [F#] be a [E] cowboy caught [D] on the skin?
[D#] Yeah, [E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] that's a [D] hard one.
[A] Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
[A] Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
[A]
[D] [A] [D] And when I've been [A] robbed,
[E] [D] just like Jesse, just like Jesse, just like Jesse,
[A] bring [D] it on, bring it on, that's bring it on.
[A]
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
C#m
E
A
D
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_ _ [F] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
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_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Yeah, [D] don't you want to climb a mountain?
_ [A] _ _ [E] Yeah, don't [D] you want to ride [A] the river?
Yeah, don't [E] you want to be a cowboy [D] caught on the skin?
_ _ _ [A] Don't you [E] want to [F#m] be [Em] an [D] outlaw, too?
_ Yeah, _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ [D] like Billy!
_ [A] Just like Billy, yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Yeah, [C#m] don't you want _ [F#m] to be a cowboy _ [A] _ [C#m] caught on the [Bm] skin?
And _ [C#m] when he notches on a gun, [F#m] he also gives a tiny [Bm] warning.
Someone [C#m] late, [D] too early, [E] hey, _ somehow they wrong.
_ [A]
Don't you want to climb a mountain?
_ [E] Yeah, don't you want to ride the river?
_ _ [A]
[F#m] Strength from a lady too fancy, _ [E]
[D] the woman I would love if she could. _ _ _
[A] Don't [E] you want to be [D] an outlaw?
_ [A]
Don't [E] you want to [D] ride the river? _ _
[A] Don't [E] you want to [F#] be a [E] cowboy caught [D] on the skin? _
_ [D#] Yeah, [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] [A] that's a [D] hard one.
_ _ [A] _ _ Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] [D] And when _ _ _ _ I've been [A] robbed, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [D] just like Jesse, just like Jesse, _ just like Jesse, _ _
[A] bring [D] it on, _ _ bring it on, that's bring it on.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Yeah, [D] don't you want to climb a mountain?
_ [A] _ _ [E] Yeah, don't [D] you want to ride [A] the river?
Yeah, don't [E] you want to be a cowboy [D] caught on the skin?
_ _ _ [A] Don't you [E] want to [F#m] be [Em] an [D] outlaw, too?
_ Yeah, _ [D#] _ [E] _
_ _ [D] like Billy!
_ [A] Just like Billy, yeah.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Yeah, [C#m] don't you want _ [F#m] to be a cowboy _ [A] _ [C#m] caught on the [Bm] skin?
And _ [C#m] when he notches on a gun, [F#m] he also gives a tiny [Bm] warning.
Someone [C#m] late, [D] too early, [E] hey, _ somehow they wrong.
_ [A]
Don't you want to climb a mountain?
_ [E] Yeah, don't you want to ride the river?
_ _ [A]
[F#m] Strength from a lady too fancy, _ [E]
[D] the woman I would love if she could. _ _ _
[A] Don't [E] you want to be [D] an outlaw?
_ [A]
Don't [E] you want to [D] ride the river? _ _
[A] Don't [E] you want to [F#] be a [E] cowboy caught [D] on the skin? _
_ [D#] Yeah, [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] [A] that's a [D] hard one.
_ _ [A] _ _ Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Don't you [D] want to be an outlaw?
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] [D] And when _ _ _ _ I've been [A] robbed, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [D] just like Jesse, just like Jesse, _ just like Jesse, _ _
[A] bring [D] it on, _ _ bring it on, that's bring it on.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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