Jesse James

	  		
Intro: G   C  G 

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Frank and Jesse James were products of their environment 
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They were sent out into the woods by their parents to forage for berries 
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Truffles, rutabagas and roots of all sorts 
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Put yourself in their place, you'd a been mean too 

Verse 
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When Jesse James was a lad he killed many a man 
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He robbed the Glendale train 
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And the people they did say for many miles away 
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It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James 

 
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Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life 
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Three children, they were brave 
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But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard 
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Has laid poor Jesse in his grave 


Verse 
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It was on a Saturday night, if I remember right 
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When they robbed that Glendale train 
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It was one of the Younger boys who gathered in the spoils 
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And he carried Jesse's monies away 

 
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Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life 
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Three children, they were brave 
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But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard 
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Has laid poor Jesse in his grave 


Verse 
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He was standin' on a chair just a-dustin' pictures there 
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He thought he heard a noise 
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When he turned his head around, why that bullet smacked him down 
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And it laid poor Jesse on the floor 


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Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life 
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Three children, they were brave 
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But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard 
    G         D            G 
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave 


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Verse 
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Jesse robbed from the poor and he gave to the rich 
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He never did a friendly thing 
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And when his best friend died, he was right there by her side 
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And he lifted off her golden wedding ring 


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Poor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life 
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Three children, they were brave 
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But that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard 
    G         D            G 
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave