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***JESSE JAMES - Traditional. Arr. The Pogues from the album "Rum Sodomy & The Lash" Jesse James - as perfomed by The Pogues Intro: G C G G D G C G G D G
GJesse James we understand Has Ckilled many a Gman He robbed the Union Dtrains GHe stole from the rich and Cgave to the Gpoor He'd a hand and a Dheart and a Gbrain
Well it was on Saturday night The stars were shining bright They robbed the Glendale train And the people they did say for many miles away It was those outlays Frank and Jesse James
CNow Jesse had a wife Lived a Glady all her life And children they wereD brave GBut history does record That CBob and Charlie GFord Have laid poor DJesse in his Ggrave
Well it was Bob and Charlie Ford Those dirty little cowards I wonder how they feel For they ate of Jesse's bread and they slept in Jesse's bed And they laid poor Jesse in his grave Now Jesse had a wife Lived a lady all her life And children they were brave But history does record That Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave Bridge over: G C G G D G C G G D G Now Jesse had a wife Lived a lady all her life And children they were brave But history does record That Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave Well the people held their breath When they heard of Jesse's death They wondered how he came to fall Well it was Robert Ford in fact who shot him in the back While he hung a picture on the wall Now Jesse had a wife Lived a lady all her life And children they were brave But history does record That Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave end of last chorus
GNow history does record That CBob and Charlie GFord Have laid poor DJesse GLaid poor CJesse GLaid Jesse JDames in his Ggrave C G
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