Key: G
Introduction: G C G G C G G C G G C G
G C G
Now Jesse James was a man who killed many men,
D
He robbed the Glendale train,
G C G D G
All the folks from round about said, "Yes, without a doubt, it was robbed by Frank and Jesse James"
C G
Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life,
D
Three children they were so brave,
G C G
But that dirty little coward that shot him, Mr Ford,
D G
And he laid Jesse James in his grave
G C G
It was on a Wednesday night when the moon was shining bright,
D
That I robbed the Glendale train,
G C G D G
All the folks from round about said, "Yes, without a doubt, it was robbed by Frank and Jesse James"
C G
Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life,
D
Three children they were so brave,
G C G
But that dirty little coward that shot him, Mr Ford,
D G
And he laid Jesse James in his grave
G C G
It was on a Wednesday night when the moon was shining bright,
D
Jesse was talking to his family brave,
G C G D G
When along came Robert Ford like a thief in the black and he shot Jesse James in the back
C G
Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life,
D
Three children they were so brave,
G C G
But that dirty little coward that shot him, Mr Ford,
D G
And he laid Jesse James in his grave
C G
Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life,
D
Three children they were so brave,
G C G
But that dirty little coward that shot him, Mr Ford,
D G
And he laid Jesse James in his grave