Jesse James

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C#Jesse James was a man, the F#finest in the land
C#He robbed the Glendale trG#ain
C#He stole from the rich and F#gave to the poor
C#He had a heG#art, a soul and a brC#ain

It was on a Friday night the moon was shining bright

They robbed the Glendale train

And people all did say, from many miles away

It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James

F#Jesse had a wife who mourned for his lC#ife
 Three children, they were brG#ave
C#That dirty little coward who shF#ot Mr. Howard
 Has lC#aid Jesse JaG#mes in his grC#ave

It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward

I wonder how he does feel

For he ate of Jesse's bread and slept in Jesse's bed

and he laid Jesse James in his grave

He was standing on a chair just dustin' a picture there

Thought that he heard a noise

He turned his head around and the bullet smashed him down

and they laid poor Jesse on the floor

People held their breath

when they heard about his death

wondered how he ever came to fall

It was Robert Ford, that little coward,

shot Jesse while he hung a picture on the wall