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JESSE JAMES

(The Ballad of Jesse James)

Words and Music by Woody Guthrie - 1930's

G	-	C	G
-	-	Am	D7
G	-	C	G
-	D7	G	-
C	-	G	-
-	-	Am	D7
G	-	C	G
-	D7	G	-    (D7 repeat)

8-beat intro. which includes 2 lead in notes.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Jes -se James was a lad who killed man -y a man;

He robbed the Glen -dale train;

He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor;

He'd a hand and a heart and a brain.

Poor Jes -se had a wife to mourn for his life,

Three chil -dren, they were brave;

But that dir -ty lit -tle cow -ard that shot Mis -ter How -ard

Has laid poor Jes -se in his grave.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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