Frank And Jesse James
Warren ZevonVersion1
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On a small Missouri farm
Back when the West was young
Two boys learned to rope and ride
And be handy with a gun
War broke out between the states
And they joined up with Cantrell
And it was over in Clay County
That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Frank and Jesse James
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Until you clear your names
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Across the rivers and the plains
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Frank and
Jesse James
Second Verse:
After Appomadox,
they was on the losing side
so no amnesty was granted
and as outlaws they did ride
they rode against the railroads
and they rode against the banks
and they rode against the governor
never did they ask for a word of thanks
Third Verse:
Robert Ford, a gunman,
In exchange for his parol
Took the life of James the outlaw
Which he snuck up on and stole
No one know just where they came
To be misunderstood
But the poor Missouri farmers know
That Frank and Jesse do the best they could
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Readable chord sheet for Frank And Jesse James by Warren Zevon
[Dm]On a small Miss[F]ouri farm Back [C]when the West was [F]young [Dm]Two boys learned to [C]rope and ride And be [Bb]handy with a [F]gun [Dm]War broke out bet[F]ween the states And they [C]joined up with Cant[F]rell And it was [Dm]over in Clay [C]County That [Bb]Frank and Jesse [C]finally learned to [F]kill Keep on [Dm]riding, [C]riding, [F]riding [Bb]Frank and Jesse [F]James Keep on [Dm]riding, [C]riding, [F]riding Un[Bb]til you clear your [F]names Keep on [Dm]riding, [C]riding, [F]riding Across the [Bb]rivers and the [F]plains Keep on [Dm]riding, [C]riding, [F]riding [Bb]Frank and [Dm] Jesse James Second Verse: [Dm]After Appo[F]madox, they was [C]on the losing [F]side so no [Dm]amnesty was [C]granted and as [Bb]outlaws they did [F]ride they [Dm]rode against the [F]railroads and they [C]rode against the [F]banks and they [Dm]rode against the [C]governor [Bb]never did they [C]ask for a word of [F]thanks Third Verse: [Dm]Robert Ford, a [F]gunman, In ex[C]change for his pa[F]rol Took the [Dm]life of James the [C]outlaw Which he [Bb]snuck up on and [F]stole [Dm]No one know just [F]where they came To [C]be misunder[F]stood But the [Dm]poor Missouri [C]farmers know That [Bb]Frank and Jesse [C]do the best they [F]could