The Ballad Of Jesse James Chords
The Ballad Of Jesse James by North Country Gentlemen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, G, F and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am C
I was just a boy when they tied me to that tree
G F
They hung my daddy's brother, left him swinging over me
Am C
I went off to get my vengeance underneath a flag of red
G F
And that angel on my shoulder, she ain't spoke to me since then
Hey hey hey
( Am C G F )
( Am C G F )
Am C
Well I tried my hand at working, but working was not me
G F
So I left my wife and children in the state of Missouri
Am C
I went off to make my living for my daughter and my son
G F
And I found an occupation at the wrong end of a gun
Refrão
Am C
Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof
G E
Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool
F Am
There's no pain, only blood and the smoke from your gun
G E Am
And I ain't on the run anymore
Ooohhh
( Am C G F )
( Am C G F )
Am C
Well I joined a band of brothers, those brothers took my name
G F
We were feared across the country, as the gang of Jesse James
Am C
Some folks call me a hero but those folks don't know me well
G
There's no place for me in Heaven, there's no
F
Place for me in Hell
Am C
Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof
G E
Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool
F Am
There's no pain, only blood and the smoke from your gun
G E Am G
And I ain't on the run anymore, no I ain't on the
E Am C G F
Run anymore
Am C
I thought you were my brother but now it's come to this
G F
You'll be off to get your silver, just like Judas with no kiss
Am C
And that angel on my shoulder looked me deeply in the eye
G F
As she turned to face that doorway, I could hear that angel cry
Am C
Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof
G E
Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool
F Am
With my colt forty-four laying cold on the floor
G E Am G
And I ain't on the run anymore, no I ain't on the
E Am
Run anymore