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WARREN ZEVON


Frank And Jesse James

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First Verse:

Dm             F

On a small Missouri farm

C                 F

Back when the West was young

Dm                  C

Two boys learned to rope and ride

Bb           F

And be handy with a gun

Dm               F

War broke out between the states

C                  F

And they joined up with Cantrell

Dm           C

And it was over in Clay County

Bb              C                  F

That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill

Chorus

Dm      C       F

Keep on riding, riding, riding

Bb              F

Frank and Jesse James

Dm      C       F

Keep on riding, riding, riding

Bb                 F

Until you clear your names

Dm      C       F

Keep on riding, riding, riding

Bb             F

Across the rivers and the plains

Dm      C       F

Keep on riding, riding, riding

Bb               Dm

Frank and… Jesse James

Second Verse:

Dm        F

After Appomadox,

C             F

they was on the losing side

Dm          C

so no amnesty was granted

Bb               F

and as outlaws they did ride

Dm               F

they rode against the railroads

C                F

and they rode against the banks

Dm               C

and they rode against the governor

Bb             C                 F

never did they ask for a word of thanks

Chorus

Third Verse:

Dm             F

Robert Ford, a gunman,

C                F

In exchange for his parol

Dm                C

Took the life of James the outlaw

Bb              F

Which he snuck up on and stole

Dm               F

No one know just where they came

C          F

To be misunderstood

Dm            C

But the poor Missouri farmers know

Bb              C                F

That Frank and Jesse do the best they could

Chorus x2