C                                  F                C
ahh the people held their brethe when they heard of jesse's death,
C                       G
wondered how he came to die.
        C                F             C
For the big grey war and little Robert Ford
C          G            C
shot Jesse James on the sly.
       C                F            C
It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward.
C                    G
I wonder how he does feel?
       C                        F                C
For he eat Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed
        C           G            C
then he layed Jesse James in his grave.

[Chorus]

F                             C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C                              G
the children that he left will pray.
    C                       F       C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
    C           G            C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

[Part 2]

C                  F             C
Jesse was a man, a friend to the poor,
      C                G
never see a man suffer pain.
    C                          F                      C
But with his brother Frank, he robbed the springfeild bank
    C           G        C
and stopped the Glendale train.
   C                          F              C
It was his brother Frank that robbed the Galiton.
C                              G
And carried the money from the town.
       C                        F            C
It was in this very place, they had a little chase
         C            G             C
and they shot Captain Sheeks to the ground.

[Chorus]

F                             C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C                              G
the children that he left will pray.
    C                       F       C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
    C           G            C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

[Part 3]

     C                        F             C
They went to the cross'em not very far from there.
C                      G
And there they did the same.
        C                     F                C
For the agent on his knees he dilivered up the keys
C              G               C
to the outlaws Frank and Jesse James.
      C                       F            C
T'was on a saturday night and Jesse was at home.
C                    G
Talk'n to his family brave.
    C               F           C
Bob Ford came along deep in the night
    C          G            C
and laid Jesse James in his grave.

[Bridge]

        C          F            C
Oh they layed poor Jesse in his grave yes lord.
     C                        G
They layed Jesse James in his grave.
      C                      F              C
Oh he took from the rich and gave it to the poor.
         C           G            C
But they layed Jesse James in his grave.

[Part 4]

      C                         F           C
Jesse went to his rest with his hand on his breast.
    C                      G
The devil will be upon his knee.
       C                   F         C
He was born one day in the county of clay
    C           G        C
and came from a solitary raise.
    C               F            C
Now men when you go out into the West.
C                  G
Never be afraid to die.
     C                                    F               C
They had the law in their hands, but they didn't have the sand
   C          G       C
to take Jesse James alive.

[Chorus]

F                             C
Jesse leaves a wife that will mourn all her life,
C                              G
the children that he left will pray.
    C                       F       C
For bob for the coward that shot Mr.Howard
    C           G            C
and layed Jesse James in his grave.

[Outro]

        C          F            C
Oh they layed poor Jesse in his grave yes lord.
     C                        G
They layed Jesse James in his grave.
      C                         F           C
Oh he took from the rich and he gave to the poor.
         C           G            C
But they layed Jesse James in his grave.