G D G C
Beneath a western sky on the way to Santa Fe
D Am
I met up with a rounder
G C
claimed he rode with Jesse James
G D C
They robbed the Glendale Train
[Verse 2]
G D G
As we crossed the Texas plains
G C
not a blessed word was said
D Am G C
Till we reached Amarillo, then he raised his weary head
G D C
He said, “Son, I’ll soon be dead”
[Verse 3]
G D G C
I have so much to tell you, but I’m left so little time
D Am
There’s a place out in the Badlands
G C
About a two day ride
G D C
It’s not so hard to find
[Bridge]
D Am C
Frank and Jesse holed up in a cave for forty days
D Am G C
Took all that they could carry, then hid the rest away
Bm C G D
Frank grew tired of living like a dog out on the run
Bm C G D
and Jesse soon fell victim to a blast from Bob Ford’s gun
Am C D
Now I’m the only one
[Instrumental]
Em C G D x4
[Verse 4]
G D G C
His voice it faltered there and he soon passed away
D Am
I laid him six feet under
G C
that hard West Texas clay
G D C
And then I rode away
[Verse 5]
G D G C
I found everything he told me near the place they call Red Cloud
D Am
With the gold I found a letter
G D C
when I read I cried out loud
G D C
It said, “Your momma would be proud”
[Verse 6]
G D G
Some men are born to freedom
G C
While others come to fame
D Am G C
And some will leave with nothing but a marker and their name
G D C
In the end it’s all the same
