The Ballad Of Jesse James

Am                         C
I was just a boy when they tied 

I|me to that tree  

          G                        
They hung my daddy's brother, left 
    Am
him swinging over me
       Am                     
I went off to get my vengeance 
          C
underneath a flag of red
         G                         
And that angel on my shoulder, she 
        Am
ain't spoke to me since then

Hey hey hey

( Am  C  G  Am )
( Am  C  G  Am )

       Am                          
Well I tried my hand at working, 
  C
but working was not me
     G                           
So I left my wife and children in 
     Am
the state of Missouri
        Am                         
I went off to make my living for my
 C
 daughter and my son
      G                          
And I found an occupation at the 
Dm
wrong end of a gun

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      Am                     C
Lying here looking up at the cracks 
in the roof
       G                           
Well I thought you were my friend, 
      E
but I guess I was a fool
           F                       
There's no pain, only blood and the
 Am
 smoke from your gun
      Dm            E      Am
And I ain't on the run anymore

Ooohhh

( Am  C  G  Am )
( Am  C  G  Am )

       Am                        
Well I joined a band of brothers, 
       C
those brothers took my name
        G                          
We were feared across the country, 
       Am
as the gang of Jesse James
     Am                            
Some folks call me a hero but those
 C
 folks don't know me well
           G
There's no place for me in Heaven, 
there's no
Dm
Place for me in Hell

      Am                     C
Lying here looking up at the cracks 
in the roof
       G                           
Well I thought you were my friend, 
      E
but I guess I was a fool
           F                       
There's no pain, only blood and the
 Am
 smoke from your gun
      Dm            E      Am    
And I ain't on the run anymore, 
     Dm
no I ain't on the
E      F  Am  (C  G  F  Am  
Run anymore
C  G)    (Am)


  Am                              
I thought you were my brother but 
  C
I|now it's come to this 

          G                      
You'll be off to get your silver, 
            Am
just like Judas with no kiss
         Am                        
And that angel on my shoulder 
     C
looked me deeply in the eye
       G                           
As she turned to face that doorway,
         F
 I could hear that angel cry

      Am                     C
Lying here looking up at the cracks 
in the roof
       G                           
Well I thought you were my friend, 
      E
but I guess I was a fool
        F                      Am
With my colt forty-four laying cold 
on the floor
      Dm            E     Am     
And I ain't on the run anymore, 
     Dm
no I ain't on the
E      Am
Run anymore

( Am C G Am )