Frank And Jesse James

	  		Frank and Jesse James     Warren Zevon  

(Dm) On a small Mis(F)souri (C)farm 

Back (F)when the (C)west was (F)young, 

(Dm)Two boys learned to (Am)rope and ride, 

And be (Bb)handy with a (F)gun. 

(Dm)War broke out be(F)tween the (C)states 

And they (F)joined up (C)with Quan(F)trill, 

And it was (Dm)over in Clay (Am)county 

That (Bb)Frank and Jesse (C)finally learned to (F)kill.   (Bb)(F) 

(C)(F)  

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

(Dm)Frank and (C)Jesse (Bb)James, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Gm)´Til (Dm)you (Bb)clear your (F)names. 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

´Cross the (Dm)rivers (C)and the (Bb)range, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Dm)Frank (Bb)and(hold)  Jesse (Dm)James.  

After Appo(F)mattox 

(C)They were (F)on the (C)losing (F)side, 

So no (Dm)amnesty was (Am)granted, 

And as (Bb)outlaws they did (F)ride. 

They (Dm)rode against the (F)railroads 

(C)And they (F)rode a(C)gainst the (F)banks, 

And they (Dm)rode against the (Am)governor, 

(Bb)Never did they (C)ask for a word of (F)thanks.  (Bb)(F) (C)(F)  

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

(Dm)Frank and (C)Jesse (Bb)James, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Gm)'Til (Dm)you (Bb)clear your (F)names. 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

Across the (Dm)prairies (C)and the (Bb)plains, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Dm)Frank (Bb)and(hold)  Jesse (Dm)James.  

Robert Ford, a (F)gunman, 

(C)In ex(F)change for (C)his pa(F)role, 

Took the (Dm)life of James the (Am)outlaw, 

Which he (Bb)snuck up on and (F)stole. 

(Dm)No one knows just (F)where they (C)came 

To (F)be mis(C)under(F)stood, 

But the (Dm)poor Missouri (Am)farmers knew 

(Bb)Frank and Jesse (C)do the best they (F)could.   (Bb)(F) (C)(F)  

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

(Dm)Frank and (C)Jesse (Bb)James, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Gm)'Til (Dm)you (Bb)clear your (F)names. 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

´Cross the (Dm)rivers (C)and the (Bb)range, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Dm)Frank (Bb)and(hold)  Jesse (Dm)James. (C) (Bb) 

We-ell, (Dm)Frank and (C)Jesse (Bb)James, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Gm)'Til (Dm)you (Bb)clear your (F)names. 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, 

´Cross the (Dm)prairies (C)and the (Bb)plains, 

Keep on (Dm)riding, (C)riding, (Bb)riding, (F) 

(Dm)Frank (Bb)and(hold)      Jesse (F)James.  

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