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Warren Zevon - Frank and Jesse James

Chord diagram for Dm
Chord diagram for C
Chord diagram for F
Chord diagram for Bb
Chord diagram for Am
Chord diagram for Eb
Chord diagram for Gm
      [Intro]
Dm Dm C C F F
C F Dm Dm F C
F F F C
Dm F F F F Dm C
Dm F F Bb F C Dm

[Verse]
Dm             F    C 
On a small Missouri farm
     F                 F
Back when the West was young
Dm                  Am
Two boys learned to rope and ride
       Bb           F
And be handy with a gun
Dm               F        C
War broke out between the states
         F                  F
And they joined up with Cantrell
           Dm           Am
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
'Til you clear your names
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
           Bb             F
Across the rivers and the range
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              Dm
Frank and Jesse James

[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]
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              F
Frank and Jesse James
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
 Bb                 F
'Til you clear your names
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
           Bb               F
Across the prairies and the plains
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              Dm
Frank and Jesse James

[Instrumental]
F F F Bb
F F F C
F F F Bb
Bb F C F
Bb C Bb C
Bb Bb C F

Bb Bb Bb Eb
Bb Bb Bb F
Bb Bb Bb Eb
Eb Bb F Bb
Eb F Eb F
Eb Eb F Bb

Gm F Bb
Eb Bb F

Dm Dm C C F F
C F Dm Dm F C
F F F C
Dm F F F F Dm C
Dm F F Bb F C Dm

[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]
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              F
Frank and Jesse James
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
 Bb                 F
'Til you clear your names
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
           Bb             F
Across the rivers and the range
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              Dm
Frank and Jesse James

[Chorus]
      Dm        C     F
Well, Frank and Jesse James
    Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
 Bb                 F
'Til you clear your names
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
           Bb               F
Across the prairies and the plains
        Dm      C       F
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Bb              F
Frank and Jesse James
    

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