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First Verse:
REm FA
On a small Missouri farm
DO FA
Back when the West was young
REm DO
Two boys learned to rope and ride
SIb FA
And be handy with a gun
REm FA
War broke out between the states
DO FA
And they joined up with Cantrell
REm DO
And it was over in Clay County
SIb DO FA
That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill
Chorus
REm DO FA
Keep on riding, riding, riding
SIb FA
Frank and Jesse James
REm DO FA
Keep on riding, riding, riding
SIb FA
Until you clear your names
REm DO FA
Keep on riding, riding, riding
SIb FA
Across the rivers and the plains
REm DO FA
Keep on riding, riding, riding
SIb REm
Frank and… Jesse James
Second Verse:
REm FA
After Appomadox,
DO FA
they was on the losing side
REm DO
so no amnesty was granted
SIb FA
and as outlaws they did ride
REm FA
they rode against the railroads
DO FA
and they rode against the banks
REm DO
and they rode against the governor
SIb DO FA
never did they ask for a word of thanks
Chorus
Third Verse:
REm FA
Robert Ford, a gunman,
DO FA
In exchange for his parol
REm DO
Took the life of James the outlaw
SIb FA
Which he snuck up on and stole
REm FA
No one know just where they came
DO FA
To be misunderstood
REm DO
But the poor Missouri farmers know
SIb DO FA
That Frank and Jesse do the best they could
Chorus x2
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