Intro E A E B A B A EE Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to go A E Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to go B Jesse told the preacher that he wanna go dance A Jesse told the preacher that he needed romance B A E Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to goVerso 1:
E Jesse took the money and he rode on down the road A E Jesse took the money and he rode on down the road B Jesse took the money he fired a shot A His crony took a bullet in a vacant lot B A E Jesse took the money and he rode on down the road Instrumental E A E B A B A EVerso 2:
E Bobbie joined the gang back in eighteen eighty one A E Bobbie joined the gang back in eighteen eighty one B Jesse made it clear that he weren’t no good A “If you wanna hang around you can stack that wood” B A E Bobbie joined the gang back in eighteen eighty oneVerso 3:
E Bobbie hid the body in a dark and shallow grave A E Bobbie hid the body in a dark and shallow grave B Sheriff made a promise if he’d play the rat A Give him Jesse James and that would then be that B A E Bobbie hid the body in a dark and shallow grave Instrumental E A E B A B A EVerso 4:
E Jesse fixed the picture it was hangin’ to one side A E Jesse fixed the picture it was hangin’ to one side B Bobbie jacked the hammer when he turned his back A The light in Jesse’s eyes turned from white to black B A E Jesse fixed the picture it was hangin’ to one sideVerso 5:
E Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to go A E Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to go B Jesse told the preacher that he wanna go dance A Jesse told the preacher that he needed romance B A E Jesse told the preacher that he got no place to go Outro E A E B A B A EVerso 6: