Lyrics  
JESSE JAMES
(STEVE DAFOE 2006)
(COPYRIGHTED)

CHORUS : 1

C G E 
YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES.... 
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OH, JESSE JAMES DON'T YOU KNOW
C G E 
NOW YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES.... 
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OH, JESSE JAMES NOW YOU KNOW
C G E 
DO DO DO DO DO DO YEAH JESSE JAMES 
EM A EM
THE MOST LEGENDARY BANK ROBBER
THE MOST FEARED OF WHO EVER WERE


VERSE: 1

E A E
THIS IS A STORY OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND
HERO TO SOME AND A CROOK TO MOST...
RAILROADS FEARED HIM FROM COAST TO COAST
A E
COAST TO COAST
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COAST TO COAST...OH YEAH
E A E
JUST A TALE OF THE GREATEST OUTLAW
THAT THE GREAT MID-WEST EVER SAW
A E
EVER SAW
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EVER SAW....... OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS

VERSE: 2

E A E
SEVEN STATES AND TWENTY MURDERS
THE JAMES AND YOUNGER BROTHERS
ROBBED AND PILLAGED EVERY BANK
A E
EVERY BANK
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EVERY BANK....ALONG THE WAY
E A E
BUT THE PINKERTON'S WERE ON THE TRACK
FOR JESSE AND THE BOYS...NO TURNIN' BACK 
A E
NO TURNIN' BACK
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NO TURNIN' BACK.....OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS 

VERSE: 3

E A E
THOUGH THE PINKERTON'S DIDN'T KILL HIM
THEY SAY ONE OF HIS OWN GANG DID...
BUT OTHERS SAID JESSE JUST HID
A E
JESSE JUST HID
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JESSE JUST HID....OH YEAH
E A E
LIVED IN OKLAHOMA TO THOSE WHO SAW
SAID IT WAS HIM THE GREATEST OUTLAW
A E
THE GREATEST OUTLAW
A E Fmaj7
THE GREATEST OUTLAW....... OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS



 
Credits  
Lyrics Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Music Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Producer Credits:  
Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Performance Credits: Shawn Byrne  
Label Credits:  
Description  
Short Song Description: 
Story of Jesse James  
Long Song Description: 
 
Story Behind the Song: 
 
Metadata  
Song Length: 3:32  
Primary Genre: Folk-Rock  
Secondary Genre: Rock-Roots/Rock n' Roll  
Tempo: Fast (151 - 170)  
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal  
Subject Matter 1: Crime, Theft  
Subject Matter 2: Cowboy  
Mood 1: Tense  
Mood 2: Aggressive  
Similar Artist 1: Brooks & Dunn  
Similar Artist 2: John Cougar Mellencamp  
Language: English  
Era: 1800 - 1899