Jesse James (Folk, Country - Alternative) |
LyricsJESSE JAMES(STEVE DAFOE 2006) (COPYRIGHTED) CHORUS : 1 C G E YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES.... G E Fmaj7 OH, JESSE JAMES DON'T YOU KNOW C G E NOW YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES.... G E Fmaj7 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 A E Fmaj7 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 A E Fmaj7 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 A E Fmaj7 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 A E Fmaj7 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 A E Fmaj7 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 |
| Short Song Description: Genre: Country - Alternative, Folk Mood: Up/Positive Speed: Medium Fast (95-130) Instruments: Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin) Track type: Lyric - Full Lyric themes: Murder, State, Crime Incarceration, Bragging Status, Admiration/Respect, Storytelling Keywords: acoustic, cheerful, positive, simple Ending type: End Sustain |
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| Story Behind the Song: BPM 128 |
| Lyric Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Music Credits: Steve Dafoe |
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| Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Performance Credits: Shawn Byrne |
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| Song Length: 3:32 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Alternative |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Contemporary |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) |
| 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 |