Ballad Of Jesse James
Bruce Springsteen
RockMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
E
F#mDiagram coming soon
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: A A Well don't you wanna climb a mountain E Yeah don't you wanna ride the river F#m Drink from a magic fountain D Give your woman all the love that you can give her A E D Well don't you wanna be an outlaw A E D Don't you wanna ride the range A E D Don't you wanna be an outlaw, children D E D A D A Just like Jesse, like Jesse James, just like Jesse boy A Well now don't you wanna swim the ocean E Yeah don't you wanna climb the highest tree F#m Drink some of Mama's love potion D Touch a woman 'til she just can't see A E D Well don't you wanna be an outlaw A E D Just a poor boy caught on the skids A E D Don't you wanna be an outlaw, children D E D A Just like Billy, just like Billy the Kid D A Solo: D E F#m D A E D A E D A E D A E D D E D A D A F#m D Well now Jeese he was a bad boy F#m A He won the Wild West F#m E Had many notches on his gun, by the year of 21 A D A D But someone laid him to an early rest A E D Well don't you wanna climb a mountain A E D Yeah don't you wanna ride the river F#m Drink from a magic fountain D Give your woman all the love that you can give her A E D Don't you wanna be an outlaw A E D Don't you wanna ride the range A E D Don't you wanna be an outlaw, children D E D A D A Just, just like Jesse, just like Jeese James A D Don't You Wanna Be An Outlaw A D Don't You Wanna Be An Outlaw A D Don't You Wanna Be An Outlaw D A Whoa whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa A D A D Just like Jesse, just like Jesse, just like Jesse Bring it on man, bring it on man, bring on Whoa whoa whoa whoa
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Chord set
A · E · F#m · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.