Hey, I tabbed this song because there are currently no other tabs for it. I didnt
bother to tab the piano intro or the other piano solos, just the verse and the chorus.
The chords are pretty simple so here it is.
Warren Zevon
Frank and Jesse James
First Verse:
DmF
On a small Missouri farm
CF
Back when the West was young
DmC
Two boys learned to rope and ride
A#F
And be handy with a gun
DmF
War broke out between the states
CF
And they joined up with Cantrell
DmC
And it was over in Clay County
A#CF
That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill
Chorus:
DmCF
Keep on riding, riding, riding
A#F
Frank and Jesse James
DmCF
Keep on riding, riding, riding
A#F
Until you clear your names
DmCF
Keep on riding, riding, riding
A#F
Across the rivers and the plains
DmCF
Keep on riding, riding, riding
A#Dm
Frank and? Jesse James
Second Verse:
DmF
After Appomadox,
CF
they was on the losing side
DmC
so no amnesty was granted
A#F
and as outlaws they did ride
DmF
they rode against the railroads
CF
and they rode against the banks
DmC
and they rode against the governor
A#CF
never did they ask for a word of thanks
Chorus
Third Verse:
DmF
Robert Ford, a gunman,
CF
In exchange for his parol
DmC
Took the life of James the outlaw
A#F
Which he snuck up on and stole
DmF
No one know just where they came
CF
To be misunderstood
DmC
But the poor Missouri farmers know
A#CF
That Frank and Jesse do the best they could
Chorus x2