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:
On a small Missouri farm
Back when the West was young
Two boys learned to rope and ride
And be handy with a gun
War broke out between the states
And they joined up with Cantrell
And it was over in Clay County
That Frank and Jesse finally learned to kill
Chorus:
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Frank and Jesse James
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Until you clear your names
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Across the rivers and the plains
Keep on riding, riding, riding
Frank and… Jesse James
Second Verse:
After Appomadox,
they was on the losing side
so no amnesty was granted
and as outlaws they did ride
they rode against the railroads
and they rode against the banks
and they rode against the governor
never did they ask for a word of thanks
Chorus
Third Verse:
Robert Ford, a gunman,
In exchange for his parol
Took the life of James the outlaw
Which he snuck up on and stole
No one know just where they came
To be misunderstood
But the poor Missouri farmers know
That Frank and Jesse do the best they could
Chorus x2