
Ballad Of Jesse James
Bruce Springsteen
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Tom : A
[Intro] A
[Refrão]
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
[Próxima Parte]
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 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
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
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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