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