B E B E B When they carried you into the parlor E B Your wounds were the worst I'd seen G#m Cold as snow your body trembled F# Craddled in the arms of morphine B All the kinfolk cried out loud E B Good shepherd save this man G#m But you whispered with icy breath F# It is not in his hands and you said E B Heaven ain't ready for me yet and you looked at me E B Give me your heart and take a bet and you held my hand E F# Now I've seen your face now that we've met B E I shall not slip away B Mama said to me, daughter E B You must nurse your cousin well G#m So I cared for you thru days and night F# But your fever I did not quell B For weeks I watched you suffer pain E B That no laudanum could ease G#m All I had left to do is pray F# Lord have mercy on him please - and you said E B Heaven ain't ready for me yet and you looked at me E B Give me your heart and take a bet and you held my hand E F# Now I've seen your face now that we've met B E I shall not slip away B Now winters lights has cooled the air E B At last your strength's returned G#m You talk to me of the life you spent F# And of the life you've earned B You'll waste no time on vengenance E B You've no wish to fight again G#m To find peace you say In God we trust F# Put little faith in man E B No, Heaven aint ready for you yet, Jesse E B I'll give you my heart I'll take a bet Jesse E F# Now Ive seen your face now that we've met B E B We shall not slip away From The Legend Of Jesse James A & M Records 1980 Irving Music Inc.
