C       Am      C       Am


[Verse 1]
C                     Am
Jesse took a powder, slicked his long hair back
F                C                                 G
put a cartridge in his gun and stepped outside his shack,
Am              F                Em            F
saddled up his buckskin mare and rode off into town 
C                  G             C
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                             Am
Luann fixed her makeup, straightened out her dress,
F                     C                      G
picked up a photograph and held it to her breast 
Am                  F             Em            F
How could she ever love him? He never was around 
C                 G                 C
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 


[Chorus]
F                  C
Flesh and blood it turns to dust
F               C
Scatters in the wind
Em                F             C
Love is all that matters in the end


[Verse 2]
C                          Am
Sheriff Paul was sleppin', his hat off in his lap
F             C                               G
When he got a package that woke him from his nap 
Am             F         Em                 F
He unrolled a poster, couldn't help but frown
C                G                  C
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                        Am
They had been compadres many years before 
F                C                             G
Jesse saved his life one time back before the war 
Am             F                 Em                F
Now he was the king of thieves, he wore it like a crown 
C               G                   C
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 


[Chorus]
F                  C
Flesh and blood it turns to dust
F               C
Scatters in the wind
Em                F             C
Love is all that matters in the end


[Verse 3]
C                            Am
Mr  Brown the banker hid the money in his case 
F               C                              G
It was time for him to leave this god forsaken place 
Am                       F         Em        F
HIs true love loved the outlaw who hated Mr  Brown
C                       G                 C
That was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                       Am
Mr  Brown had taken the land that Jesse owned 
F                        C                       G
The banker claimed that Jesse had not repaid his loan 
Am                   F          Em             F
Truth and lies were tangled but when the truth unwound
C                        G                 C
there was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                            Am
Mr  Brown was all alone when Luann came walking in 
F                    C                               G
She pulled a pistol from her purse and pointed it at him 
Am                 F         Em                 F
When the door blew open she turned to look around
C                     G                  C
It was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                                  Am
Mr  Brown grabbed Luann's gun and held it to her head 
F                 C                                 G
"I'll blow her to Kingdom Come" is what the banker said 
Am              F        Em              F
In that fateful moment  Jesse stood his ground 
C               G                 C
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 


[Chorus]
F                  C
Flesh and blood it turns to dust
F               C
Scatters in the wind
Em                F             C
Love is all that matters in the end


[Verse 4]
C                                Am
The bullet that killed Mr  Brown came through the windowpane 
F              C                                    G
It put a hole above one eye and lodged down in his brain 
Am             F                 Em                  F
He never saw a puff of smoke, no flash, no fire, no sound 
C                    G                C
From Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 
C                              Am
Sheriff Paul was fast asleep, his hat down on his eyes,
F              C                      G
when he got a letter and much to his surprise
Am               F            Em             F
a picture of the sweet Luann in her wedding gown
C                   G                C
and Jesse with the long hair hangin' down 


[Chorus]
F                   C
Flesh and blood it turns to dust
F               C
Scatters in the wind
Em                F              C
Love is all that matters in the end my friend