Intro: FBbVerse I
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Jessie James was an outlaw man, he was always breaking the law.
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Six guns firing from both his hands, fastest you ever saw.
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Did he do it for the money or was it for the fame?
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Finally somebody asked him, "Jessie, why you wanna rob them trains?"
And Jessie said
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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I'm the meanest hombre you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin'
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do."
Verse II
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Orville Wright set his sights high up in the air.
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Him and Wilbur worked day and night, he didn't seem to care.
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Well the town folk said "If you were meant to fly, God would've given you wings.
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What makes you wanna spend all your time building that flying machine?"
And Orville said
Chorus II
FBb
"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
FBb
Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
FBbF N/C
I'm the first flight boy you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do."
Oh yeah.
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BbFBbFBbFCVerse III
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Well Picaso painted them pictures. There was beauty in every stroke.
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When asked about his motivation he said, "I think it's about time you should know."
Chorus III
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"It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
F N/C
Just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
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I'm the workinest painter that you ever saw cause lately I ain't gettin'
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no lovin' at all. It's just what I do. It's just what I do.
FBbF N/C
It's just what I do. It's just what I do when I can't get no lovin'.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.