This is the version off of Carry on the Grudge (2014)
Simple song but nice to play.
No capo, standard tuning
The basic chord sequences are:
Verses F - Dm - A - Bb
Chorus F - Dm - Bb - F
Bridge: C - Dm - Bb
[Verse(s)]
F
So roll, roll down, rob a railroad train
Dm
Lil (ol') Robert Ford did Jesse James (?)
A Bb
Heart full of love but I'm only here to kill her.
F
Fear that the devil may have spoke too soon
Dm
And ran through the room with a bottle of you
A Bb
Fell down in a chair that was where I heard him sing.
[Chorus]
And he sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb F
Better save it for the darkest of your days
And he sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb F
Better save it for the darkest of your days
[Verse(s)]
F
So I raised my glass to the Holy Ghost
Dm
Father and Son that you love the most
A Bb
St. Peter won't you please forgive her
F
Turn yourself an old blind eye
Dm
Damn heaven knows we tried
A Bb
And now it's never heard more sin
[Chorus]
And she sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb F
Better save it for the darkest of your days
And she sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb F
Better save it for the darkest of your days
[Bridge]
C
And I know I wasn't around
Dm Bb
Half as much as I could’ve
C
And I never let you say
Dm Bb
Half as much as you would've
C
As you would've
[Verse(s)]
F
So roll, roll down, rob a railroad train
Dm
Lil (?) I rob before, dear Jessie James
A Bb
Heart full of love but I'm only here to kill her.
F
Remember me for mistakes I've made
Dm
I always did leave when I shoulda stayed
A Bb
And oh my sins taught me how to sing
[Chorus]
And I sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb F
Better save it for the darkest of your days
And I sang
F Dm
Love is only a heartbeat away
Bb C - F
Better save it for the darkest of your days