Jesse chords

by Janis Ian

Song Key: C Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Tempo: 84-86 bpm

Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner (easy chords)

Guitar Chords: C, Cadd9, Dm, Dm7/C, E7, G, G7, G/B, Gm/Bb, A7, Asus4

P.N. The transition from Cadd9 - G/B - Gm/Bb is very easy... see charts below.

Jesse

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             Cadd9       G/B       Gm/Bb       Asus4   A7   G
Intro: 3/4 |       | 𝄎 |     | 𝄎 |       | 𝄎 |       |    |   | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |

   Cadd9                       G/B
1. Jes-se come home, there's a hole in the bed
            Gm/Bb                   Asus4    A7
   Where we slept now it's grow-ing cold   |    (Hey)|
       Dm                       Dm7/C
   Hey Jes-se, your face in the place where we lay
          G7                    C           E7
   By the hearth, all a-part it hangs on my heart
           A7                        Dm
   And I'm leav-ing the light on the stairs
              G7                  C     A7
   No I'm not scared - I wait for you |    (Hey)|
       Dm          G7            Cadd9
   Hey Jes-se, I'm lone-ly, come home.  |   𝄎    |

   Cadd9                      G/B
2. Jes-se, the floors and the boards
                    Gm/Bb                   Asus4  A7   
   Re-call-ing your steps, and I re-mem-ber too  |    (All the)|
           Dm                        Dm7/C
   All the pic-tures are fad-ing and shad-ed in grey,
         G7                       C         E7
   But I still set a place on the ta-ble at noon
           A7                      Dm
   And I'm leav-ing a light on the stairs
              G7                  C    A7
   No I'm not scared - I wait for you |    (Hey)|
       Dm          G7            Cadd9
   Hey Jes-se, I'm lone-ly, come home  |   𝄎    |

         G/B        Gm/Bb       Asus4    A7    G         G         G
Instr:‖      | 𝄎 |        | 𝄎 |       |     |     | 𝄎 |     | 𝄎 ‖     ‖


   Cadd9                     G/B
3. Jes-se, the spread on the bed
                    Gm/Bb                     Asus4   A7
   Is like when you left, I've kept it up for you   |    (And all the)|
               Dm                             Dm7/C
   And all the blues and the greens have been re-cent-ly cleaned, 
            G7                  C           E7
   And it's seem-ing-ly new Hey Jes, me and you
         A7                        Dm
   We'll swal-low the light on the stairs
                  G7                   C     A7
   We'll do up my hair, and sleep un-a-ware |    (Hey)|
       Dm          G7            Cadd9    A7     Dm     G7     C
   Hey Jes-se, I'm lone-ly, come home  |      |      |      |  𝄑  |