Jesse chords by Joan Baez and Janis Ian

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D
Em
C
Cm
Bm
E
Am
Dm
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A
F#sus4
F#
Esus4
C#
F#m
C#m
Dsus4
Abm
Abdim

Verse 1
G 
D 
Em 
C 
Cm 
G 
Jesse come home,
Bm 
E 
there's a hole in the bed
Am 
Dm 
Where we slept; now it's
E 
growing cold.
Am 
Jesse your face,
C 
in the place where we lay
G 
D 
By the hearth, all apart,
G 
Bm 
B 
it hangs on my heart
E 
And I'm leaving

Verse 2
the light
Am 
on the stairs
G 
Am 
D 
G 
B 
No I'm not scared; I wait for you
Bm 
Am 
C 
D 
Hey Jesse, it's lonely,
Dm 
C 
G 
Em 
C 
Em 
E 
come home.

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Verse 3

Jesse the stairs in the halls, recalling

F#sus4

Your step; and I remember too.

All the pictures are shaded and fading in grey

Esus4

And I still set a place

on the table at noon

Verse 4
F#sus4 
F# 
Bm 
And I'm leaving   the light on the stairs
E 
Esus4 
No I'm not
E 
A 
F# 
scared; I wait for you
Bm 
E 
Hey Jesse, it's lonely,
F#m 
come home.
C#m 
B 
E 
Bm 
D 
Dsus4 

Verse 5
G 
D 
Jesse the spread on the bed,
Bm 
D 
Dm 
E 
D 
It's like when you left, I kept it for you.
E 
Am 
All the blues and the greens
C 
Am 
have been recently cleaned
Dsus4 
C 
D 
C 
D 
G 
And are seemingly new; hey Jess,
B 
me and you.

Verse 6
E 
Abm 
We'll swallow the light
Abdim 
E 
Am 
on the stairs
D 
I'll fix up my hair,
Dsus4 
D 
we'll sleep unawares
G 
E 
Am 
D 
G 
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home