Jesse (video)

G D G

1. Oh, mother, say a prayer for me,

D G D G

Jesse’s back in town, it won’t be easy.

Em Am C

Don’t let him near me, don’t let him touch me,

D G

don’t let him please me.

G Em C

Jesse, I won’t cut fresh flowers for you !

G Em C

No, Jesse, I won’t make the wine cold for you !

G Em C

No, Jesse, I won’t change the sheets for you,

Em Am D

I won’t put on cologne, I won’t sit by the phone for you.

G D G

2. Annie, keep reminding me

D G D G

that he cut out my heart like a paper doll.

Em Am C D G

Sally, tell me once again, how he set me up just to see me fall.

+ CHORUS

G C7 C

+ Jesse, quick come here, I won’t tell a soul, not even myself,

Gm

Jesse, that you’ve come back to me.

C

My friends will all say “she’s gone again”.

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 5th here)

D

But how can anyone know what you are to me,

D D7

that I’m in heaven again, because you’ve come back to me.

G - D G

Oh, Jesse ! + D - G - D - G - Em - Am - C - D - G

G Em C

Jesse, I’ll always cut fresh flowers for you,

G Em C

and Jesse, I’ll always make the wine cold for you.

G Em C

Oh, Jesse, I can easily change my mind about you,

Em Am D D7

and put on cologne, and sit by the phone for you, oh, yeah !

G D G D G

3. Jesse, let’s open the wine and drink to the heart,

D G

which has a will of its own.

Em Am

My friends, let’s comfort them,

C D G

they’re feeling bad, they think I’ve sunk so low.

G Em C

Jesse, I’ll always cut fresh flowers for you,

G Em C

and, Jesse, I’ll always make the wine cold for you.

G Em C

Oh, Jesse, I will change the sheets for you,

Em Am D D7

and put on cologne, and I’ll wait by the phone for you, oh !

+ Instrumental = verse 3 (Na na na ...)

G Em C

Jesse, I’ll always cut fresh flowers for you,

G Em C

and, Jesse, yeah, I’ll make the wine cold for you ...

(orig. = capo 4th) (Carly Simon)