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Jesse Younger
BmLittle Jesse YounDger was a wAell respected lad
BmDoing all he Dcould to please his Amommy and his dad
But he Dnever planned to Abe the man they Dsaid that he'd beF#come
And Bmsomehow or aDnother Jesse's Bmlittle baby Abrother
Is his Bmfather's and his F#mother's only Bmson
BmEv'ry day the neiDghbors say Athat it's a dirty shame
BmThe way he spat uDpon his famAily and scandalized their name
And his Dparents never reAally ever said hDe'd been disownedF#  
But Bmsomehow or aDnother now his Bmlittle baby Abrother
Is his Bmfather's and his F#mother's only Bmson
DOh, Jesse Younger you're a Bmdevil not a man
Can you Ddare to treat your parents so uBmnkind?
You have Dselfishly refused to live your Bmlife the way they planned
And you've Estarted going your own way and F#speaking your own mind.
BmJesse Younger's pDarents wondAer where it all went wrong
BmNow that Jesse's Dname has tuArned to ashes on their tongues
But he Dchose to starve aAsnd try to carve Da future of his F#own
And Bmhe got his dDruthers because Bmnow his youAnger brother
Is his Bmfather's and his F#mother's only Bmson.
BLittle Jesse Younger, F#mLittle Jesse Younger
Little Jesse Younger, Little Jesse Younger...

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Jesse Younger

by Kris Kristofferson

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F#m

Jesse Younger

Bm D A

Little Jesse Younger was a well respected lad

Bm D A

Doing all he could to please his mommy and his dad

D A D F#

But he never planned to be the man they said that he'd become

Bm D Bm A

And somehow or another Jesse's little baby brother

Bm F# Bm

Is his father's and his mother's only son

Bm D A

Ev'ry day the neighbors say that it's a dirty shame

Bm D A

The way he spat upon his family and scandalized their name

D A D F#

And his parents never really ever said he'd been disowned

Bm D Bm A

But somehow or another now his little baby brother

Bm F# Bm

Is his father's and his mother's only son

D Bm

Oh, Jesse Younger you're a devil not a man

D Bm

Can you dare to treat your parents so unkind?

D Bm

You have selfishly refused to live your life the way they planned

E F#

And you've started going your own way and speaking your own mind.

Bm D A

Jesse Younger's parents wonder where it all went wrong

Bm D A

Now that Jesse's name has turned to ashes on their tongues

D A D F#

But he chose to starve asnd try to carve a future of his own

Bm D Bm A

And he got his druthers because now his younger brother

Bm F# Bm

Is his father's and his mother's only son.

B F#m

Little Jesse Younger, Little Jesse Younger

Little Jesse Younger, Little Jesse Younger...

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