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Jessica

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Standard Tuning.
[Intro.]
B, Aadd9, C#m, D#m, E, F#, C#m  
[Verse.]
BJessica said she wAadd9ait for C#mme
I'd be D#meighEteen when she's F#turning twenty-C#mthree
BDecorates her room with gAadd9reeting C#mcards
They burn D#mup Eholes she turns a F#light on
In the C#mdark
[Intro]
[Chorus.]
  Aadd9       EF#add11 Aadd9  
Trying to re-member  love that
     EF#add11 Aadd9  
Never really  was.
[Verse.]
BWhen the milk tasted Aadd9like pC#merfume
You had D#mbeen Edrinking from 
F#The carton and I C#mknew.
[Outro.]
Aadd9, E, F#add11, Aadd9, E, F#add11, Add9, E, F#add11, Aadd9.

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Jessica

by Kaki King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

C#m

D#m

Standard Tuning.

[Intro.]

B Aadd9 C#m D#m E F# C#m

, , , , , ,

[Verse.]

B Aadd9 C#m

Jessica said she wait for me

D#m E F# C#m

I'd be eighteen when she's turning twenty-three

B Aadd9 C#m

Decorates her room with greeting cards

D#m E F#

They burn up holes she turns a light on

C#m

In the dark

[Intro]

[Chorus.]

Aadd9 E Aadd9

F#add11

Trying to re-member love that

E Aadd9

F#add11

Never really was.

[Verse.]

B Aadd9 C#m

When the milk tasted like perfume

D#m E

You had been drinking from

F# C#m

The carton and I knew.

[Outro.]

Aadd9 E Aadd9 E E Aadd9

, , F#add11, , , F#add11, Add9, , F#add11, .

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