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Jesse - From Come Upstairs - 1980
BOh mother, say a F#prayer for Bme
Jesse's F#back in Btown, it won't be F#ea-Bsy
  G#mDon't let him C#mnear me
Don't let him Etouch me
Don't let him F#please Bme
BJesse, G#mI won't cut fresh Eflowers for you
No BJesse, and G#mI won't make the wine Ecold for you
No BJesse, G#mI won't change the Esheets for you
I won't G#mput on cologne
I won't C#msit by the phone for you    F#  
BAnnie, keep remF#inding Bme
That he F#cut out my Bheart like a F#paper Bdoll
G#mSally, tell me C#monce again
How he Eset me up just to F#see me Bfall
BJesse, G#mI won't cut fresh Eflowers for you
No BJesse, G#mI won't make the wine Ecold for you
No BJesse, G#mI won't change the Esheets for you
I won't G#mput on cologne
I won't C#msit by the phone for F#you      No, no, no...
B7Jesse, quick come here
I E7won't tell a soul "Not even myself"
Bm7Jesse, that you've come back to me
My E7friends will all say "She's gone again"
But Ghow can anyone know what you are to me
That I'm in F/Gheaven again because you've Dm7come back to me
Oh.C...G.....CJesseG  C  G  C  Am7  Dm7  F  G  C  
CJesse, I'll Amalways cut fresh Fflowers for you
And CJesse, I'll Amalways make the wine Fcold for you
Oh CJesse, I can Ameasily change my Fmind about you
And Amput on cologne
And Dm7sit by the phone for you.G.Oh Yeah..
  CJesse, let's Gopen the Cwine
And Gdrink to the Cheart
Which has a Gwill of it's Cown
GMy Amfriends, (my friends) let's Dm9comfort them
They're Fmaj7feeling bad
They think I've Gsunk so Clow
CJesse, I'll Amalways cut fresh Fflowers for you
And CJesse, AmI will make the wine cFold for you
Oh CJesse, AmI will change the Fsheets for you
And Amput on cologne
And I will Dm7wait by the phone for you.G.
Oh JCesse ..la la Gla la Cla...la la Gla la Cla..la la Gla la Cla 
Oh Am7Jesse ..la la Dm7la la la...la la Fla la la..la la Gla la Cla 
CJesse, AmI will cut fresh Fflowers for you
And CJesse, yeahAmhh I'll make the wine Fcold for you
Oh CJesse, and AmI will change the Fsheets for you...

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Jesse

by Carly Simon

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G#m

C#m

Bm7

F/G

Dm7

Am7

Dm9

Fmaj7

Jesse - From Come Upstairs - 1980

B F# B

Oh mother, say a prayer for me

F# B F# B

Jesse's back in town, it won't be ea-sy

G#m C#m

Don't let him near me

Don't let him touch me

F# B

Don't let him please me

B G#m E

Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you

B G#m E

No Jesse, and I won't make the wine cold for you

B G#m E

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

G#m

I won't put on cologne

C#m F#

I won't sit by the phone for you

B F# B

Annie, keep reminding me

F# B F# B

That he cut out my heart like a paper doll

G#m C#m

Sally, tell me once again

E F# B

How he set me up just to see me fall

B G#m E

Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you

B G#m E

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

B G#m E

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

G#m

I won't put on cologne

C#m F#

I won't sit by the phone for you No, no, no...

Jesse, quick come here

I won't tell a soul "Not even myself"

Bm7

Jesse, that you've come back to me

My friends will all say "She's gone again"

But how can anyone know what you are to me

F/G Dm7

That I'm in heaven again because you've come back to me

C G C G C G C Am7 Dm7 F G C

Oh.........Jesse

C Am F

Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you

C Am F

And Jesse, I'll always make the wine cold for you

C Am F

Oh Jesse, I can easily change my mind about you

And put on cologne

Dm7 G

And sit by the phone for you..Oh Yeah..

C G C

Jesse, let's open the wine

G C

And drink to the heart

G C

Which has a will of it's own

G Am Dm9

My friends, (my friends) let's comfort them

Fmaj7

They're feeling bad

G C

They think I've sunk so low

C Am F

Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you

C Am F

And Jesse, I will make the wine cold for you

C Am F

Oh Jesse, I will change the sheets for you

And put on cologne

Dm7 G

And I will wait by the phone for you..

C G C G C G C

Oh Jesse ..la la la la la...la la la la la..la la la la la

Am7 Dm7 F G C

Oh Jesse ..la la la la la...la la la la la..la la la la la

C Am F

Jesse, I will cut fresh flowers for you

C Am F

And Jesse, yeahhh I'll make the wine cold for you

C Am F

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

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