Whispering Jesse chords by John Denver

Chords with lyrics

song: Whispering Jesse
artist: John Denver
album: Higher Ground
transcribed: Ken Reynolds

I was saddened by the recent loss of John Denver and the songs that
will never be. This selection is a song by John for his daughter. I
hope you all enjoy it.



Whispering Jesse
John Denver    (klr)

D MajorD        G+G   A augmentedA   B minorBm G+G       D MajorD
I often had wandered, in ...
G+G A augmentedA         D MajorD   A augmentedA   G+G   B minorBm          A augmentedA
It seems that the mind runs ...
    G+G        D MajorD      G+G   A augmentedA        D MajorD
The way that it could be, the ...be
 G+G      A augmentedA  D-A-G         A augmentedA      D MajorD
Things I’d do differently, if ..

D MajorD              G+G   A augmentedA   B minorBm  G+G      D MajorD
I’ve always loved springtime, ...
G+G   A augmentedA        D MajorD A-G     B minorBm     A augmentedA
The green of the new leaves ...
     G+G       D MajorD     G+G  A augmentedA         D MajorD
The promise of morning, ....
 G+G    A augmentedA      D MajorD  A-G   A augmentedA            D MajorD
Warm nights of loving her, ...

D MajorD           G+G   A augmentedA   B minorBm  G+G     D MajorD
I’m just an old ...
G+G  A augmentedA    D MajorD   A-G       B minorBm    A augmentedA
To old to ride anymore, ...
  G+G        D MajorD      G-A         D MajorD
I sleep in the city now, ...
G+G -A       D-A-G   A augmentedA         D MajorD
Away from the cabin we ....

D MajorD  G+G      D MajorD      G+G    A augmentedA     D MajorD
I dreamed I left there, ...
G+G  A augmentedA    D-A-G    B minorBm       A augmentedA
Whispering Jesse rode ...
  G+G     D MajorD     G+G  A augmentedA         D MajorD
I long to hold her, to ...
G+G   A augmentedA         D-A-G     A augmentedA        D MajorD
The touch of her cool hand....

G+G - A augmentedA - D MajorD    G+G - A augmentedA - D MajorD   G+G - A augmentedA - B minorBm - G+G - A augmentedA

  A augmentedA      D-A-G    A augmentedA         D MajorD
Whispering Jesse, still .....
G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD    G+G  A augmentedA       D MajorD
Still sings in the canyons....
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