Whispering Jesse chords by John Denver

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

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

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

D   G           D            G       A         D
I dreamed I left there, ...
G    A        D-A-G       Bm             A
Whispering Jesse rode ...
    G         D          G   A                 D
I long to hold her, to ...
G      A                 D-A-G         A               D
The touch of her cool hand....

G - A - D       G - A - D      G - A - Bm - G - A

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