Jesse Younger chords by Kris Kristofferson

Chords with lyrics

Jesse Younger

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Little Jesse Younger was a well respected lad
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Doing all he could to please his mommy and his dad
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But he never planned to be the man they said that he'd become
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And somehow or another Jesse's little baby brother
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Is his father's and his mother's only son


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

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The way he spat upon his family and scandalized their name
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And his parents never really ever said he'd been disowned
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But somehow or another now his little baby brother
    B minorBm        F#F#      B minorBm
Is his father's and his mother's only son

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Oh, Jesse Younger you're a devil not a man
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Can you dare to treat your parents so unkind?
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You have selfishly refused to live your life the way they planned
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And you've started going your own way and speaking your own mind.


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Jesse Younger's parents wonder where it all went wrong

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Now that Jesse's name has turned to ashes on their tongues
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But he chose to starve asnd try to carve a future of his own
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And he got his druthers because now his younger brother
    B minorBm        F#F#      B minorBm
Is his father's and his mother's only son.

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Little Jesse Younger, Little Jesse Younger
Little Jesse Younger, Little Jesse Younger...