{title: Jessie}
{artist: Joshua Kadison}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 72}
{key: G}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[G] From a phone booth in [Am7]Vegas, Jessie [C]calls at five a.[G]m.
To [G]tell me how she's [Am7]tired [C] of all of [G]them
She says, "[G]Baby, I've been [Am7]thinking about a [C]trailer by the [G]sea
[G] We could go to [Am7]Mexico; [C]you, the cat and [D]me
We'll drink Te[Em7]quila [D] and look for [Cadd9]seashells
[Em7] Now doesn't [D]that sound [Cadd9]sweet"
Oh [Em7]Jessie, you [D]always [Cadd9]do this
[Cadd9]Every time I get back on my [D]feet [C] [D] [C] [D]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[G]Jessie, paint your [Cadd9]pictures about [G]how it's gonna [Cadd9]be
By [G]now I should know [Cadd9]better, your [D]dreams are never [Em]free [D/F#]
But [G]tell me all a[Cadd9]bout our little [G]trailer by the [Cadd9]sea
Oh [G]Jessie, you can [Cadd9]always sell [D] any dream to [Em7]me [D/F#]
Oh [G]Jessie, you can [Cadd9]always sell [D] any dream to [G]me
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Link}
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
She [G]asked me how the [Am7]cat's been, I say "[C]Moses, he's just [G]fine"
But he [G]used to think a[Am7]bout you, [C] all the [G]time
We [G]finally took your [Am7]pictures [C]down off the [G]wall
[G]Jessie, how do you [Am7]always seem to [C]know just when to [D]call?
She says [Em7] "Get your [D]stuff to[Cadd9]gether,
Bring [Em7]Mose and [D]drive real [Cadd9]fast"
And I [Em7]listened [D]to her [Cadd9]promise,
"I [Cadd9]swear to God this time it's gonna [D]last" [C] [D] [C] [D]
{start_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[G]Jessie, paint your [Cadd9]pictures about [G]how it's gonna [Cadd9]be
By [G]now I should know [Cadd9]better, your [D]dreams are never [Em]free [D/F#]
But [G]tell me all a[Cadd9]bout our little [G]trailer by the [Cadd9]sea
Oh [G]Jessie, you can [Cadd9]always sell [D] any dream to [G]me
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Bridge}
I'll [Em7]love you [D]in the [Cadd9]sunshine
Lay you [Em7]down in the [D]warm, white [Cadd9]sand
And [Em7]who knows [D] maybe [Cadd9]this time
[Cadd9]Things will turn out just the way you [D]planned [C] [D] [C] [D]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
[G]Jessie, paint your [Cadd9]pictures about [G]how it's gonna [Cadd9]be
By [G]now I should know [Cadd9]better, your [D]dreams are never [Em]free [D/F#]
But [G]tell me all a[Cadd9]bout our little [G]trailer by the [Cadd9]sea
Oh [G]Jessie, you can [Cadd9]always sell [D] any dream to [Em7]me [D/F#]
Oh [G]Jessie, you can [Cadd9]always sell [D] any dream to [G]me
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Outro, repeat}
[G] [D/F#] [Am7] [C] [C/D]
{end_of_part}