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Whispering Jesse

John Denver
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I  often had wandered, in  deep  contemplation
It seems  that the mind  runs wild  when  you?re  all alone
 The way  that it could be,  the ways that  it  should be
 Things  I?d do differently,  if I could do them  again
I?ve  always loved springtime,  the passing  of winter
The  green  of the new leaves  and  life goin?  on
 The promise  of morning, the  long days  of  summer
 Warm  nights  of loving her, beneath the  bright stars
I?m  just an old cowboy,  from  high Colorado
To  old  to ride  anymore,  too blind to  see
 I sleep  in the city now,  away from  my mountains
Away  from the cabin we  always  called home
I  dreamed  I left  there, on an  old palamino
Whispering  Jesse  rode  right  by my side
 I long  to hold  her, to hear  her  soft breathing
The  touch  of her cool hand,  on  my fevered  brow
 Whispering  Jesse,  still  rides  in the mountains
Still  sings in  the canyons,  still lives  in my heart
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Readable chord sheet for Whispering Jesse by John Denver

[D]I often had wand[G]ered, [A]in dee[Bm]p co[G]ntemplation    [D]
[G]It [A]seems that the mind[D] runs w[A]ild wh[G]en you[Bm]?re all alone        [A]
The way[G] that it could b[D]e, the ways [G]that i[A]t should be     [D]
Th[G]ings I?d do d[A]iffer[D]en[A]tl[G]y, if I could do th[A]em again     [D]

[D]I?ve always loved springtime[G], the [A]passin[Bm]g of [G]winter      [D]
[G]The gre[A]en of the new lea[D]ves[A] a[G]nd life goi[Bm]n? on       [A]
The promi[G]se of morning, [D]the long da[G]ys of[A] summer            [D]
Wa[G]rm nights[A] of loving h[D]er, [A]be[G]neath [A]the bright stars        [D]

[D]I?m just an old cowboy[G], from[A] high [Bm]Color[G]ado       [D]
[G]To ol[A]d to rid[D]e anym[A]or[G]e, too blind t[Bm]o see    [A]
I sl[G]eep in the city [D]now, away fr[G]om[A] my mountains     [D]
[G]Awa[A]y from the cabi[D]n [A]we[G] always[A] called home       [D]

[D]I dr[G]eamed I left[D] there, on an[G] old pal[A]amino     [D]
[G]Whisp[A]ering Jes[D]se[A] r[G]ode righ[Bm]t by my side   [A]
I lo[G]ng to hold[D] her, to he[G]ar h[A]er soft breathing [D]
[G]The tou[A]ch of her cool han[D]d,[A] o[G]n my fever[A]ed brow         [D]

[G]   [A]   [D]       [G]   [A]   [D]      [G]   [A]   [Bm]   [G]   [A]

Whi[A]spering Jess[D]e,[A] s[G]till rid[A]es in the mountains[D]
[G]Still sings i[A]n the canyons[D], still [G]lives[A] in my heart  [D]
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