Jessica Brown Chords by Tom Pacheco
Tempo:
96.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] He [Bm] lived inside the old hotel [G] beside the fishing [D] docks, [B] where whinos fought with sailors by
[G] the black girls on the block.
[D] You'd see him at his window as [A] he'd light a cigarette, [Em] staring at the harbor lights,
[A] wearing a plaid vest.
[Bm] And no one knew his real name [G] but whispers said that he [Bm] was seen in Dallas, Texas in [G] November 63.
[D] He never left his doorway to [A] step out and walk the streets.
[Em] He had his meals delivered, [A] either pizza or Chinese.
And [Bm] for years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] She danced in the hotel lobby [G] like a silent movie star.
[Bm] She held a silver suitcase as [G] her eyes raced through the bar.
[D] She took a room beside his, [A] somehow they must [D] have met.
[A] [Em] The next day they were eating [A] steaks at Mason's Luncheonette.
[Bm] You'd see them by the waterfront [G] or outside the arcade.
[Bm] I saw her in his room one night [G] as she pulled down the shade.
[D] But something in her pale blue [A] eyes filled me with unease.
[Em] I had that feeling once before [A] in a place cursed by Pawnees.
[Bm] For years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] [B] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] Some say she came from Switzerland.
[G] Some say she came from Spain.
[Bm] Whoever she was speaking to, [G] her accent always changed.
[D] They found him dead on Halloween, [A] an ice pick through his throat.
[Em] Her [E] room was more than empty [A] and she did not leave a note.
[Bm] Reporters and detectives [G] came like, look us, through the door.
[Bm] They found an ancient postcard [G] from Jack Ruby on the [A] floor.
[D] And though his room is boarded up, [A] they say he haunts it still.
[Em] People see his cigarette [A] in the dark beyond the sill.
[B] And for [C#] years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For [C#] years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[G] [Bm]
[G] He [Bm] lived inside the old hotel [G] beside the fishing [D] docks, [B] where whinos fought with sailors by
[G] the black girls on the block.
[D] You'd see him at his window as [A] he'd light a cigarette, [Em] staring at the harbor lights,
[A] wearing a plaid vest.
[Bm] And no one knew his real name [G] but whispers said that he [Bm] was seen in Dallas, Texas in [G] November 63.
[D] He never left his doorway to [A] step out and walk the streets.
[Em] He had his meals delivered, [A] either pizza or Chinese.
And [Bm] for years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] She danced in the hotel lobby [G] like a silent movie star.
[Bm] She held a silver suitcase as [G] her eyes raced through the bar.
[D] She took a room beside his, [A] somehow they must [D] have met.
[A] [Em] The next day they were eating [A] steaks at Mason's Luncheonette.
[Bm] You'd see them by the waterfront [G] or outside the arcade.
[Bm] I saw her in his room one night [G] as she pulled down the shade.
[D] But something in her pale blue [A] eyes filled me with unease.
[Em] I had that feeling once before [A] in a place cursed by Pawnees.
[Bm] For years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] [B] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] [Bm] Some say she came from Switzerland.
[G] Some say she came from Spain.
[Bm] Whoever she was speaking to, [G] her accent always changed.
[D] They found him dead on Halloween, [A] an ice pick through his throat.
[Em] Her [E] room was more than empty [A] and she did not leave a note.
[Bm] Reporters and detectives [G] came like, look us, through the door.
[Bm] They found an ancient postcard [G] from Jack Ruby on the [A] floor.
[D] And though his room is boarded up, [A] they say he haunts it still.
[Em] People see his cigarette [A] in the dark beyond the sill.
[B] And for [C#] years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For [C#] years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
[Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G]
[A] Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
Key:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
A
Bm
G
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ He [Bm] lived inside the old hotel [G] beside the fishing [D] docks, [B] where whinos fought with sailors by
[G] the black girls on the block.
[D] You'd see him at his window as [A] he'd light a cigarette, _ [Em] staring at the harbor lights,
[A] wearing a plaid vest.
[Bm] And no one knew his real name [G] but whispers said that he [Bm] was seen in Dallas, Texas in [G] November 63.
[D] He never left his doorway to [A] step out and walk the streets.
[Em] He had his meals delivered, [A] either pizza or Chinese.
And [Bm] for years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
_ [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] She danced in the hotel lobby [G] like a silent movie star.
[Bm] She held a silver suitcase as [G] her eyes raced through the bar.
[D] She took a room beside his, [A] somehow they must [D] have met.
[A] [Em] The next day they were eating [A] steaks at Mason's Luncheonette.
[Bm] You'd see them by the waterfront [G] or outside the arcade.
[Bm] I saw her in his room one night [G] as she pulled down the shade.
[D] But something in her pale blue [A] eyes filled me with unease.
[Em] I had that feeling once before [A] in a place cursed by Pawnees.
[Bm] For years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] _ [B] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Some say she came from Switzerland.
[G] Some say she came from Spain.
[Bm] Whoever she was speaking to, [G] her accent always changed.
[D] They found him dead on Halloween, [A] an ice pick through his throat.
[Em] Her [E] room was more than empty [A] and she did not leave a note.
[Bm] Reporters and detectives [G] came like, look us, through the door.
[Bm] They found an ancient postcard [G] from Jack Ruby on the [A] floor.
[D] And though his room is boarded up, [A] they say he haunts it still.
[Em] People see his cigarette [A] in the dark beyond the sill.
[B] And for [C#] years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For [C#] years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] _ [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _
[A] Jessica _ _ _ [Bm] Brown.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ He [Bm] lived inside the old hotel [G] beside the fishing [D] docks, [B] where whinos fought with sailors by
[G] the black girls on the block.
[D] You'd see him at his window as [A] he'd light a cigarette, _ [Em] staring at the harbor lights,
[A] wearing a plaid vest.
[Bm] And no one knew his real name [G] but whispers said that he [Bm] was seen in Dallas, Texas in [G] November 63.
[D] He never left his doorway to [A] step out and walk the streets.
[Em] He had his meals delivered, [A] either pizza or Chinese.
And [Bm] for years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
_ [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ Jessica [Bm] Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] She danced in the hotel lobby [G] like a silent movie star.
[Bm] She held a silver suitcase as [G] her eyes raced through the bar.
[D] She took a room beside his, [A] somehow they must [D] have met.
[A] [Em] The next day they were eating [A] steaks at Mason's Luncheonette.
[Bm] You'd see them by the waterfront [G] or outside the arcade.
[Bm] I saw her in his room one night [G] as she pulled down the shade.
[D] But something in her pale blue [A] eyes filled me with unease.
[Em] I had that feeling once before [A] in a place cursed by Pawnees.
[Bm] For years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] _ [B] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light [F#m] of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Some say she came from Switzerland.
[G] Some say she came from Spain.
[Bm] Whoever she was speaking to, [G] her accent always changed.
[D] They found him dead on Halloween, [A] an ice pick through his throat.
[Em] Her [E] room was more than empty [A] and she did not leave a note.
[Bm] Reporters and detectives [G] came like, look us, through the door.
[Bm] They found an ancient postcard [G] from Jack Ruby on the [A] floor.
[D] And though his room is boarded up, [A] they say he haunts it still.
[Em] People see his cigarette [A] in the dark beyond the sill.
[B] And for [C#] years [D] he lived [A] alone, [F#m] they say.
[Bm] For [C#] years [D] he made [A] no sound.
[F#m] _ [Bm] For years [D] he shunned [A] the light of day [G] until she came [A] to town.
_ [Bm] Jessica Brown.
[G] _
[A] Jessica _ _ _ [Bm] Brown.
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