Artist: Tim Kasher
Album: Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy Sessions
Track: The Jessica
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), no capo
Chords used
C* G* F G C Am7
e|-x---x---x---3---3---3-|
B|-8---8---1---0---1---1-|
G|-9---0---2---0---0---2-|
D|-10--9---3---0---2---2-|
A|-10--10--3---2---3---0-|
E|-x---x---x---3---x---x-|
Intro: C* G* x4
Verse 1:
F G
I saw a photo of you laughing in a bridesmaid's dress
F G
The bruised bags beneath your eyes said you could use some rest
C G F
My brother thought you never looked so hot
Am7 G C* G* C* G*
But my brother, his tastes were always a little off
Verse 2:
F G
There were photos of you hanging on to some guy's arm
F G
Sure he's taller and more handsome, but is he going bald?
C G F
I know it's absurd to get upset
C G F
I mean, I never really wanted you to begin with
Am7 G F
When all these men seem to see these things I don't
Am7 G C*
I want to take back your tired beauty all for my own
Chorus:
G* C*
Jessica, oh Jessica
G*
What happened to us?
F
Was it too much?
G
Was it not enough?
Am7
Was I happy then?
F
I don't think I ever was
Break: C* G* x2
Verse 3:
F G
I found some photos in a shoebox I had tucked away
F G
A vacation we had taken to Spirit Lake
C G F
You were young and wild and free in a bikini top
Am7 G
I looked old and bored and stormy
C*
But hey, it's only a snapshot
Chorus
G* C*
Jessica, oh Jessica
G*
What happened to us?
F
Was it too much?
G
Was it not enough?
Am7
Was I happy then?
F
I don't think I ever was
C* G*
I don't think I ever was
C* G*
I don't think I ever was
F
And I'll never be
G
No, I'll never be
Am7 F
No, I'll never be as happy as I like to think I was
C*
Oh Jessica
