Biography:
Jesse Winchester was the stage name of musician James Ridout Winchester (born 17 May 1944 in Bossier City, Louisiana; died 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia). His best-known songs include "Yankee Lady", "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz", "Mississippi, You're on My Mind", and "Biloxi"; his song "Step by Step" was used in the final episode of HBO's 'The Wire's' first season. Many notable artists recorded his songs, including Patti Page, Elvis Costello
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Other songs:
- All Of Your Stories
- All That We Have Is Now
- Biloxi
- Bless Your Foolish Heart
- Dangerous Fun
- Do It
- I Dont Think You Love Me Anymore
- I Wave Bye Bye
- If I Were Free
- Isnt That So
- It Takes A Young Girl
- Lonely For A While
- Midnight Bus
- Mississippi Youre On My Mind
- Nothing But A Breeze
- Rosie Shay
- Sham
- Snow
- Thats A Touch I Like
- Thats What Makes You Strong
- The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
- The Midnight Bus
- Yankee Lady
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It Takes A Young Girl [Key of E--3/4 tempo]
Words and Music by Jesse Winchester
Ben Rushing, Jr. ([email protected])
Chords:
Esus: (notes) | E B E A B e |
Esus: (fingering)| 0-2-2-2-0-0 |
G#7 : (notes) | G# D# F# C D# G#|
(fingering)| 4 6 4 5 4 4 |(barred)
C#m : (notes) | X C# G# C# E G# |
(fingering)| X 4 6 6 5 4 |(barred)
In playing this song, I generally use a
finger picked pattern like p i m a m i
E
It takes a young girl to make an
B7 E Esus
old man smile.
E
It takes a young girl to make an
G#7 A
old man fly.
[CHORUS]
A B7
Why should it take always a
E C#m A
young girl to move this
B7 E B7
old heart of mine.
E
It would take an old man too
B7 E Esus
long to explain.
E
How a young girl plays
G#7 A
an old, old game. But that's just
B7 E
how it is first she's yours and then
C#m
she's his and that's always,
B7 E B7
always the same.
E B7
It's been ten long years since
E E
I've cried. It's been five, I know
G#7 A
five since I've even tried.
A B7
Now why should it take always a
E A E
young girl to move this old
B7 E
heart of mine. But. . .
[CHORUS]
A B7
Why should it take always a
E C#m A
young girl to move this
B7 E B7
old heart of mine.
Words and Music by Jesse Winchester
Ben Rushing, Jr. ([email protected])
Chords:
Esus: (notes) | E B E A B e |
Esus: (fingering)| 0-2-2-2-0-0 |
G#7 : (notes) | G# D# F# C D# G#|
(fingering)| 4 6 4 5 4 4 |(barred)
C#m : (notes) | X C# G# C# E G# |
(fingering)| X 4 6 6 5 4 |(barred)
In playing this song, I generally use a
finger picked pattern like p i m a m i
E
It takes a young girl to make an
B7 E Esus
old man smile.
E
It takes a young girl to make an
G#7 A
old man fly.
[CHORUS]
A B7
Why should it take always a
E C#m A
young girl to move this
B7 E B7
old heart of mine.
E
It would take an old man too
B7 E Esus
long to explain.
E
How a young girl plays
G#7 A
an old, old game. But that's just
B7 E
how it is first she's yours and then
C#m
she's his and that's always,
B7 E B7
always the same.
E B7
It's been ten long years since
E E
I've cried. It's been five, I know
G#7 A
five since I've even tried.
A B7
Now why should it take always a
E A E
young girl to move this old
B7 E
heart of mine. But. . .
[CHORUS]
A B7
Why should it take always a
E C#m A
young girl to move this
B7 E B7
old heart of mine.
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