Coreys Coming Long chords by Harry Chapin

Chords with lyrics

Corey's Coming (long version)

Words and Music by Harry Chapin


(capo 3rd fret)

Open: D MajorD - C/DC/D - A minorAm - C majorC - G+G - A augmentedA

 D MajorD
Old John Joseph was a man with two first names

   E minorEm         A augmentedA          G+G   E minorEm   A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains

     D MajorD
And only one run a week comes on roarin' down that line

  E minorEm       A augmentedA       G+G   D MajorD
So all he's got to worry about is time

E minorEm         A7A7      B minorBm       F# minorF#m
He sits in the breakhouse, his hands out to the fire

 E minorEm         Cmaj7Cmaj7   Fmaj7Fmaj7   A7A7
Movin' through his memories of love and desire

 E minorEm       A7A7       B minorBm      F# minorF#m
Tellin' me the stories of the glories of his past

    E minorEm       Cmaj7Cmaj7    Fmaj7Fmaj7     A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last


        D MajorD            E minorEm
And he says, my Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming

  A augmentedA                  G+G    E minorEm    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
My midnight, moonlight, morning glory's coming aren't you girl?

  D MajorD             E minor 7Em7
And like I told you, when she holds you

  A augmentedA           D MajorD
She enfolds you in her world


D MajorD - C/DC/D - A minorAm - C majorC - G+G - A augmentedA

   D MajorD
I'd come by in the evening to find out where he'd been

   E minorEm        A augmentedA     G+G     E minorEm A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
He'd say come on sit down kid, where shall I begin?

     D MajorD
And I'd say you know my favorite, though you know I like the rest

    E minorEm        A augmentedA        G+G  E minorEm  D MajorD
But I love the way you tell me of your Corey the best


      E minorEm         A7A7   B minorBm       F# minorF#m
And so I'd hear his life long love recreated by his tongue

   E minorEm      Cmaj7Cmaj7    Fmaj7Fmaj7     A7A7
He'd turn back the years, she'd seem forever young

      E minorEm       A7A7    B minorBm           F# minorF#m
Though the other stories changed as they rolled through his head

   E minorEm            Cmaj7Cmaj7   Fmaj7Fmaj7       A7A7
He'd say the same words about Corey just before he went to bed

        E minorEm   Cmaj7Cmaj7       Fmaj7Fmaj7     A7A7
And then he'd send me away but he'd be smiling as he said


          D MajorD           E minorEm
Can't you see, my Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming

  A augmentedA                  G+G    E minorEm    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
My midnight, moonlight, morning glory's coming aren't you girl?

  D MajorD             E minor 7Em7
And like I told you, when she holds you

  A augmentedA           D MajorD
She enfolds you in her world

D MajorD - C/DC/D - A minorAm - C majorC - G+G - A augmentedA


    D MajorD
I was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew

E minorEm        A augmentedA        G+G   E minorEm Asus4Asus4 - A7A7
So I asked the townfolk if his stories were true

   D MajorD
They said Old John was born here, he's lived here all his life

E minorEm        A augmentedA   G+G  E minorEm   D MajorD
He never had a woman, let alone a wife


   E minorEm        A7A7    B minorBm       F# minorF#m
And very soon you'll find out, as you check around

   E minorEm      Cmaj7Cmaj7    Fmaj7Fmaj7     A7A7
That no one named Corey's ever lived in this town

  E minorEm      A7A7         B minorBm        F# minorF#m
So I chided the old man about the truth that I had heard

   E minorEm       Cmaj7Cmaj7   Fmaj7Fmaj7    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
He smiled and said reality is only just a word


          D MajorD           E minorEm
Can't you see, my Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming

  A augmentedA                  G+G    E minorEm    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
My midnight, moonlight, morning glory's coming aren't you girl?

  D MajorD             E minor 7Em7
And like I told you, when she holds you

   A augmentedA         DmDm
She enfolds you in her world


        Dm/E     Dm/C      DmaddG
I came by one evening but he did not hear my shout

G minorGm       A#6/F    Em7b5Em7b5      A7addG
I looked in the window and I saw the fire was out

DmDm        Dm/E    Dm/C     DmaddG
When he would not wake up I forced in the door

   G minorGm          A#6/F    Em7b5Em7b5    A7addG
And I found that old John Joseph would tell stories........ no more


   DmDm      Dm/E     Dm/C      DmaddG
The scene at the graveyard just three of us were there

G minorGm        A#6/F  Em7b5Em7b5       A7addG
Me and the grave digger we heard the parson's prayer

[NO CHORD]
He said we need not grieve for this man

            D MajorD
For we know that God cares

D MajorD
They put the cold dirt over him and left me on my own

E minorEm       A augmentedA        G+G   E minorEm  A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
When at last I looked up I saw I was not alone

  D MajorD
Standing there in silence, with a shawl around her head

     E minorEm       G+G     G+G   E minorEm    D MajorD
Was a beautiful young woman, I remember what she said


        E minorEm   A augmentedA   E minorEm - A augmentedA
Is that John Joseph there?

A augmentedA         D MajorD
I nodded my head yes

        A augmentedA       A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7 - A7sus2 - A7A7
That brought a soft smile from her

        G+G   A7A7    D MajorD
She said it's time he got some rest


   D MajorD
So I said if you're a relative he had a peaceful end

         E minorEm       A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7 - A7sus2 - A7A7
That's when she said my name is Corey

      G+G    A7A7   D MajorD
You could say I'm just a friend


 D MajorD           E minorEm
Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming

  A augmentedA                  G+G    E minorEm    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
My midnight, moonlight, morning glory's coming aren't you girl?

  D MajorD             E minor 7Em7
And like I told you, when she holds you

  A augmentedA           D MajorD
She enfolds you in her world


D MajorD - C/DC/D - A minorAm - C majorC - G+G - A augmentedA

  D MajorD
So that's the old man's story, I'm glad you came tonight

      E minorEm        A7A7        G+G   E minorEm  A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
You see a busted down old railroad yard sure makes a lonely site

     D MajorD
You may wonder why a young man would work out here alone

  E minorEm     A augmentedA         G+G  E minorEm   D MajorD
The job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones


  E minorEm     A7A7       B minorBm      F# minorF#m
And I confess I get to missing the old man a bit

      E minorEm     Cmaj7Cmaj7  Fmaj7Fmaj7     A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7 - A7sus2 - A7A7
Yes there's one other reason I guess I could admit


 D MajorD           E minorEm
Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming

  A augmentedA                  G+G    E minorEm    A7sus4A7sus4 - A7A7
My midnight, moonlight, morning glory's coming aren't you girl?

  D MajorD             E minor 7Em7
And like he told me, when she holds you

  A augmentedA          D MajorD
She enfolds me in her world


D MajorD - C/DC/D - A minorAm - D MajorD