Josephine chords by Dispatch

played live by Chad a few times.

   E         B
Think I'll up and move to Canada
   F#    B    E
Think I'll begin my story there
   E         B
And if the prime minister says hes had enough
   F#    B     E
Ill go back to St. Johnsberry to breathe the air

(switch to barre chords now on 5th and 7th fret)

 A         B
Thats where I met a girl called Josephine
E     C#m  B    A
They call her Josephine the Fair

(back to open chords)

E            B
She had Manch Vegas written across her back
F#     B       E
She just cut off all her hair

(Back to barre chords)

A                  B
We shared a blanket by the tracks in lebanon New Hampshire
E    C#m   B     A
I never slept a better dream

(Back to open chords)

E            B
But i never felt more awake in my life
    F#      B             E
til i noticed my jacket was gone and so was josephine

A      B       E
josephine josephine josephine
A       B        C#m
how come you aint no where to be seen
A       B    E   F#
josephine josephine josephine
A       B     E
how come how come josephine?

E               B
soon after she musta had a change of heart
F#      B         E
but as the train was catching up speed
E
like seeing the moon in the middle of the day
B
i felt like my feet were just gonna float away
F#        B       E
when i heard her yelling "Chicoree"

(switch to barre chords)

     A        B     E
she was takin off the jacket as she ran
     A        B      C#m
i said forget the jacket just gimme your hand
    A                   B
im gettin off at the first stop up there in canada
E     C#m    A
i can make you happy there

(Back to Open Chords)

E
she said it would be a while
B
i said i'll wait
E
she said it could be a while
A
i said i'll wait
E           B        E
keep the jacket just bring it to me someday

Chorus Repeat

(play open chords here minus C#m and B and F#)

C#m
did you get caught in a cloud
with the rain so loud
      F#
that you couldn't hear your up and down
heart speak out
B                   E
did you go back to New Hampshire to stay?
C#m
did they catch you at the border
and send you to back down?
      F#
should I give up and stop lookin around
       B
but im still waitin to this day
E          F#     B
Josephine Josephine

A       B     E
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A       B        C#m
How come you aint nowerhe to be seen?
A       B   E   F#
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A      F#
How come how come
A      F#
How come how come

E       B
Josephine the fair
E       B
Josephine the fair
E       B
Josephine the fair
E       B