Josephine chords by Dispatch

Chords with lyrics

played live by Chad a few times.

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

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

 A augmentedA         BB
Thats where I met a girl called Josephine
E MajorE     C# minorC#m  BB    A augmentedA
They call her Josephine the Fair

(back to open chords)

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

(Back to barre chords)

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

(Back to open chords)

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

A augmentedA      BB       E MajorE
josephine josephine josephine
A augmentedA       BB        C# minorC#m
how come you aint no where to be seen
A augmentedA       BB    E MajorE   F#F#
josephine josephine josephine
A augmentedA       BB     E MajorE
how come how come josephine?

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

(switch to barre chords)

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

(Back to Open Chords)

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

Chorus Repeat

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

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

A augmentedA       BB     E MajorE
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A augmentedA       BB        C# minorC#m
How come you aint nowerhe to be seen?
A augmentedA       BB   E MajorE   F#F#
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A augmentedA      F#F#
How come how come
A augmentedA      F#F#
How come how come

E MajorE       BB
Josephine the fair
E MajorE       BB
Josephine the fair
E MajorE       BB
Josephine the fair
E MajorE       BB