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