Josie chords by Kris Kristofferson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

JOSIE  By Kris Kristofferson   From The LP.. Border Lord


Verse 1:
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I've been chasin' after Josie since the day I could run
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Even tho' I didn't know it at the time
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Well I followed her from Texas 'till she found me undone
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Just a jump ahead of what I'd left behind

Verse 2:
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She was as proud of her young body as a body could be
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On her way to be a woman of the world
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And I still can see her smilin’ as she gave it to me
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Lookin' like a lonesome little girl


Chorus:
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Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years
G+G         FF        C majorC
Selling them your saddness in the street
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How much did you lose between the laughter & the tears
G+G       FF       C majorC FF C majorC
Gettin back the bitter for the sweet


Verse 3:
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Well she loved me back to livin' at a time I was lost
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With the closest thing to love I've ever known
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And she led me to some bridges I was burning to cross
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Then she went & burned some bridges of her own


Verse 4:
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Now the roads a little colder every time that I leave
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For another empty place I've never been
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And I don't suppose it's likely that she's lookin' for me
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But someday I'll maybe chase her down again.


Chorus:
FF                  C majorC
Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years
G+G         FF        C majorC
Selling them your saddness in the street
FF                  C majorC
How much did you lose between the laughter & the tears
G+G       FF       C majorC FF C majorC
Gettin back the bitter for the sweet