Josaphine

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

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

  A                  B
That's where I met a girl called 
Josaphine
E          C#m    B        A
They call her Josaphine the Fair

(Back to open chords)

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

(Back to barre chords)

A                                 
We shared a blanket by the tracks 
   B
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#m           B          
'til I noticed my jacket was gone 
                E
and so was Josaphine

[Chorus]
A           B             E
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A              B                
how come you ain't nowhere to be 
C#m
seen
A             B        E     F#m
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A             B         E
how come how come Josaphine?

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[Verse 2]
E                              B
soon after she musta had a change of
 heart
F#m            B              
but as the train was catching up 
    E
speed
E
like seeing the moon in the middle 
of the day
B
I felt like my feet were just gonna 
float away
F#m               B             E
when I heard her yelling "Chicoree"

(switch to barre chords)

         A                B       
she was takin' off the jacket as 
   E
she ran
          A               B       
I said forget the jacket just 
     C#m
gimme your hand
        A                          
I'm gettin' off at the first stop 
             B
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        
keep the jacket, just bring it to
        E
 me someday

[Chorus]
A           B             E
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A              B                
how come you ain't nowhere to be 
C#m
seen
A             B        E     F#m
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A             B         E
how come how come Josaphine?

[Bridge]

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

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

[Chorus]
A             B          E
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A             B                 
How come you ain't nowhere to be 
C#m
seen?
A             B      E     F#m
Josaphine Josaphine Josaphine
A           F#m
How come how come
A           F#m
How come how come

[Other]
E              A
Josaphine the Fair
E              A
Josaphine the Fair
E              A
Josaphine the Fair
E              A
Josaphine the Fair