Verse
F# C#
Think I'll up and move to Canada
G#m C# F#
Think I'll begin my story there
F# C#
And if the prime minister says hes had enough
G#m C# F#
I'll go back to St. Johnsberry to breathe the air
(Switch to barre chords now on 5th and 7th fret)
B C#
That's where I met a girl called Josephine
F# D#m C# B
They call her Josephine the Fair
(Back to open chords)
F# C#
She had Manch Vegas written across her back
G#m C# F#
She just cut off all her hair
(Back to barre chords)
B C#
We shared a blanket by the tracks in Lebanon, New Hampshire
F# D#m C# B
I never slept a better dream
(Back to open chords)
F# C#
But I never felt more awake in my life
G#m C# F#
'til I noticed my jacket was gone and so was Josephine
[Chorus]
B C# F#
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B C# D#m
how come you ain't nowhere to be seen
B C# F# G#m
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B C# F#
how come how come Josephine?
[Verse 2]
F# C#
soon after she musta had a change of heart
G#m C# F#
but as the train was catching up speed
F#
like seeing the moon in the middle of the day
C#
I felt like my feet were just gonna float away
G#m C# F#
when I heard her yelling "Chicoree"
(switch to barre chords)
B C# F#
she was takin' off the jacket as she ran
B C# D#m
I said forget the jacket just gimme your hand
B C#
I'm gettin' off at the first stop up there in Canada
F# D#m B
I can make you happy there
(Back to open chords)
F#
she said it would be a while
C#
I said I'll wait
F#
she said it could be a while
B
I said I'll wait
F# C# F#
keep the jacket, just bring it to me someday
[Chorus]
B C# F#
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B C# D#m
how come you ain't nowhere to be seen
B C# F# G#m
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B C# F#
how come how come Josephine?
[Bridge]
(Play open chords here minus D#m and C# and F#m)
D#m
did you get caught in the crowd
with the rain so loud
G#m
that you couldn't hear your up and down
heart beat now
C# F#
did you go back to New Hampshire to stay?
D#m
did they catch you at the border
and send you to back down?
G#m
should I give up and stop lookin' around
C#
but I'm still waitin' to this day
F# G#m C#
Josephine Josephine
[Chorus]
B C# F#
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B C# D#m
How come you ain't nowhere to be seen?
B C# F# G#m
Josephine Josephine Josephine
B G#m
How come how come
B G#m
How come how come
[Outro]
F# B
Josephine the Fair
F# B
Josephine the Fair
F# B
Josephine the Fair
F# B
Josephine the Fair