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