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