{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2109803,"song":"Josephine","artist":"Joey + Rory","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11458059-josephine-chords-by-joey-rory/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2109803?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Josephine\r\nWritten by Rory Lee Feek\r\nRecorded by Joey + Rory\r\nAlbum: His & Hers\r\n(Capo on 2)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\nD x4 bars\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm writing this letter, my darling, from high on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe've been marching ten days and we're just outside Hopkins- ville[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's been snowing all night and we ain't got no more kero- -sene[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's colder than hell, hope you're doin' well, Jo- -sephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a fever in camp and our boys are too sick to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe done lost old Calvin, Beaver won't make it through the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI hope I heard the captain say it's the worst he's ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm losin' some weight but I'm still standin' up straight, Jo- -sephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell my children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBet they've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell mama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI love you, I love you, I love you, Jose- phine |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's three thousand union troops camped at the river below[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's six hundreds of us, least there was two nights ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen Erwin deserted they hung him down by the tree[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod I'm so scared, keep me in your prayers, Jo- sephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, the orders come down, we'll attack tonight at nightfall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf we can stop 'em right here we can win this war once and for all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know, I killed a union boy last week, bet he wasn't fourteen[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe looked just like our son, for- give me for what I've done, Jo- sephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell my children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBet they've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell mama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI love you, I love you, I love you, Jose- phine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd lastly my darling, in case I should be killed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't breathe me too long, promise me that you will[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMarry another, 7 don't let him treat our babies mean[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he's holding you, would you think of me too, Jo- -sephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell my baby I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBet they've grown a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell mama and daddy I'm alright and just want one more thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI love you, I love you, I love you, Jose- phine[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI love you, I love you, I love you, Jose- phine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\nD xrepeat times to fade","plain_text":"Josephine\nWritten by Rory Lee Feek\nRecorded by Joey + Rory\nAlbum: His & Hers\n(Capo on 2)\n\n[Intro]\nD x4 bars\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD xrepeat times to fade","chords":["D","A","D7","G","G/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}