{"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":2315207,"song":"Josephine","artist":"Eden Prairie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11482862-josephine-chords-by-eden-prairie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2315207?type=chord","rating":0.1926,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was born a poor boy on the poorer side of town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMama passed when I was young and papa never hung around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I was raised by a cold cruel man my mama used to call him pa[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe beat this boy till Josephine ran him down with his own car[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe gathered all our trinkets and we left this place behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJosephine had heard about a place that frees your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe drove along those country roads till we met Jeremiah Finn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said he wore a golden coat; salvation lay within[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, let's ride until we're free[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe love we have will do for gasoline[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, won't you tell me what you mean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen you say that this will be our final scene[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs Jeremiah wove his web his words they rang so true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've known the tongues of evil men and the way they split in two[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf it was up to me my dear we'd leave this place tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire up that Oldsmobile and drive into the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith every month that passes we lose a little more[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut all that I keep hearing is we're closer to God's door[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo many of God's children have been blessed by father Finn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat golden coat he talked about has touched them deep within[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, let's ride until we're free[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe love we have will do for gasoline[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, won't you tell me what you mean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen you say that this will be our final scene[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] ([ch]Am[/ch])\r\n\r\n[verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the midday sun is beating down and the drinks they cool our brow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs Josephine lays next to me I see it clearly now[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe says she sees the golden gate described by father Finn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut all I see is the Oldsmobile and the rust that's setting in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, you were the sweetest thing I'd seen[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand the love we had it burned like kerosene[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine, Josephine, now I know just what you mean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen you say that this will be our final scene[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Josephine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC F G G Am Am Am Am\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nAm Am C C E E F F Am Am C C E E F F (Am)\n\n[verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC","chords":["C","F","G","Am","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}