{"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":372389,"song":"Coreys Coming","artist":"Harry Chapin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11556508-coreys-coming-chords-by-harry-chapin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/372389?type=chord","rating":4.50426,"votes":25,"content":"Corey's Comin'\r\nHarry Chapin\r\n\r\nThis is the best I could do, It's also only the second one i could find all over.  If \r\ndon't like it, Fix it.\r\n\r\n\r\nso really theres only 3 parts to the song... theres the first part of the verse, \"Old \r\nJoseph...is time.\"  the second part of the verse \"I come by...for the last.\"  and the \r\n also the whole song is capo'd at 4 or 5.\r\ncapo 5\r\nthe chords (relative to capo) go:\r\n\r\npt1: [ch]D[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]D[/ch], [ch]Em[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]A[/ch]\r\npt2:[ch]Em[/ch], [ch]Bm[/ch], [ch]C[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]Em[/ch], [ch]Bm[/ch], \r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\nCh: [ch]D[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]Em[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]D[/ch], \r\n[ch]A[/ch], [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G/F#[/ch]:\r\ne|-3----|\r\nB|-3----|\r\nG|-0----|\r\nD|-0----|\r\nA|-0----|\r\nE|-2----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]:\r\ne|-3----|\r\nB|-3----|\r\nG|-0----|\r\nD|-0----|\r\nA|-0----|\r\nE|-0----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*:\r\ne|-0----|\r\nB|-3----|\r\nG|-2----|\r\nD|-0----|\r\nA|-----\r\nE|-----[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOld John Joseph was a man with two first names[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]               \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey left him in the railroad yard when they     took away the trains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOnly one run a week comes on roaring down that line[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] \r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo all he's got to worry 'bout is    time.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI come by in the evening to hear 'bout where he's been[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe says - Come on sit down Kid, where shall I begin?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe starts telling me the stories of the glories of his past[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]/sus2 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he always saves the story of his Corey for the last.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he says - My Corey's coming. No more sad stories coming[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd like I told you, when she holds you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe enfolds you in her world.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd so I asked the townfolk if his stories were true[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey said - Old John was born here, he's lived here all his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's never had a woman,   let alone a wife.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd very soon you'll find out as you check around[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat no one named Corey's ever lived in this town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo I chided the old man 'bout the truth that I had heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]/sus2 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he smiled and said - Reality is only just a word.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI came by one evening but he did not hear my shout[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI looked in the window and saw the fire was out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he would not wake up I forced in the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd found that Old John Joseph would tell stories no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe scene at the graveyard, three of us were there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMe and the gravedigger heard the parson's prayer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said - We need not grieve for this man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor we know that God cares![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey put the cold dirt over him and left me on my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd when at last I looked up I saw I was not alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I said - If you're a relative, he had a peaceful end.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe said - My name is Corey - you can say I'm just a friend.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCorey's coming, no more sad stories coming[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd like I told you, when she holds you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe enfolds you in her world.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo that's the old man's story, I'm glad you came tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA busted down old railroad yard sure makes a lonely sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou may wonder why a young man would work out here alone[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] \r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell the job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I confess I get to missing the old man a bit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]/sus2 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd there's one other reason I guess I should admit -[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan't you see my Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd like he told me, when she holds me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe enfolds me in her world.[/tab]","plain_text":"Corey's Comin'\nHarry Chapin\n\nThis is the best I could do, It's also only the second one i could find all over.  If \ndon't like it, Fix it.\n\n\nso really theres only 3 parts to the song... theres the first part of the verse, \"Old \nJoseph...is time.\"  the second part of the verse \"I come by...for the last.\"  and the \n also the whole song is capo'd at 4 or 5.\ncapo 5\nthe chords (relative to capo) go:\n\npt1: D, G, D, Em, A, G, A\npt2:Em, Bm, C, A, Em, Bm, \nD\nCh: D, G, Em, A, G, A, D, \nA, D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm                   A                        G               \n\n\nEm                 A               G G/F# \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm                 A                   G   G/F#","chords":["D","G","Em","A","Bm","C","G/F#","B","E","G/E","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}