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Joseph Who Understood

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Intro: D (acoustic strum)
DRumors are fF#mlying Bmall over GGalilee these Ddays
And Mary, I'm F#mtrying to be BmcoolG  
DWhen my friends walk F#mby and, Bmthey cannot lGook at me
In the Deye Baby, I'm AtryingG  
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin too many Dthings
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin too many Dthings
Em  G(x3)
DI know this cF#mhild Bmwas sent here to Gheal our broken Dtime
And some things are F#mbigger, than we BmknowG  
DWhen somehow you F#mfind out Bmthat you lost a Gfather
To a Dgod well, Mary, that's AlifeG  
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin so many tDhings
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin so many tDhings
EmOh Mary, is he F#mmine? (Mary, is he Gmine?)
Mary, is he Dmine? (Mary, is Emhe mine?)
Oh Mary, is he F#mmine? (Mary, is he Gmine?)
Tell me, is he?D  
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin too many Dthings
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin too many Dthings
EmNow Mary, he is F#mmine. (Mary, he is Gmine.)
Mary, he is Dmine. (Mary, is he Emmine?)
Oh Mary, he is F#mmine. (Mary, he is Gmine.)D  
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin so many Dthings
DYou're asking Ame to believe Gin so many Dthings
Em   G(x3) D  
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