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Josephine

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Aminor

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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 15Position: 5

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Frank Turner - Josephine
-KEY-
.    = staccato
~    = ring out
h    = hammer-on
(pm) = palm-muted
XXX  = dead strumming
-CHORDS-
        Amx02210
     Asus4570xxx
         C332010
         F133211
        F6130xxx
         G3x0033
G (2)     3x0003
G (3)     35000x
        G5350xxx
     Gsus4330xxx
-RIFFS-
RIFF 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------0~-------0~-------0~---------------|
A|-----7~-------3~-------3~-----------------|
E|---5~-------3~-------1~-------------------|
RIFF 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------0~-------0~-------|
A|-----7~-------3~---------|
E|---5~-------3~-----------|
[Intro]
Riff 1
Riff 1
Riff 2
[Verse]
                  F6(pm)
I heard the name Josephine
                  Asus4(pm) G5(pm)
It came to me in a dream
         F6(pm)                                                   Asus4(pm)       G5(pm)
And I don't usually set too much store by the things that these things might mean
                     F6(pm)
It was spoken with seriousness
                          Asus4(pm) G5(pm)
More of a whisper than a scream
                          F6(pm)
Now, I'm waiting on this Josephine
            Asus4(pm) G(3) XXX
To show herself to me
[Chorus]
I could have been CanyoneG(2)  
                   Am(G0h2)
I imagined I could be
I just needed sComebodyG  
                   Am(G0h2)
To show me how to be
I could have been NapColeon
Could have been BGeethoven
Could have been Amanyone but uncomfortable me
                       CG(2)              Am(G0h2)
So come on now Josephine show yourself to me
[Verse]
                   F6(pm)                Asus4(pm) G5(pm)
So come on now Josephine give me what I need
         F6(pm)
I don't like to be needy but sometimes needs ---
       Asus4(pm)                         G5(pm)
I can't stand being the person that I've been
                  F6(pm)
I'm an impending car crash
                             Asus4(pm) G5(pm)
And I'm the first one on the scene
         F6(pm)
I'm a defeated commander, I'm a tone-deaf composer
         Asus4(pm)                G(3)  XXX
I'm a strange name whispered in a dream
[Chorus]
I could have been CanyoneG(2)  
                   Am(G0h2)
I imagined I could be
I just needed sComebodyG(2)  
                   Am(G0h2)
To show me how to be
I could have been NapColeon
Could have been BGeethoven
Could have been Amanyone but uncomfortable me
                       CG(2)            Am(G0h2)
So come on now Josephine show me how to be
[Bridge]
So come on now JGosephineC  
Let's pretend it's HallowFeen
You come as a cGar crashC  
And I'll go as James DFean
I'm Napoloeon on GElba
And you're a hCundred days in 18F15
I wrote all of these lGetters to my immortal belCoved
                                                   F  F.
You're the only one who's ever gonna know what they mean
[Outro]
Come on now JCosephineG(2)  
          Am(G0h2)
Show yourself to me
Could have been CanyoneG(2)  
                     Am(G0h2)
But I ended up being me
Could have been wCide awake
Could have been wGhat you need
I wish that I was aAmnyone except for just me
So come on now JFosephineG(2)  
           Am(G0h2)
Show yourself to me
Come on now JFosephineG(2)  
           Am(G0h2)
Show yourself to me
Come on now FJosephineG(2)  
           Am(G0h2)
Show yourself to me
Come on now FJosephineG(2)  
             Am~
Show yourself to me

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Josephine

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Gsus4

G(2)

Frank Turner - Josephine

-KEY-

. = staccato

~ = ring out

h = hammer-on

(pm) = palm-muted

XXX = dead strumming

-CHORDS-

x02210

Asus4

570xxx

332010

133211

130xxx

3x0033

G (2) 3x0003

G (3) 35000x

350xxx

Gsus4

330xxx

-RIFFS-

RIFF 1

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|-------0~-------0~-------0~---------------|

A|-----7~-------3~-------3~-----------------|

E|---5~-------3~-------1~-------------------|

RIFF 2

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------0~-------0~-------|

A|-----7~-------3~---------|

E|---5~-------3~-----------|

[Intro]

Riff 1

Riff 2

[Verse]

(pm)

I heard the name Josephine

Asus4 G5

(pm) (pm)

It came to me in a dream

F6 Asus4 G5

(pm) (pm) (pm)

And I don't usually set too much store by the things that these things might mean

(pm)

It was spoken with seriousness

Asus4 G5

(pm) (pm)

More of a whisper than a scream

(pm)

Now, I'm waiting on this Josephine

Asus4 G

(pm) (3) XXX

To show herself to me

[Chorus]

C G(2)

I could have been anyone

Am(G0h2)

I imagined I could be

C G

I just needed somebody

Am(G0h2)

To show me how to be

I could have been Napoleon

Could have been Beethoven

Could have been anyone but uncomfortable me

C Am

G(2) (G0h2)

So come on now Josephine show yourself to me

[Verse]

F6 Asus4 G5

(pm) (pm) (pm)

So come on now Josephine give me what I need

(pm)

I don't like to be needy but sometimes needs ---

Asus4 G5

(pm) (pm)

I can't stand being the person that I've been

(pm)

I'm an impending car crash

Asus4(pm) G5(pm)

And I'm the first one on the scene

(pm)

I'm a defeated commander, I'm a tone-deaf composer

Asus4

(pm) G(3) XXX

I'm a strange name whispered in a dream

[Chorus]

C G(2)

I could have been anyone

Am(G0h2)

I imagined I could be

C G(2)

I just needed somebody

Am(G0h2)

To show me how to be

I could have been Napoleon

Could have been Beethoven

Could have been anyone but uncomfortable me

C Am

G(2) (G0h2)

So come on now Josephine show me how to be

[Bridge]

G C

So come on now Josephine

Let's pretend it's Halloween

G C

You come as a car crash

And I'll go as James Dean

I'm Napoloeon on Elba

C F

And you're a hundred days in 1815

G C

I wrote all of these letters to my immortal beloved

F F

You're the only one who's ever gonna know what they mean

[Outro]

C G(2)

Come on now Josephine

(G0h2)

Show yourself to me

C G(2)

Could have been anyone

(G0h2)

But I ended up being me

Could have been wide awake

Could have been what you need

I wish that I was anyone except for just me

F G(2)

So come on now Josephine

(G0h2)

Show yourself to me

F G(2)

Come on now Josephine

(G0h2)

Show yourself to me

F G(2)

Come on now Josephine

(G0h2)

Show yourself to me

F G(2)

Come on now Josephine

Show yourself to me

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