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                   JOSEPHINE
                 DAMIEN JURADO
INTRO:
 F
VERSE:
JFosephine, I have sBbeen you on the siFdewalk
Throwing tBbroubles just like fFlowers to passers Cby
DFon't weigh us down, though we hBbave too many Fanchors
And like yBbou we want to sFail into the sCea
CHORUS:
  BbI never hFad the chCance to grow up
Into wBbhat they wFanted me to Cbe
  BbEvery rFainbow hCas an end
And it's wBbhere the cFolors are lCeaving
Bb F C   Bb F C
VERSE:
JoFsephine, keep your sBbunlight in our wFindows
We are rBbusted like the sFilos full of grCain
JFosephine, is it tBbrue that all state chFildren
Who will Bbone day be forgFotten by our naCmes
CHORUS:
  BbI never hFad the chCance to grow up
Into wBbhat they wFanted me to Cbe
  BbEvery rFainbow hCas an end
And it's wBbhere the cFolors lCeaving
Bb F C   Bb F C
VERSE:
JFosephine, I was wrBbitten in the sFkyline
You must leBbave before your tFime oh oh Coh
DFon't let us die for we nBbeed your hands to clFing to
A dBboorway we can wFalk through to hCeaven
CHORUS:
  BbI never hFad the chCance to grow up
Into wBbhat they wFanted me to Cbe
  BbEvery rFainbow hCas an end
And it's wBbhere the cFolors lCeaving
Bb F C   Bb F C

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Josephine

by Damien Jurado

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JOSEPHINE

DAMIEN JURADO

INTRO:

VERSE:

F Bb F

Josephine, I have seen you on the sidewalk

Bb F C

Throwing troubles just like flowers to passers by

F Bb F

Don't weigh us down, though we have too many anchors

Bb F C

And like you we want to sail into the sea

CHORUS:

Bb F C

I never had the chance to grow up

Bb F C

Into what they wanted me to be

Bb F C

Every rainbow has an end

Bb F C

And it's where the colors are leaving

Bb F C Bb F C

VERSE:

F Bb F

Josephine, keep your sunlight in our windows

Bb F C

We are rusted like the silos full of grain

F Bb F

Josephine, is it true that all state children

Bb F C

Who will one day be forgotten by our names

CHORUS:

Bb F C

I never had the chance to grow up

Bb F C

Into what they wanted me to be

Bb F C

Every rainbow has an end

Bb F C

And it's where the colors leaving

Bb F C Bb F C

VERSE:

F Bb F

Josephine, I was written in the skyline

Bb F C

You must leave before your time oh oh oh

F Bb F

Don't let us die for we need your hands to cling to

Bb F C

A doorway we can walk through to heaven

CHORUS:

Bb F C

I never had the chance to grow up

Bb F C

Into what they wanted me to be

Bb F C

Every rainbow has an end

Bb F C

And it's where the colors leaving

Bb F C Bb F C

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