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Josephine
Capo on 2nd
BmJosephine pAaces her rooEmm 
BmJosephine wAishes the sEmtars would aF#mppear
BAreathless she'll C#mrun to her Emtryst 
On the G#mbrow of the hiGll
If God wiEll
BmJosephine Alooks for a Emrose
BmTo perfume Athe tight aEmngry curls of hF#mer hair
AHe'll come this oC#mnce, and maEmybe
AG#mgain, but whereG  
Or wheEn
FAnd the leaves blow iDn
FAnd the leaves blow inDto the halF#ml
BmJosephine drAesses her woEmund
BmOne scent of Ablood and he mEmight disappeaF#mr
OAr maybe he'll C#mwant to devEmour her
G#mWhole and completeG  
In a heart bEeat
BmJosephine taAlks in her sEmleep
BmMore friends aAround her Emasleep than awakF#me
ACries desC#molation to Emphantoms
BuG#mt nobody hearsG  
A dream's teEars
FAnd the leaves blow Din
FAnd the leaves blow Dinto the hallF#m  
BmJosephine wrAites on the Emwall
BmWrites all the Athoughts that Emescape from her headF#m  
AHundreds and thoC#musands of wEmords
Written sG#mmall on a wallG  
That's Eall

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Josephine

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

G#m

Josephine

Capo on 2nd

Bm A Em

Josephine paces her room

Bm A Em F#m

Josephine wishes the stars would appear

A C#m Em

Breathless she'll run to her tryst

G#m G

On the brow of the hill

If God will

Bm A Em

Josephine looks for a rose

Bm A Em F#m

To perfume the tight angry curls of her hair

A C#m Em

He'll come this once, and maybe

G#m G

Again, but where

Or when

F D

And the leaves blow in

F D F#m

And the leaves blow into the hall

Bm A Em

Josephine dresses her wound

Bm A Em F#m

One scent of blood and he might disappear

A C#m Em

Or maybe he'll want to devour her

G#m G

Whole and complete

In a heart beat

Bm A Em

Josephine talks in her sleep

Bm A Em F#m

More friends around her asleep than awake

A C#m Em

Cries desolation to phantoms

G#m G

But nobody hears

A dream's tears

F D

And the leaves blow in

F D F#m

And the leaves blow into the hall

Bm A Em

Josephine writes on the wall

Bm A Em F#m

Writes all the thoughts that escape from her head

A C#m Em

Hundreds and thousands of words

G#m G

Written small on a wall

That's all

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