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Cowboy - Josephine, Beyond Compare
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]     D   D/A       D   D/C#  D  
[CHORUS:]
Only Josephine beyond comE7pare
To Gjudge her just ain't Dfair
The only dream that's really E7there
And she Gsits with shinning Dhair
I Gfound her waiting Dthere
[VERSE 1:]
Well, Fmaj7/CI thought we all Emknew her like we Amall know rain and pain
I Fmaj7/Cthen heard voices Emtalking of their Amright to be in vain
She said, "Fmaj7/CThey don't know what they're Emsaying
For they Amspeak without no thought
And iDf their words had been confined
These Fmen could not be taught"
She's so AtrueAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
[CHORUS:]
Only DJosephine beyond comE7pare
To Gjudge her just ain't Dfair
The only dream that's really E7there
And she Gsits with shinning Dhair
I Gfound her waiting Dthere
[VERSE 2:]
To Fmaj7/Cspeak in terms of Emtrue and false she Amcan't be understood
And Fmaj7/Cyet I find myEmself describing Amher in terms of good
I Fmaj7/Cstood to sing a Emsong to her and Amthen she made me see
There Dis no song to sing to her that Fis not sung to me
It's her you long to AbeAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
[CHORUS:]
Only DJosephine beyond comE7pare
To Gjudge her just ain't Dfair
The only dream that's really E7there
And she Gsits with shinning Dhair
I Gfound her waiting Dthere
[INTERLUDE:]
BmLa la Gbla, eB/Atc.Abdim7  G  D  
BmOoh ma Gbma mB/Aa, etcAbdim7.G  D  
[VERSE 3:]
Fmaj7/CJosephine is Emcrying and she's Amlaughing while she does
Fmaj7/CNo one needs to Emtell her who she Amis or who she was
Fmaj7/CShe's been through it Emall and you can Amsee it in her eyes
And Dno one can tell Josephine that Fshe don't realize
You know she AdoesAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
[CHORUS:]
DJosephine beyond comE7pare
To Gjudge her just ain't Dfair
The only dream that's really E7there
And she Gsits with shinning Dhair
I fGound her waiting tDhere

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Josephine Beyond Compare

by Cowboy

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

D/C#

Fmaj7/C

Asus4

B/A

Abdim7

Cowboy - Josephine, Beyond Compare

CAPO: 2nd Fret

D D/A D D/C# D

[INTRO:]

[CHORUS:]

Only Josephine beyond compare

G D

To judge her just ain't fair

The only dream that's really there

G D

And she sits with shinning hair

G D

I found her waiting there

[VERSE 1:]

Fmaj7/C Em Am

Well, I thought we all knew her like we all know rain and pain

Fmaj7/C Em Am

I then heard voices talking of their right to be in vain

Fmaj7/C Em

She said, "They don't know what they're saying

For they speak without no thought

And if their words had been confined

These men could not be taught"

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

She's so true

[CHORUS:]

D E7

Only Josephine beyond compare

G D

To judge her just ain't fair

The only dream that's really there

G D

And she sits with shinning hair

G D

I found her waiting there

[VERSE 2:]

Fmaj7/C Em Am

To speak in terms of true and false she can't be understood

Fmaj7/C Em Am

And yet I find myself describing her in terms of good

Fmaj7/C Em Am

I stood to sing a song to her and then she made me see

D F

There is no song to sing to her that is not sung to me

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

It's her you long to be

[CHORUS:]

D E7

Only Josephine beyond compare

G D

To judge her just ain't fair

The only dream that's really there

G D

And she sits with shinning hair

G D

I found her waiting there

[INTERLUDE:]

Bm Gb B/A Abdim7 G D

La la la, etc.

Bm Gb B/A Abdim7 G D

Ooh ma ma ma, etc.

[VERSE 3:]

Fmaj7/C Em Am

Josephine is crying and she's laughing while she does

Fmaj7/C Em Am

No one needs to tell her who she is or who she was

Fmaj7/C Em Am

She's been through it all and you can see it in her eyes

D F

And no one can tell Josephine that she don't realize

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

You know she does

[CHORUS:]

D E7

Josephine beyond compare

G D

To judge her just ain't fair

The only dream that's really there

G D

And she sits with shinning hair

G D

I found her waiting there

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