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Josephina

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[Intro]
C G C G C G
[Verse 1]
  CWon’t you Gcome out and Fplay, JoseCphina?G  
  CI missed you Gall yesterFday, JoseCphinaG  
  FTell your boss you need the Cafternoon offG  
  FTo go and visit a sick CfriendG  
  FYou know it wouldn’t be a Clie, not at Gall unFtrue
‘Cause I’m down with a Gfever for youC  G  C  G  
[Verse 2]
  CI love your Gsweet hip shake Fthing, JoseCphinaG  
  CThe out-of-Gtune way you Fsing, JoseCphinaG  
  FI love the light and dark inCside your Geyes
  FAnd the waves of your ClaughterG  
  FI love your sudden clutch that Csays, "Oh, baby, Gput on the Fbrake"
Just before your Gbody starts to CshakeG  C  G  
[Verse 3]
  CTo the Gmarket I’ll Fgo, JoseCphinaG  
  CBuy some fresh Gfish for us Fboth, JoseCphinaG  
  FI’m gonna cook you up a Cred hot Gmeal
  FWe’ll eat it on the veCrandahG  
  FAnd later on we’ll play some Cold sweet and Gragged Ftunes
  And dance under the Glight of the Cmoon, GheyC  G  C  G  
[Verse 4]
  CI’ll get a Gjob really Fsoon, JoseCphinaG  
  CI know that’s what you Gwant me to Fdo, JoseCphinaG  
  FI’ll save my money and I’ll Cbuy an old Gcar
  FWe’ll head on up to the CislandsG  
  FI hear they’re taking lots of Cpeople on all Gsummer long
  FAnd when it’s over we’ll keep Gmoving aClongG  C  G  
[Verse 5]
  CWon’t you Gcome over Fhere, JoseCphinaG?
  CThis old world is Ggood when you’re Fnear, JoseCphinaG  
  FI know some people say you Cshould beGware
  FI’m a ne’er-do-well Ctime wasterG  
  FBut I know your mother Clikes me and I Glike her Ftoo
Oh, she’s the spitting Gimage of youC  G  C  G  C  G  
[Verse 6]
  CWon’t you Gcome out and Fplay, JoseCphina?G  
  CI missed you Gall yesterFday, JoseCphinaG  
  CI love the Gway that you Fsway, JoseCphinaG  C  G  C  

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Josephina

by Paul Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C G C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G F C G

Won’t you come out and play, Josephina?

C G F C G

I missed you all yesterday, Josephina

F C G

Tell your boss you need the afternoon off

F C G

To go and visit a sick friend

F C G F

You know it wouldn’t be a lie, not at all untrue

G C G C G

‘Cause I’m down with a fever for you

[Verse 2]

C G F C G

I love your sweet hip shake thing, Josephina

C G F C G

The out-of-tune way you sing, Josephina

F C G

I love the light and dark inside your eyes

F C G

And the waves of your laughter

F C G F

I love your sudden clutch that says, "Oh, baby, put on the brake"

G C G C G

Just before your body starts to shake

[Verse 3]

C G F C G

To the market I’ll go, Josephina

C G F C G

Buy some fresh fish for us both, Josephina

F C G

I’m gonna cook you up a red hot meal

F C G

We’ll eat it on the verandah

F C G F

And later on we’ll play some old sweet and ragged tunes

G C G C G C G

And dance under the light of the moon, hey

[Verse 4]

C G F C G

I’ll get a job really soon, Josephina

C G F C G

I know that’s what you want me to do, Josephina

F C G

I’ll save my money and I’ll buy an old car

F C G

We’ll head on up to the islands

F C G

I hear they’re taking lots of people on all summer long

F G C G C G

And when it’s over we’ll keep moving along

[Verse 5]

C G F C G

Won’t you come over here, Josephina?

C G F C G

This old world is good when you’re near, Josephina

F C G

I know some people say you should beware

F C G

I’m a ne’er-do-well time waster

F C G F

But I know your mother likes me and I like her too

G C G C G C G

Oh, she’s the spitting image of you

[Verse 6]

C G F C G

Won’t you come out and play, Josephina?

C G F C G

I missed you all yesterday, Josephina

C G F C G C G C

I love the way that you sway, Josephina

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