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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
AmJoseph, he left in the first light of morning
The Gboatman was waiting, the tide was turning
And he Fstood for a moment as if to say
I will Gsee you in passingAm  
[Verse]
The wind took the sails and he Emfloated away
Like Gso much driftwood washed out of the bay
And he Fsailed to the island where the sand meets the sky
And he Gbreathed againAm  
[Verse]
AmThere was something about the sand and the sea
How it Gall comes together, how it's all meant to be
For Fwater is life and sand measures time
For the Ghealing
[Verse]
They Amsay he found Jesus, but that's Emreally not true
It's Gjust an excuse for the blind and confused
For he Fsearched for beauty and freedom from pain
And he Gmade himself well
[Chorus]
AmJoseph, we waited for Cyou
We Gwaited and hoped you'd come Dmthrough
We Clooked to the mail boat to Gbring us a word
But the Csound of the G/Bseagull was Amall that we heard
[Verse]
AmNow he walks like a dancer and measures his space
So Gstrong in his movement and easy with grace
And he Fcarries his body like one who has seen
The Ghope of an answer
[Verse]
AmWay in the distance the island is Emthere
It Gshifts in the sunlight and floats in the air
A Fhaven for dreamers and lovers who lost
And Gpeople like Joseph
[Chorus]
AmJoseph, we waited for Cyou
We Gwaited and hoped you'd come Dmthrough
We Clooked to the mail boat to Gbring us a word
But the Csound of the G/Bseagull was Amall that we heard

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Joseph

by Allan Taylor

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G/B

[Intro]

[Verse]

Joseph, he left in the first light of morning

The boatman was waiting, the tide was turning

And he stood for a moment as if to say

G Am

I will see you in passing

[Verse]

The wind took the sails and he floated away

Like so much driftwood washed out of the bay

And he sailed to the island where the sand meets the sky

G Am

And he breathed again

[Verse]

There was something about the sand and the sea

How it all comes together, how it's all meant to be

For water is life and sand measures time

For the healing

[Verse]

Am Em

They say he found Jesus, but that's really not true

It's just an excuse for the blind and confused

For he searched for beauty and freedom from pain

And he made himself well

[Chorus]

Am C

Joseph, we waited for you

G Dm

We waited and hoped you'd come through

C G

We looked to the mail boat to bring us a word

C G/B Am

But the sound of the seagull was all that we heard

[Verse]

Now he walks like a dancer and measures his space

So strong in his movement and easy with grace

And he carries his body like one who has seen

The hope of an answer

[Verse]

Am Em

Way in the distance the island is there

It shifts in the sunlight and floats in the air

A haven for dreamers and lovers who lost

And people like Joseph

[Chorus]

Am C

Joseph, we waited for you

G Dm

We waited and hoped you'd come through

C G

We looked to the mail boat to bring us a word

C G/B Am

But the sound of the seagull was all that we heard

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