E5                 B5
Think I'll up and move to Canada
      F#5       B5        E5
Think I'll begin my story there
      E5                 B5
And if the prime minister says hes had enough
      F#5       B5         E5
Ill go back to St. Johnsberry to breathe the air

(switch to barre chords now on 5th and 7th fret)

  A5                 B5
Thats where I met a girl called Josephine
E5          C#5    B5        A5
They call her Josephine the Fair

(back to open chords)

E5                        B5
She had Manch Vegas written across her back
F#5          B5             E5
She just cut off all her hair

(Back to barre chords)

A5                                    B5
We shared a blanket by the tracks in lebanon New Hampshire
E5       C#5      B5         A5
I never slept a better dream

(Back to open chords)

E5                       B5
But i never felt more awake in my life
        F#5            B5                          E5
til i noticed my jacket was gone and so was josephine

A5           B5             E5
josephine josephine josephine
A5              B5                C#5
how come you aint no where to be seen
A5             B5        E5     F#5
josephine josephine josephine
A5             B5         E5
how come how come josephine?

E5                              B5
soon after she musta had a change of heart
F#5            B5                  E5
but as the train was catching up speed
E5
like seeing the moon in the middle of the day
B5
i felt like my feet were just gonna float away
F#5               B5             E5
when i heard her yelling "Chicoree"

(switch to barre chords)

         A5               B5          E5
she was takin off the jacket as she ran
          A5               B5            C#5
i said forget the jacket just gimme your hand
       A5                                      B5
im gettin off at the first stop up there in canada
E5          C#5        A5
i can make you happy there

(Back to Open Chords)

E5
she said it would be a while
B5
i said i'll wait
E5
she said it could be a while
A5
i said i'll wait
E5                      B5                E5
keep the jacket just bring it to me someday

Chorus Repeat

(play open chords here minus C#m and B and F#)

C#5
did you get caught in a cloud
with the rain so loud
           F#5
that you couldn't hear your up and down
heart speak out
B5                                     E5
did you go back to New Hampshire to stay?
C#5
did they catch you at the border
and send you to back down?
           F#5
should I give up and stop lookin around
              B5
but im still waitin to this day
E5                   F#5         B5
Josephine Josephine

A5             B5          E5
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A5             B5                C#5
How come  you aint nowerhe to be seen?
A5             B5      E5     F#5
Josephine Josephine Josephine
A5           F#5
How come how come
A5           F#5
How come how come

E5              B5
Josephine the fair
E5              B5
Josephine the fair
E5              B5
Josephine the fair
E5              B5
Josephine the fair