Josephine
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G D
Josephine where can you be now?
Am C F G
Again the sun is rising on my troubled heart
G D
Don't deny you know you and I
Am C
Are the making of what fate
F G Em
Just can't pull apart
Em G6 C G
My sweet Josephine
Em G6 C D
Won't you come and marry me?
Em F# G C
I got every kind of love that you will ever need
Am Cmaj7/B F C G
Dying here on bended knees
G
Sheets of rain
D
Cold and gray
Am C
Run down the page
F G
As I write your name
G D
With just the weight of your silence now
Am C F G Em
Crashing all around me while I screamed it out loud
Em G6 C G
My sweet Josephine
Em G6 C D
Won't you come and marry me?
Em F# G C
I got every kind of love that you will ever need
Am Cmaj7/B F C
Dying here on bended knees
Bm G
Like a raven in a cage
C G
Blood of my birth
Em G6
Just won't wash away
Bm Em
Like a stitched together doll
D
My feet to the flame
D#7
As I fall on the blame
Em Em7 C
For someone else's pain
Am7 D
For someone else's pain
G D
Rivers of black ink flood
Am C F G
A tapestry of flesh and blood around my frame
G D
A living shrine just for you if you'll be mine
Am C
Golden band upon your hand
F G Em
Leave this endless winter behind
Em G6 C G
My sweet Josephine
Em G6 C D
Won't you come and marry me?
Em F# G C
I got every kind of love that you will ever need
Am Cmaj7/B F C
Dying here on bended knees
Am Cmaj7/B F C
Dying here on bended knees
Am Cmaj7/B F C
Dying here on bended knees
G
My Josephine
How to play Josephine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.