Eden Prairie - Josephine

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I was born a poor boy on the poorer side of town
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Mama passed when I was young and papa never hung around
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So I was raised by a cold cruel man my mama used to call him pa
   Am                 C                 G                 C
He beat this boy till Josephine ran him down with his own car

   Am               C               F                 C
We gathered all our trinkets and we left this place behind
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Josephine had heard about a place that frees your mind
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We drove along those country roads till we met Jeremiah Finn
   Am             C               G              C
He said he wore a golden coat; salvation lay within

[Chorus]
       F          C            E                Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, let's ride until we're free
    F                 C          G      G
The love we have will do for gasoline
       F          C                E                Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, won't you tell me what you mean
         F                  G            Am       Am
when you say that this will be our final scene
       G
Oh Josephine

[Verse 2]
   Am       C                F                  C
As Jeremiah wove his web his words they rang so true
     Am                   C                F                 G
I've known the tongues of evil men and the way they split in two
   Am           C               F                  C
If it was up to me my dear we'd leave this place tonight
Am           C              G              C
Fire up that Oldsmobile and drive into the night

     Am               C         F             C
With every month that passes we lose a little more
    Am              C                F               G
But all that I keep hearing is we're closer to God's door
   Am            C                  F                 C
So many of God's children have been blessed by father Finn
     Am             C                G                     C
That golden coat he talked about has touched them deep within

[Chorus]
       F          C            E                Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, let's ride until we're free
    F                 C          G      G
The love we have will do for gasoline
       F          C                E                Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, won't you tell me what you mean
         F                  G            Am       Am
when you say that this will be our final scene
       G
Oh Josephine

[Solo]
Am Am C C E E F F Am Am C C E E F F (Am)

[verse 3]
        Am            C                    F                    C
Now the midday sun is beating down and the drinks they cool our brow
   Am             C            F              G
As Josephine lays next to me I see it clearly now
    Am                C              F                C
She says she sees the golden gate described by father Finn
    Am               C                  G                   C
but all I see is the Oldsmobile and the rust that's setting in

[Outro]
       F          C                   E                  Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, you were the sweetest thing I'd seen
        F              C               G      G
and the love we had it burned like kerosene
       F          C            E                  Am
Oh Josephine, Josephine, now I know just what you mean
         F                  G            Am       Am
when you say that this will be our final scene
       G       G
Oh Josephine

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