Chords for Richard Thompson - Josephine

Tempo:
165.45 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#m

B

G#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Richard Thompson - Josephine chords
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[C#m]
[B] Josephine paces [F#m] the room.
[C#m] [B] Josephine wishes [F#] the stars [G#m] would appear.
[B]
Breathless [D#m] she'll run to [F#] her tryst on [A#m] the brow of [A] the hill.
If [F#] God will.
[C#m]
[G#m] Josephine looks for [B] a rose
[C#m] To perfume the [B] tight [A] angry curls [G#m] of her hair.
[B] He'll come [D#m] this once [F#] and maybe again.
[A#m]
But [A] where [F#] or when?
And [G] the leaves blow [E] in.
[G] And the leaves blow [E] in.
To [G#m] the hall.
[C#] [G#] Josephine dresses [F#m] her wound.
[C#m]
One scent [G#] of blood [F#] and he might [G#m] disappear.
[B] Or maybe [D#m] he'll want to [F#]
devour her [A#m] whole and [A] complete.
In a [F#] heartbeat.
[C#m]
Josephine [B] talks in [F#m] her sleep.
[C#m] More
[B] friends around [F#] her asleep than [G#m] awake.
Cries [D#m]
desolation [F#] to phantoms [A#m] but nobody [A] hears.
Her [F#] dreams tears.
[G] And the leaves blow [E] in.
[G] And the leaves blow [E] in.
[G#m] To the hall.
[D#]
[C#m] [B]
[F#m]
[C#m] [C#]
[F#m] [G#m]
[B]
[D#m] [F#] [A#]
[C#m]
[E] [F#]
[C#m] [G#] Josephine writes on [F#m] the wall.
[C#] [C#m] Writes [G#] all the thoughts that [F#] escape from [G#m]
her [G#m] head.
Hundreds [D#m] and thousands of [F#] words written [A#m] [G#] small on the [A] wall.
[B] That's [F#] all.
[N]
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Josephine _ paces [F#m] the _ room. _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] Josephine wishes [F#] the _ stars [G#m] would _ appear.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Breathless [D#m] she'll run to [F#] her tryst on [A#m] the brow of [A] the hill.
_ _ If [F#] God will.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[G#m] Josephine looks for [B] a rose
[C#m] _ _ _ _ To _ perfume the [B] tight [A] angry _ curls [G#m] of her _ hair. _ _
_ _ [B] He'll come [D#m] this once [F#] and _ maybe again.
[A#m] _
But [A] where _ _ _ _ [F#] or _ when? _ _ _
And [G] the _ _ _ _ leaves blow [E] _ in. _ _ _ _
[G] And the _ _ _ leaves blow [E] _ in. _ _ _
To [G#m] the _ hall. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] Josephine _ dresses [F#m] her wound.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ One scent [G#] of blood [F#] and he might _ [G#m] _ disappear.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Or maybe [D#m] he'll want to [F#] _
devour her [A#m] _ whole and [A] _ complete.
_ _ In a _ [F#] heartbeat. _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Josephine [B] talks in [F#m] her sleep.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] More _
[B] friends around [F#] her _ asleep than [G#m] _ _ awake. _ _ _
_ _ Cries _ _ [D#m] _
desolation [F#] to phantoms [A#m] but _ nobody [A] _ _ hears.
_ Her [F#] dreams _ tears. _ _ _
[G] And the _ _ _ _ leaves blow [E] _ in. _ _ _ _
_ [G] And the _ _ leaves blow [E] _ in. _ _ _
[G#m] To the _ hall.
_ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] Josephine writes on [F#m] the wall. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ Writes [G#] all the thoughts that [F#] _ escape from [G#m]
her [G#m] head. _ _ _ _ _
_ Hundreds [D#m] and thousands of [F#] words written [A#m] _ [G#] small on the [A] _ _ wall. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ That's [F#] all. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _