Josephina Chords by Van Halen
Tempo:
88.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
F
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Dm]
[C] [D] [G]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[A] [G] Josephina, there's so much I want to know.
[F#] I've known you for all [Em] of mine, but not all for yours.
[Am] You're not a stranger, [F] no, nothing could be further.
[Am] I look back and I wonder what you were [G] like long [F] before.
[D] [G] Josephina, if I asked [A] you, would you tell me?
[F#] Back from the fancy, [E] dreams in [Em] between.
Tell me [Am] a story, [F] all about [E] yours truly.
[F] Photographs from [G] the past, [D] I don't [B] miss you.
[F] Did you [G] catch your head locked in [Am] a daydream?
Cinderella, [D] waiting [G] for her charming.
[F#] Did you [B] pick a heart [G#] like little [C#] girls [D] often do?
Slightly [F] tails and [D#] painted toes, I'll dress them [A#] in your [F] mother's clothes.
[E] Can you shine [Am] a light?
[F]
[C] [Am] [F]
[G] Can you?
[Am] [F]
[C] Yeah, can you [Am] shine a light?
[F]
[D] Shine a light, I [Em] said.
[D] [G] [G]
Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
[F#] Though I could make sense of [Em] those colors fading through grace.
[Am] Not that you're hiding [F] something I'd never imply.
[Am]
Yesteryear, I [G] may be gone, [D] but I'll stay [Em] the same for a day.
[G]
[Dm] [Cm] [C] I [D] love
[A] [G] [C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] you.
[D]
[G] [C]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] How [G] else am I to know that all [Am] the while, there was a [D] mysterious look [G] behind that smile.
[F#] It's hard to [B] tell [G#] when a scent comes and [D] goes.
I'm sure [Fm] that there were times [D#] that life could be unkind without [A#] a soul in it.
[E] Can you shine a [Am] light?
[F]
[C] [Am] [F]
I pray [G] that you'll [Am] shine some [F]
[C] [Am] [F] light.
Yeah.
[G] [Am] [F]
Shine [D] a light in your [C] sky.
[G] [D]
[F] [G]
[D] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [G]
[E] [G] [C]
[A]
[Em] [E]
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [C] [B]
[C] [Em]
[E]
[C] [D] [G]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[A] [G] Josephina, there's so much I want to know.
[F#] I've known you for all [Em] of mine, but not all for yours.
[Am] You're not a stranger, [F] no, nothing could be further.
[Am] I look back and I wonder what you were [G] like long [F] before.
[D] [G] Josephina, if I asked [A] you, would you tell me?
[F#] Back from the fancy, [E] dreams in [Em] between.
Tell me [Am] a story, [F] all about [E] yours truly.
[F] Photographs from [G] the past, [D] I don't [B] miss you.
[F] Did you [G] catch your head locked in [Am] a daydream?
Cinderella, [D] waiting [G] for her charming.
[F#] Did you [B] pick a heart [G#] like little [C#] girls [D] often do?
Slightly [F] tails and [D#] painted toes, I'll dress them [A#] in your [F] mother's clothes.
[E] Can you shine [Am] a light?
[F]
[C] [Am] [F]
[G] Can you?
[Am] [F]
[C] Yeah, can you [Am] shine a light?
[F]
[D] Shine a light, I [Em] said.
[D] [G] [G]
Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
[F#] Though I could make sense of [Em] those colors fading through grace.
[Am] Not that you're hiding [F] something I'd never imply.
[Am]
Yesteryear, I [G] may be gone, [D] but I'll stay [Em] the same for a day.
[G]
[Dm] [Cm] [C] I [D] love
[A] [G] [C]
[D] [C]
[Cm] you.
[D]
[G] [C]
[Am] [E]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] How [G] else am I to know that all [Am] the while, there was a [D] mysterious look [G] behind that smile.
[F#] It's hard to [B] tell [G#] when a scent comes and [D] goes.
I'm sure [Fm] that there were times [D#] that life could be unkind without [A#] a soul in it.
[E] Can you shine a [Am] light?
[F]
[C] [Am] [F]
I pray [G] that you'll [Am] shine some [F]
[C] [Am] [F] light.
Yeah.
[G] [Am] [F]
Shine [D] a light in your [C] sky.
[G] [D]
[F] [G]
[D] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [G]
[E] [G] [C]
[A]
[Em] [E]
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [C] [B]
[C] [Em]
[E]
Key:
G
D
F
Am
C
G
D
F
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Josephina, there's so much I want to know.
[F#] I've known you for all [Em] of mine, but not all for yours.
[Am] You're not a stranger, [F] no, nothing could be further.
[Am] I look back and I wonder what you were [G] like long [F] before. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Josephina, if I asked [A] you, would you tell me?
_ [F#] Back from the fancy, [E] dreams in [Em] between.
Tell me [Am] a story, [F] all about [E] yours truly.
_ [F] Photographs from [G] the past, [D] I don't [B] miss you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Did you [G] catch your head locked in [Am] a daydream?
_ Cinderella, [D] waiting [G] for her charming.
_ _ [F#] Did you [B] pick a heart [G#] like little [C#] girls [D] often do?
Slightly [F] tails and [D#] painted toes, I'll dress them [A#] in your [F] mother's clothes.
[E] Can you shine [Am] a light?
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] Can you?
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] Yeah, can you [Am] shine a light?
_ [F] _ _
[D] Shine a light, I [Em] said. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [G]
Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
_ _ [F#] Though I could make sense of [Em] those colors fading through grace.
[Am] Not that you're hiding [F] something I'd never imply.
[Am] _
Yesteryear, I [G] may be gone, [D] but I'll stay [Em] the same for a day.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] I [D] love _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] you.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] How [G] else am I to know that all [Am] the while, there was a [D] mysterious look [G] behind that smile.
[F#] It's hard to [B] tell [G#] when a scent comes and [D] _ goes.
I'm sure [Fm] that there were times [D#] that life could be unkind without [A#] a soul in it.
[E] _ Can you shine a [Am] light?
_ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
I pray [G] that you'll [Am] shine some _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] light.
Yeah.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
Shine [D] a light in your [C] sky. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Josephina, there's so much I want to know.
[F#] I've known you for all [Em] of mine, but not all for yours.
[Am] You're not a stranger, [F] no, nothing could be further.
[Am] I look back and I wonder what you were [G] like long [F] before. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Josephina, if I asked [A] you, would you tell me?
_ [F#] Back from the fancy, [E] dreams in [Em] between.
Tell me [Am] a story, [F] all about [E] yours truly.
_ [F] Photographs from [G] the past, [D] I don't [B] miss you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Did you [G] catch your head locked in [Am] a daydream?
_ Cinderella, [D] waiting [G] for her charming.
_ _ [F#] Did you [B] pick a heart [G#] like little [C#] girls [D] often do?
Slightly [F] tails and [D#] painted toes, I'll dress them [A#] in your [F] mother's clothes.
[E] Can you shine [Am] a light?
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] Can you?
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] Yeah, can you [Am] shine a light?
_ [F] _ _
[D] Shine a light, I [Em] said. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [G]
Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
_ _ [F#] Though I could make sense of [Em] those colors fading through grace.
[Am] Not that you're hiding [F] something I'd never imply.
[Am] _
Yesteryear, I [G] may be gone, [D] but I'll stay [Em] the same for a day.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] I [D] love _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] you.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] How [G] else am I to know that all [Am] the while, there was a [D] mysterious look [G] behind that smile.
[F#] It's hard to [B] tell [G#] when a scent comes and [D] _ goes.
I'm sure [Fm] that there were times [D#] that life could be unkind without [A#] a soul in it.
[E] _ Can you shine a [Am] light?
_ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
I pray [G] that you'll [Am] shine some _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] light.
Yeah.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
Shine [D] a light in your [C] sky. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _