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Corey's Coming

Harry Chapin
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Chords in this song

Strum
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G/E
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A|-----
E|-----
Old  John Joseph was a man  with two first names
They  left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains
Only  one run a week comes on roaring  down that line
So  all he's got to worry 'bout is time.
 I come  by in the evening to hear  'bout where he's been
 He  says - Come on sit down Kid, where  shall I begin?
 He starts telling  me the stories of the glories  of his past
  /sus2 *
 But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last.
 And he says - My Corey's  coming. No more sad  stories coming
 My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming  aren't you girl?
 And like  I told you, when she holds  you
 She enfolds  you in her world.
I  was quite surprised to find out all the places  that he knew
 And so  I asked the townfolk  if his stories  were true
 They said - Old  John was born here, he's  lived here all his life
 He's never  had a woman, let  alone a wife.
 And very  soon you'll find out as  you check around
 That no  one named Corey's ever lived  in this town
 So I  chided the old man 'bout the truth  that I had heard
  /sus2 *
 But he smiled and said - Reality is only just a word.
I  came by one evening but  he did not hear my  shout
I  looked in the window  and saw  the fire was out
When  he would not wake up I forced  in the door
And  found that Old John Joseph  would tell stories  no more.
The  scene at the graveyard, three of us were there
Me  and the gravedigger heard  the parson's prayer
He  said - We need not grieve for this man,
For  we know that God cares!
They  put the cold dirt over him and left  me on my own
And  when at last I looked  up I saw  I was not alone
So  I said - If you're a relative, he had  a peaceful end.
She  said - My name is Corey  - you can say  I'm just  a friend.
Corey's  coming, no more sad  stories coming
 My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming  aren't you girl?
 And like  I told you, when she holds  you
 She enfolds  you in her world.
 So that's  the old man's story, I'm glad  you came tonight
 A busted  down old railroad  yard sure makes  a lonely sight
 You may wonder why  a young man would work  out here alone
Well  the job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones.
And  I confess I get to missing the  old man a bit
/sus2 *
 And there's one other reason I guess I should admit -
 Can't you see my Corey's  coming, no more sad  stories coming
 My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming  aren't you girl?
 And like  he told me, when  she holds me
 She enfolds  me in her world.

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Readable chord sheet for Corey's Coming by Harry Chapin

pt1: [D], [G], [D], [Em], [A], [G], [A]
pt2:[Em], [Bm], [C], [A], [Em], [Bm],
[D]
Ch: [D], [G], [Em], [A], [G], [A], [D],
[A]  [D]

[G/f#]:
e|-3----|
B|-3----|
G|-0----|
D|-0----|
A|-0----|
E|-2----|

[G/E]
e|-3----|
B|-3----|
G|-0----|
D|-0----|
A|-0----|
E|-0----|

[D]
e|-0----|
B|-3----|
G|-2----|
D|-0----|
A|-----
E|-----

[D]Old John Joseph was a [G]man with two first [D]names
[Em]                   [A]                        [G]
[A]They left him in the railroad yard when they     took away the trains
[D]Only one run a week comes on [G]roaring down that [D]line
[Em]                 [A]               [G] [G/f#]
[Em]So all he's got to worry 'bout is    time.

I [Em]come by in the evening to [Bm]hear 'bout where he's been
He[C] says - Come on sit down Kid, [A]where shall I begin?
He starts [Em]telling me the stories of the [Bm]glories of his past
       [C]                             [D]/sus2 [D] [D]*  [D]
But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last.

And he says - My [D]Corey's coming. No more [G]sad stories coming
My [Em]midnight-moonlight-[A]morning-glory's [G]coming aren't you [A]girl?
And [D]like I told you, when she [G]holds you
She [A]enfolds you in her [D]world.

[D]I was quite surprised to find out all the [G]places that he [D]knew
And [Em]so I asked the [A]townfolk if his [G]stories were [A]true
They said - [D]Old John was born here, [G]he's lived here all his [D]life
He's [Em]never had a [A]woman,   [G]let alone a [A]wife.

And [Em]very soon you'll find out [Bm]as you check around
That [C]no one named Corey's ever [A]lived in this town
So I[Em] chided the old man 'bout the [Bm]truth that I had heard
       [C]                            [D]/sus2 [D] [D]*  [D]
But he smiled and said - Reality is only just a word.

[D]I came by one evening [G]but he did not hear [D]my shout
[Em]I looked in the [A]window and [G]saw the fire was [A]out
[D]When he would not wake up I [G]forced in the [D]door
[Em]And found that Old John [A]Joseph would tell [G]stor[A]ies no [D]more.

[Dm]The scene at the graveyard, three of us were there
[Dm]Me and the gravedigger [Em]heard the parson's [A]prayer
[A]He said - We need not grieve for this man,
[A]For we know that God cares!

[D]They put the cold dirt over him and [G]left me on my [D]own
[Em]And when at last I l[A]ooked up I [G]saw I was not [A]alone
[D]So I said - If you're a relative, he [G]had a peaceful [D]end.
[Em]She said - My name is [A]Corey - you can [G]say I'm [A]just a [D]friend.

[D]Corey's coming, no more [G]sad stories coming
My [Em]midnight-moonlight-[A]morning-glory's [G]coming aren't you [A]girl?
And [D]like I told you, when she [G]holds you
She [A]enfolds you in her [D]world.

So [D]that's the old man's story, I'm [G]glad you came [D]tonight
A [Em]busted down old [A]railroad yard sure [G]makes a lonely [A]sight
You may wonder [D]why a young man would [G]work out here [D]alone
[Em]                 [A]                   [G]   [G/f#]
[Em]Well the job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones.

[Em]And I confess I get to missing [Bm]the old man a bit
[C]                               [D]/sus2 [D] [D]*  [D]
And there's one other reason I guess I should admit -
Can't you see my [D]Corey's coming, no more [G]sad stories [D]coming
My [Em]midnight-moonlight-[A]morning-glory's [G]coming aren't you [A]girl?
And [D]like he told me, [G]when she holds me
She [A]enfolds me in her [D]world.

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