Corey's Coming chords by
Harry Chapin

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

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Old John Joseph

was a man with two first names

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They left him in the railroad yard

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when they took away the trains

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Only one run a week comes

on roaring down that line

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So all he's got to worry 'bout is time.

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I come by in the evening to

Verse 2

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hear 'bout where he's been

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He says come on sit down Kid,

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where shall I begin?

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He starts telling me the stories

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of the glories of his past

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But he always saves the story of his

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Corey for the last.

Verse 3

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And he says my Corey's coming. No

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more sad stories coming

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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming

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coming coming coming aren't you girl?

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And like I told you, when she holds you

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She enfolds you in her world.

Gsus4

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Verse 4

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I was quite surprised to find out

all the places that he knew

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And so I asked the townfolk

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if his stories were true

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They said old John was born here,

he's lived here all his life

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He's never had a woman,

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let alone a wife.

Verse 5

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And very soon you'll find

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out as you check around

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That no one named Corey's

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ever lived in this town

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So I chided the old man 'bout the

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truth that I had heard

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He smiled and said reality is only just a word.

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Interlude 1

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Verse 6

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I came by one evening but he

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did not hear my shout

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I looked in the window and

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saw the fire was out

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When he would not wake

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up I forced in the door

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And found that Old John Joseph

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would tell stories no more.

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The scene at the grave

Verse 7

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yard,

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three of us were there

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Me and the gravedigger

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heard the parson's prayer

He said - We need not

grieve for this man,

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For we know that God cares!

Verse 8

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They put the cold dirt over him

and left me on my own

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And when at last I looked

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up I saw I was not alone

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So I said if you're a relative,

he had a peaceful end.

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She said my name is Corey you can

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say I'm just a friend.

Verse 9

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Corey's coming,

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no more sad stories coming

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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming

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coming coming coming aren't you girl?

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And like I told you, when she holds you

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She enfolds you in her

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Gsus4

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world.

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Verse 10

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So that's the old man's story,

I'm glad you came tonight

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A bus ted down old railroad yard sure

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makes a lonely sight

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You may wonder why a young man

would work out here alone

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Well the job pays enough to

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keep some flesh on my bones.

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And I confess I get to missing

Verse 11

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the old man a bit

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And there's one other reason

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I guess I should admit

Verse 12

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Can't you see my Corey's coming,

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no more sad stories coming

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My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming

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coming coming coming aren't you girl?

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And like he told me, when she holds me

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She en folds me in her

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world.

Outro 1

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