Chorus
[C]ease me down josephine[C7]
got s[F]omething that makes me want to s[C]tay
[F]you know id never lead you bl[C]ind or ast[Am]ray
[F]just ease me down my swe[G7]et jose[C]phine
[C]take me out in the yard[C7]
and [F]lay me down half past e[C]ight
go t[F]o the gardens through that b[C]right colored g[Am]ate
[F]just ease your body next to [G7]mine
Chorus
[C]its cigarettes and whiskey at da[C7]wn
[F]and apples and oranges a[C]t noon
yes its [F]summertime in the city and we'll be [C]leaving [Am]soon
im [F]going to carolina to rest my [G7]bones
[C]ease me down josephine[C7]
got s[F]omething that makes me want to s[C]tay
[F]you know id never lead you bl[C]ind or ast[Am]ray
[F]just ease me down my swe[G7]et jose[C]phine
[C]take me out in the yard[C7]
and [F]lay me down half past e[C]ight
go t[F]o the gardens through that b[C]right colored g[Am]ate
[F]just ease your body next to [G7]mine
Chorus
[C]its cigarettes and whiskey at da[C7]wn
[F]and apples and oranges a[C]t noon
yes its [F]summertime in the city and we'll be [C]leaving [Am]soon
im [F]going to carolina to rest my [G7]bones