St Josephs Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays572

St Josephs by The Avett Brothers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G C G

C                            G 
We spent the night at St. Josephs 
C                          G 
Shaking and shivering in fever 
C                          G 
Nurses and criminals before us 
             Em        G         C 
I will stay here with you, my love 

Instrumental:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante