VERSE: Fill 1 G D I've been chasing after Josie since the day I could run Fill 1 G Even though I didn't know it at the time Fill 1 G D And I followed her from Texas 'til she found me undone G D Just a jump ahead of what I left behind VERSE: Fill 1 G D She was proud of her young body as a body could be Fill 1 G On her way to be a woman of the world Fill 1 G D And I still can see her smiling as she gave it to me Fill 1 G Lookin' like a lonesome little girl Fill 1 CHORUS: G D Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years A G D Sellin' them your sadness on the street G D How much did you lose between the laughter and the tears? A G D Gettin' back the bitter for the sweet Fill 1 x 4 VERSE: Fill 1 G D Well, she loved me back to livin' at a time I was lost G D With the closest thing to love I've ever known D G D And she led me through some bridges I was burnin' to cross G D Then she went and burned some bridges of her own VERSE: Fill 1 G D Now the road's a little colder every time that I leave G D For another empty place I've never been D G D And I don't suppose it's likely that she's lookin' for me Fill 1 G But someday I may just chase her down again Fill 1 CHORUS: G D Josie, is it true that you've grown harder than your years A G D Sellin' them your sadness on the street G D How much did you lose between the laughter and the tears? A G D Gettin' back the bitter for the sweet