Go go go Joseph
Em ~
(Narrator : )
Em D
1. Joseph's luck was really out,
C B7 Em
his
spirit and his fortune low.
Em D
Alone he sat, alone he thought
C B7
Em
of happy
times he used to know.
G D A E
Hey, dreamer
! Don't be so upset.
G D
- A D
B7
Hey, Joseph
! You're not beaten yet.
(Narrator + Choir : )
E A E - A
Go, go, go, Joseph, you know
what they say,
E A E
hang
on now, Joseph, you'll make it some day.
B7 E B7 E
Don't give up, Joseph, fight
till you drop,
B7 E B7 Em
we've
read the book and you come at on top.
(Narrator : )
Em D
3. Now into Joseph's prison cell
C B7 Em
were
flung two very frightened men.
(Butler + Baker :)
Em
D
We don't think that we will
ever
C B7
Em
see
the light of day again.
G D A
E
Hey Joseph !
Help us if you can,
G D
A D B7
we've
had dreams that we don't understand.
(Narrator + Choir : )
E A E
- A
Both men were servants of
Pharaoh, the king,
E A E
both
in the doghouse for doing their thing.
B7 E B7
E
One was a baker, a cook in his
prime,
B7 E B7 Em
one
was a butler, the Jeeves of his time.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 1st here)
(Joseph : )
Em D
4. Tell me of your dreams, my friends,
C B7 Em
and I
will tell you what they show,
Em
D
though
I cannot guarantee
C B7
Em
to get
it right, I'll have a go.
(Narrator : )
G D A E
First the butler trembling
took the floor,
G D A D B7
nervously
he spoke of what he saw.
(Butler : )
E A
E - A
There I was standing in front
of a vine.
E
A E
I picked some grapes and I
crushed them to wine,
B7 E
B7 E
I gave them to Pharaoh who
drank from my cup.
B7
E B7
Em
I tried to interpret, but I
have to give up.
(Joseph : )
Em D
5. You will soon be free, my friend,
C
B7 Em
so do
not worry anymore.
Em D
The king will let you out of
here,
C B7
Em
you'll
buttle as you did before.
(Narrator : )
G D A E
Next, the baker rose to tell
his dream,
G D A D B7
hoping
it would have a similar theme.
(Baker : )
E A E - A
There I was standing with
baskets of bread,
E A E
high
in the sky I saw birds overhead,
B7
E B7 E
who
flew to the baskets and ate ev'ry slice.
B7 E B7 Em
Give me the message but keep
it concise.
(Joseph : )
Em D
6. Sad to say your dream is not the
C B7
Em
kind
of dream I'd like to get.
Em D
Pharaoh has it in for you,
C
B7 Em
your execution
date is set.
G D A E
Don't rely on all I said I saw,
G D A D B7
it's
just that I have not been wrong before.
(orig. from here without a
capo again)
+ D ~
(Narrator + Choir : )
G C G - C
Go, go, go Joseph, you know what they say,
G C G
hang on now, Joseph, you'll make
it some day.
D7
G C G
Sha la la,
Joseph, you're doing fine,
D7 G D7 G
you and your dreamcoat
ahead of your time.
+ repeat CHORUS
C G
+ Go go go go
! (5x) +
Go ! + CHORUS
E7 A D A - D
Go, go, go Joseph, you know what they say,
A D A
hang
on now, Joseph, you'll make it some day.
E7 A D A
Sha
la la, Joseph, you're doing fine,
E7 A E7 A
you
and your dream coat ahead of your time.
F A
+ Ahead of your time,
ahead of my time ! (5x)
F - - - - - - - - - A
+ Ahead of your time,
ahead of my time,
(Rice / Webber)