Gypsy Woman chords by Martin Sexton

Intro: D/F#


VERSE:

D/F#
I was a fool I was so much younger then
Am
The night she took me by surprise
D/F#
I should have known all the trouble that I'd be in
Am
But then she hooked me with those eyes
D/F#
Her drink was gin as she said tonight would never end
Am
But her love weighed so heavy on my mind
D5
For she was the live-in lover of a drummer I called my friend
D

She weren't nothing but a gypsy in disguise


CHORUS:

D/F#
Gypsy woman how'd you do that to me
Am/E
Gypsy woman stole my heart and then you set me free
D/F#
Gypsy woman how'd you learn to like that
Am
Gypsy woman come on back


VERSE:

D/F#
Spending my wages on rose and wine
Am
We'd ride the days and we'd dance the nights
D/F#
The things we could do in my old VW
Am
The city lights never seemed so bright from the reservoir
D/F#
And my friends they would warn me saying she's one fickle queen
Am
Better get out while the getting is good my friend
E
And besides her old drummer man is looking
            D/F#
And he's so big and bad and mean
E
But what I didn't know then is what I know too well
D
She played me like a violin


(Chorus)

Am
So you tell me that you're leaving me now
Am
After all the times that we have been through
Am
As your clown how am I gonna ever go home
            D
Somebody tell me what am I gonna do

VERSE:

E
And so it goes I lost my pride
             D/F#
And I lost my job
        Am
This gypsy woman took nearly every thing I called my own
Am
It was a big surprise
D
So next time she comes dancing prancing through the town
E
Gonna recognize the gypsy
E
I'm gonna recognize the gypsy
Am
Gonna recognize the gypsy in disguise


To give it an ending that is more like one of Martin Sexton’s live versions of this
song, play something like this.  Give it a little Gypsy style.



E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------1--------1-------1----------1----------------1--------1------------1----------1-|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------0---------2h3----0---------2---------------------0------|
A-0------------2-------3------------------------------------------------3----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----1-------1---------1------------1---------1--------1------1---|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-------3--------------------0-----------------------------------|
E-------------------4------------------------3--------1------0-----|

I would take it into something like this and progressively go faster each time I go through it.



E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---1-----3-----5------6------5--------3-------5-------3----|
G---2-----4-----5------7------5--------4-------5-------4----|  Repeat as desired
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-0------------0------------0----------------0--------------|
E-------0-----------0--------------0-----------------0------|

End with this:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---1-----3-----5------6------5--------3-------5-------1--------3--------1-------3---------|
G---2-----4-----5------7------5--------4-------5-------2--------4--------2-------4------4--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6--|
A-0------------0------------0----------------0---------------0----------------0------------|
E-------0-----------0--------------0-----------------0---------------0---------------0-----|



E --------------------------------------------|
B ---1-------1---------1---------1----------1-|
G ------------------------------------------2-|
D ------------------------------------------2-|
A -0----------------------------------------0-|