Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A augmentedA
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
A majorA E MajorE
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Silver coins that jingle jangle
A augmentedA E MajorE
Fancy shoes that dance in time
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh, the secrets of her dark eyes
A augmentedA E MajorE
Seemed to sing a gypsy rhyme.
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Yellow clover in tangled blossoms
A augmentedA E MajorE
In a meadow silky green
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Where she held me to her bosom
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
An' I was just a boy of seventeen.
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
I recall a gypsy woman
A augmentedA E MajorE
Silver spangles in her eyes
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And the taste of life's sweet wine.
Instrumental:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
A majorA E MajorE
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 2:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
A majorA gentle breeze from fragrant meadows
A augmentedA E MajorE
Stirs the darkness in my mind
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh, gentle woman, you sleep beside me
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And you little know who haunts my mind.
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Gypsy lady, I hear your laughter
A augmentedA E MajorE
As it dances through my head
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
While my tender wife and babies
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Slumber soft-ly in their bed.
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I recall a gypsy woman
A augmentedA E MajorE
Silver spangles in her eyes
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And the taste of life's sweet wine.
Instrumental:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
A majorA E MajorE
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA
I recall a gypsy woman
A augmentedA E MajorE
Silver spangles in her eyes
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And the taste of life's sweet wine.
E MajorE A augmentedA
The thrill and taste of life's sweet wine