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Intro (8 counts):
G5
Gypsy G5woman
Come inside now
And take a Dload Coff your G5feet
You've been pounding the pavement
Ain't told a DfortuCne in G5weeks
She spends her money on tequila
She Dsays it Ckeeps her G5warm
They call her many things but her name's Cecilia
Now don't you Dknow, now dCon't you know
GHey hey hCey hDey CeGcilia
Don't you kCnow the stDreets will kGill ya
Don't you kCnow your mDama missGes ya
Don't you kCnow donD't you know
G5 (8 counts)
Gypsy G5woman
Say she don't need ya
And asks for a rDide to the Cliquor storeG5  
She kills the bottle
Gives praise to Jesus
Then passes oDut on your Cliving room flG5oor
She tells the story of a shotgun wedding 
And the biDrth of a Cstillborn chG5ild
She was only 13 and her body wasn't ready
 D(once)
Babies watching babies die
GHey hey hCey hDey CeGcilia
Don't you kCnow the stDreets will kGill ya
Don't you kCnow your mDama missGes ya
Don't you kCnow donD't you know
GHey hey hCey hDey CeGcilia
I have seCen the bDeauty in Gya
Don't you kCnow you're oDne in a miGllion
Don't you kCnow don't yoDu know
AHey hey hDey hEey CeAcilia
Don't you kDnow the stEreets will kAill ya
Don't you kDnow your mEama missAes ya
Don't you kDnow donE't you know
AHey hey hDey hEey CeAcilia
I have seDen the bEeauty in Aya
Don't you kDnow you're oEne in a miAllion
Don't you kDnow don't yoEu know
Continue A, D, E progression through random "Cecilia"'s and end on A.
Chords Used:
 G5- 355xxx
G  - 320003
  D- xx0232
  C- x32010
  A- x02220
E  - 022100

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Cecilia

by Franky Perez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro (8 counts):

Gypsy woman

Come inside now

D C G5

And take a load off your feet

You've been pounding the pavement

D C G5

Ain't told a fortune in weeks

She spends her money on tequila

D C G5

She says it keeps her warm

They call her many things but her name's Cecilia

D C

Now don't you know, now don't you know

G C D G

Hey hey hey hey Cecilia

C D G

Don't you know the streets will kill ya

C D G

Don't you know your mama misses ya

C D

Don't you know don't you know

G5 (8 counts)

Gypsy woman

Say she don't need ya

D C G5

And asks for a ride to the liquor store

She kills the bottle

Gives praise to Jesus

D C G5

Then passes out on your living room floor

She tells the story of a shotgun wedding

D C G5

And the birth of a stillborn child

She was only 13 and her body wasn't ready

(once)

Babies watching babies die

G C D G

Hey hey hey hey Cecilia

C D G

Don't you know the streets will kill ya

C D G

Don't you know your mama misses ya

C D

Don't you know don't you know

G C D G

Hey hey hey hey Cecilia

C D G

I have seen the beauty in ya

C D G

Don't you know you're one in a million

C D

Don't you know don't you know

A D E A

Hey hey hey hey Cecilia

D E A

Don't you know the streets will kill ya

D E A

Don't you know your mama misses ya

D E

Don't you know don't you know

A D E A

Hey hey hey hey Cecilia

D E A

I have seen the beauty in ya

D E A

Don't you know you're one in a million

D E

Don't you know don't you know

Continue A, D, E progression through random "Cecilia"'s and end on A.

Chords Used:

- 355xxx

G - 320003

- xx0232

- x32010

- x02220

E - 022100

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