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Hometown Gypsy

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hometown Gypsy
I'm With You Sessions ~ I'm Beside You
Not hard to play!
Chords used: 
 Dm   C  Bb   Am  G   Gm  A7
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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
DmDrivin' up the coast
To find a version of the truth
DmLeft the backdoor swinging
Like a dirty little sleuth
The tCruth is I have neBbver
Felt half tAmhis alive
CNow it's time to dance
Upon the grave called 4Dm5
DmJacked up on some Kerouac
And surely bullet proof
DmThe girl who taught me what to do
Was missing her front tooth
CGentle as a Bbstorm
Inside your Ammental health
I Cwanna find the answer
But I just can't find mysDmelf
[Chorus]
I Dmsay so long
To the Cway I played
The Cway I played
Inside of Gyesterday
DmHey let's Crun around
The Cgreat escape
From out of Gmy hometowDmn
[Verse 2]
DmLater I would look for love
Inside a woman's dorm
DmA couch to keep me humble
And her breath to keep me warm
COphelia was the Bbgirl
That I was Amfeeling for
CCome to realize
It was me who was the whoDmre
DmA captain lost himself
Inside a 40 year old skull
DmThe drink of choice was knowledge
And we always wanted more
CDrunken sailors
BbSeeking their GerAmonimo
InsCtead they found the things
That they really didn't wanna knDmow
[Chorus]
I Dmsay so long
To the Cway I played
The Cway I played
Inside of Gyesterday
DmHey let's Crun around
The Cgreat escape
From out of Gmy hometown
DmCountry roads
Would never Clet me stay
CThe way I played
Inside of Gyesterday
[Bridge]
Gm A7 Dm Dm
Gm A7 Dm Dm
[Verse 3]
DmA devil's growl and cat's meow
Were blended into one
DmTermites called suburbanites
Were eating all the fun
A Cjuggernaut of Bbcomedy
And Amblasphemy
I Cwanna stop the madness
But I think it has to bDme
[Chorus]
I Dmsay so long
To the Cway I played
The Cway I played
Inside of Gyesterday
DmHey let's Crun around
The Cgreat escape
From out of Gmy hometown
DmCountry roads
Would never Clet me stay
CThe way I played
Inside of Gyesterday
DmHey let's Crun around
The Cgreat escape
From out of Gmy hometowDmn
[Outro]
Dm

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Hometown Gypsy

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hometown Gypsy

I'm With You Sessions ~ I'm Beside You

Not hard to play!

Chords used:

Dm C Bb Am G Gm A7

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Drivin' up the coast

To find a version of the truth

Left the backdoor swinging

Like a dirty little sleuth

C Bb

The truth is I have never

Felt half this alive

Now it's time to dance

Upon the grave called 45

Jacked up on some Kerouac

And surely bullet proof

The girl who taught me what to do

Was missing her front tooth

C Bb

Gentle as a storm

Inside your mental health

I wanna find the answer

But I just can't find myself

[Chorus]

I say so long

To the way I played

The way I played

Inside of yesterday

Dm C

Hey let's run around

The great escape

G Dm

From out of my hometown

[Verse 2]

Later I would look for love

Inside a woman's dorm

A couch to keep me humble

And her breath to keep me warm

C Bb

Ophelia was the girl

That I was feeling for

Come to realize

It was me who was the whore

A captain lost himself

Inside a 40 year old skull

The drink of choice was knowledge

And we always wanted more

Drunken sailors

Bb Am

Seeking their Geronimo

Instead they found the things

That they really didn't wanna know

[Chorus]

I say so long

To the way I played

The way I played

Inside of yesterday

Dm C

Hey let's run around

The great escape

From out of my hometown

Country roads

Would never let me stay

The way I played

Inside of yesterday

[Bridge]

Gm A7 Dm Dm

[Verse 3]

A devil's growl and cat's meow

Were blended into one

Termites called suburbanites

Were eating all the fun

C Bb

A juggernaut of comedy

And blasphemy

I wanna stop the madness

But I think it has to be

[Chorus]

I say so long

To the way I played

The way I played

Inside of yesterday

Dm C

Hey let's run around

The great escape

From out of my hometown

Country roads

Would never let me stay

The way I played

Inside of yesterday

Dm C

Hey let's run around

The great escape

G Dm

From out of my hometown

[Outro]

About Hometown Gypsy Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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