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Capo: 6th fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
   D= xx0232     Cadd9= x32033    Dsus2= xx0230
 G/B= x20033       D/A= x00232    Dsus4= xx0233
[Intro]
||: D/  /  /  /  |  G/B/  /  |  Cadd9/  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
 |  Cadd9/  /  /  /  |  G/B/  /  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
DIn October G/Bwe will Cadd9come,
A Cadd9hundred and fifty G/Bthousand Dstrong,
When the Dpicking's G/Bover Cadd9we'll be gone,
They call Cadd9us the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Verse 2]
We Donly come be - G/Bcause we Cadd9must,
Cadd9We are driven G/Bhere by Ddust,
And Dthey won't G/Beven Cadd9look at us,
They call Cadd9us the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Verse 3]
And the Dhardest that it's G/Bever Cadd9been,
I Cadd9sold my blankets for G/Bgaso - Dline,
And it's Donly hunger G/BI   Cadd9have seen,
Now Cadd9I'm a har - G/Bvest Dgypsy
[Break]
||: GOh-oh, Cadd9oh,   G/Boh,  D/Aoh!   Dsus2/___/   D   Dsus4/___/   D   Dsus2/___/ D:|| [x3]
|  Cadd9/  /  G/B/  /  |  D/  /  /  /  |
[Verse 4]
And there's Dapricots in G/BSanta Cadd9Clare,
At Kern Cadd9County they have G/Bapples Dthere,
And Dgrapes they're growing G/Bevery - Cadd9where,
All Cadd9for the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Verse 5]
In a Dwalnut grove I G/Bmet a Cadd9man,
Who Cadd9lost his child be - G/Bfore San DFran',
We're Dstrangers they don't G/Bunder - Cadd9stand,
We Cadd9are the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Verse 6]
And the Dgondalas and G/Brailway Cadd9lines,
Cadd9Filled with men when G/Bit is Dtime,
Drawn Dby the orange G/Band the Cadd9lime,
Cadd9All the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Break]
||: GOh-oh, Cadd9oh,   G/Boh,  D/Aoh!   Dsus2/___/   D   Dsus4/___/   D   Dsus2/___/ D:|| [x3]
|  Cadd9/  /  G/B/  /  |  D/  /  /  /  |
[Verse 7]
They Dhate it when their G/Btaxes Cadd9rise,
And the Cadd9squatter camps that G/Bthey des - Dpise,
With - Dout us they would G/Brot and Cadd9die,
With - Cadd9out the har - G/Bvest Dgypsies
[Verse 8]
And the DHolbrook's, we were G/Bfarming Cadd9men,
And I Cadd9dream, one day, we G/Bwill a - Dgain,
To Dmiss the soil's a G/Bcurious Cadd9pain,
When Cadd9you're a har - G/Bvest Dgypsy
[Break]
||: GOh-oh, Cadd9oh,   G/Boh,  D/Aoh!   Dsus2/___/   D   Dsus4/___/   D   Dsus2/___/ D:|| [x3]
       Cadd9When G/Byou're a harvest Dgypsy, yeah - eah!
[Coda]
||: GOh-oh, Cadd9oh,   G/Boh,  D/Aoh!   Dsus2/___/   D   Dsus4/___/   D   Dsus2/___/ D:|| [x3]
       Cadd9When G/Byou're a harvest Dgyp - Dsy!
                             ^     ^

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Harvest Gypsies

by Boo Hewerdine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus2

G/B

D/A

Dsus4

Capo: 6th fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

D Cadd9 Dsus2

= xx0232 = x32033 = xx0230

G/B D/A Dsus4

= x20033 = x00232 = xx0233

[Intro]

D G/B Cadd9

||: / / / / | / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Cadd9 G/B D

| / / / / | / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]

[Verse 1]

D G/B Cadd9

In October we will come,

Cadd9 G/B D

A hundred and fifty thousand strong,

D G/B Cadd9

When the picking's over we'll be gone,

Cadd9 G/B D

They call us the har - vest gypsies

[Verse 2]

D G/B Cadd9

We only come be - cause we must,

Cadd9 G/B D

We are driven here by dust,

D G/B Cadd9

And they won't even look at us,

Cadd9 G/B D

They call us the har - vest gypsies

[Verse 3]

D G/B Cadd9

And the hardest that it's ever been,

Cadd9 G/B D

I sold my blankets for gaso - line,

D G/B Cadd9

And it's only hunger I have seen,

Cadd9 G/B D

Now I'm a har - vest gypsy

[Break]

G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

||: Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| [x3]

Cadd9 G/B D

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 4]

D G/B Cadd9

And there's apricots in Santa Clare,

Cadd9 G/B D

At Kern County they have apples there,

D G/B Cadd9

And grapes they're growing every - where,

Cadd9 G/B D

All for the har - vest gypsies

[Verse 5]

D G/B Cadd9

In a walnut grove I met a man,

Cadd9 G/B D

Who lost his child be - fore San Fran',

D G/B Cadd9

We're strangers they don't under - stand,

Cadd9 G/B D

We are the har - vest gypsies

[Verse 6]

D G/B Cadd9

And the gondalas and railway lines,

Cadd9 G/B D

Filled with men when it is time,

D G/B Cadd9

Drawn by the orange and the lime,

Cadd9 G/B D

All the har - vest gypsies

[Break]

G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

||: Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| [x3]

Cadd9 G/B D

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 7]

D G/B Cadd9

They hate it when their taxes rise,

Cadd9 G/B D

And the squatter camps that they des - pise,

D G/B Cadd9

With - out us they would rot and die,

Cadd9 G/B D

With - out the har - vest gypsies

[Verse 8]

D G/B Cadd9

And the Holbrook's, we were farming men,

Cadd9 G/B D

And I dream, one day, we will a - gain,

D G/B Cadd9

To miss the soil's a curious pain,

Cadd9 G/B D

When you're a har - vest gypsy

[Break]

G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

||: Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| [x3]

Cadd9 G/B D

When you're a harvest gypsy, yeah - eah!

[Coda]

G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

||: Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| [x3]

Cadd9 G/B D D

When you're a harvest gyp - sy!

^ ^

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