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THE GYPSY
Performed by Sam Cooke
Written by Billy Reid, 1945
EM7 Gbm7 Abm7 Gbm7
In a qEM7uaint caraGbm7van, there's a Abm7lady they Abdim7call the C#m6gypsy
She can Gbm7look in the C#m6future and Gbm7drive away B7all of your EM7fears
Your fears, your Gbm7fears, your fearsAbm7  
Every one of yoGbm7ur fears
EveryEM7thing will come Gbm7right Abm7  
If you'll Abdim7only believe the C#m6gypsy
She could Gbm7tell at a C#m6glance that my Gbm7heart was so B7full of tEM7earsGbm7  EM7  Fdim7  
Gbm7She looked in my hand EM7and told me
Gbm7My lover was always EM7true
Bbm7#11      D#7  Abm  
Yet in my heart I knew dear
Gbm7Somebody else was B7kissing you
But I'll EM7go there Gbm7again     Abm7cause I Abdim7want to believe the C#m6gypsy
That my Gbm7lover is C#m6true and will Gbm7come back to B7me sEM7omeday
(Repeat the first verse instrumental)
Gbm7She looked in my hand EM7and told me
Gbm7My lover was always EM7true
Bbm7#11      D#7  Abm  
Yet in my heart I knew dear
Gbm7Somebody else was B7kissing you
But I'll EM7go there Gbm7again     Abm7cause I Abdim7want to believe the C#m6gypsy
That my Gbm7lover is C#m6true and will Gbm7come back to B7me sEM7omeday
Gbm7  EM7  B7b13  EM7
CHORDS:
             EM7x-7-9-8-9-x
            Gbm7x-9-11-9-10-x
            Abm7x-11-13-11-12-x
          Abdim7x-11-12-10-12-x
            C#m69-x-8-9-9-x
              B77-9-7-8-x-x
           Fdim7x-8-9-7-9-x
Bbm7#11         6-x-6-6-5-x
            D#11x-6-5-6-4-x
             Abm4-6-6-4-4-x
           B7b137-x-7-8-8-x

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The Gypsy

by Sam Cooke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

EM7

Gbm7

Abm7

Abdim7

C#m6

Fdim7

D#7

Abm

B7b13

D#11

THE GYPSY

Performed by Sam Cooke

Written by Billy Reid, 1945

EM7 Gbm7 Abm7 Gbm7

EM7 Gbm7 Abm7 Abdim7 C#m6

In a quaint caravan, there's a lady they call the gypsy

Gbm7 C#m6 Gbm7 B7 EM7

She can look in the future and drive away all of your fears

Gbm7 Abm7

Your fears, your fears, your fears

Gbm7

Every one of your fears

EM7 Gbm7 Abm7

Everything will come right

Abdim7 C#m6

If you'll only believe the gypsy

Gbm7 C#m6 Gbm7 B7 EM7 Gbm7 EM7 Fdim7

She could tell at a glance that my heart was so full of tears

Gbm7 EM7

She looked in my hand and told me

Gbm7 EM7

My lover was always true

D#7 Abm

Bbm7#11

Yet in my heart I knew dear

Gbm7 B7

Somebody else was kissing you

EM7 Gbm7 Abm7 Abdim7 C#m6

But I'll go there again cause I want to believe the gypsy

Gbm7 C#m6 Gbm7 B7 EM7

That my lover is true and will come back to me someday

(Repeat the first verse instrumental)

Gbm7 EM7

She looked in my hand and told me

Gbm7 EM7

My lover was always true

D#7 Abm

Bbm7#11

Yet in my heart I knew dear

Gbm7 B7

Somebody else was kissing you

EM7 Gbm7 Abm7 Abdim7 C#m6

But I'll go there again cause I want to believe the gypsy

Gbm7 C#m6 Gbm7 B7 EM7

That my lover is true and will come back to me someday

Gbm7 EM7 B7b13 EM7

CHORDS:

EM7

x-7-9-8-9-x

Gbm7

x-9-11-9-10-x

Abm7

x-11-13-11-12-x

Abdim7

x-11-12-10-12-x

C#m6

9-x-8-9-9-x

7-9-7-8-x-x

Fdim7

x-8-9-7-9-x

Bbm7#11 6-x-6-6-5-x

D#11

x-6-5-6-4-x

Abm

4-6-6-4-4-x

B7b13

7-x-7-8-8-x

About The Gypsy Chords by Sam Cooke

Learn how to play The Gypsy by Sam Cooke with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Gypsy chords”, “The Gypsy guitar chords”, or “Sam Cooke The Gypsy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Gypsy chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Gypsy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include EM7, Gbm7, Abm7, Abdim7, C#m6, B7.

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