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HOW THE GIPSY WAS BORN
As recorded by Frumpy
(From the 1971 Album FRUMPY 2)
[Intro]
   Dm     C   Bbx8
[Verse]
DmAnd God Csaw that his Bbwork was nearly doneC  Dm  
Green, mighty Cplanet Bbcircled round the sunC  Dm  
Silver Cfishes Bbincreased in the blue seasC  Dm  
All kinds of Cfeathered built their Bbnests in the treesC  Dm  
And God Csaw that Bbeverything was niceC  Dm  
But there had to be a Ccreature who looked like me and Bbyou so he realisedC  Dm  
[Pre-Chorus]
DmSo he took some earth and Eput it in a formF  
But the oven wasn't hot enough   Gso the Awhite man was born
[Chorus]
DmWalk on, Cwalk on,   Bbyou can live in the cold zone of the CworldDm  
'Cause you are Cused to it,   Bbsince your CbirthDm  
I have to Cbuild another creature who Bblooks like me and youC  Dm  
But one who's not Cso pale he Bbhas to get a hotter blow, Fyeah, yeahDm  
[Pre-Chorus]
DmSo he took some earth and Eput it in a formF  
But the oven was too hot now G- so the Ablack man was bornDm  
[Chorus]
DmWalk on, Cwalk on,   Bbyou can live in the hot zone of the CworldDm  
'Cause you are Cused to it,   Bbsince your birthC  Dm  
I have to Cbuild another creature who Bblooks like me and youC  Dm  
But one who's not so Cdark he Bbhas to get a special blow, Cyeah, Dmyeah, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
    C     Bb    C   Dmx11
[Pre-Chorus]
DmSo he took some earth and Eput it in a formF  
And the oven was right now   Gso the Agipsy was born
[Interlude]
Am   F
[Bridge]
AmGo to the top of the mountain aFnd look, do you see this land around?
AmGo where you like to be 'Fcause you and the gipsy will be Amfree
[Outro]
   Am   Fx22
C  Em  G  F
Am  G  F  Am

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How The Gypsy Was Born

by Frumpy

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HOW THE GIPSY WAS BORN

As recorded by Frumpy

(From the 1971 Album FRUMPY 2)

[Intro]

Dm C Bb

[Verse]

Dm C Bb C Dm

And God saw that his work was nearly done

C Bb C Dm

Green, mighty planet circled round the sun

C Bb C Dm

Silver fishes increased in the blue seas

C Bb C Dm

All kinds of feathered built their nests in the trees

C Bb C Dm

And God saw that everything was nice

C Bb C Dm

But there had to be a creature who looked like me and you so he realised

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm E F

So he took some earth and put it in a form

G A

But the oven wasn't hot enough so the white man was born

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb C Dm

Walk on, walk on, you can live in the cold zone of the world

C Bb C Dm

'Cause you are used to it, since your birth

C Bb C Dm

I have to build another creature who looks like me and you

C Bb F Dm

But one who's not so pale he has to get a hotter blow, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm E F

So he took some earth and put it in a form

G A Dm

But the oven was too hot now - so the black man was born

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb C Dm

Walk on, walk on, you can live in the hot zone of the world

C Bb C Dm

'Cause you are used to it, since your birth

C Bb C Dm

I have to build another creature who looks like me and you

C Bb C Dm

But one who's not so dark he has to get a special blow, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Guitar Solo]

C Bb C Dm

x11

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm E F

So he took some earth and put it in a form

G A

And the oven was right now so the gipsy was born

[Interlude]

Am F

[Bridge]

Am F

Go to the top of the mountain and look, do you see this land around?

Am F Am

Go where you like to be 'cause you and the gipsy will be free

[Outro]

Am F

x22

C Em G F

Am G F Am

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