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Minstrel Gigolo

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[Chords]
      Dxx0232
      Ax02220
    Bm7x2423x
  Gadd932020x
   F#m72x222x
    G/Exx2433 (= Em7)
    A/Dxx0220
    G/Dxx0003
[Intro]
D D G/E G/E G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E
A
|  A/D   G/D|      A/D|
|  A/D   G/D| A/D  
[Verse 1]
You're the miDnstrel gG/Eigolo
DDon't you kG/Enow
You sDing your soG/Engs of
Dlove so sG/Eoft and lowA  
And they want you mA/Dore and moG/DreA/D  
|  A/D   G/D| A/D  
[Verse 2]
All the yoDung and lG/Eonely
girls wDait for yG/Eou
DThere by tG/Ehe backstage door
DAnd they're G/Ehoping to
Be the oA/DneG/D  A/D  
[Chorus]
Bm7And when you sAtart to sGadd9ing
AYou will be their Deverything
Bm7And when you sAtart to sGadd9ing
F#m7Every woman will Gadd9open up her heart
And lAet you in
[Instrumental]
D D G/E G/E G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E G/E G/E
D D G/E G/E
A
|  A/D   G/D|      A/D|
|  A/D   G/D| A/D  
[Chorus ad lib]
Bm7And when you sAtart to sGing
AYou will be their Deverything
Bm7And when you sAtart to sGing
F#m7Every woman will Gopen up her heart
And lAet you in
Corrected May 2020

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Minstrel Gigolo

by Christopher Cross

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Gadd9

F#m7

G/E

Em7

A/D

G/D

[Chords]

xx0232

x02220

Bm7

x2423x

Gadd9

32020x

F#m7

2x222x

G/E Em7

xx2433 (= )

A/D

xx0220

G/D

xx0003

[Intro]

D D G/E G/E G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E

A/D G/D A/D

| | |

A/D G/D A/D

| |

[Verse 1]

D G/E

You're the minstrel gigolo

D G/E

Don't you know

D G/E

You sing your songs of

D G/E A

love so soft and low

A/D G/D A/D

And they want you more and more

A/D G/D A/D

| |

[Verse 2]

D G/E

All the young and lonely

D G/E

girls wait for you

D G/E

There by the backstage door

D G/E

And they're hoping to

A/D G/D A/D

Be the one

[Chorus]

Bm7 A Gadd9

And when you start to sing

A D

You will be their everything

Bm7 A Gadd9

And when you start to sing

F#m7 Gadd9

Every woman will open up her heart

And let you in

[Instrumental]

D D G/E G/E G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E G/E G/E

D D G/E G/E

A/D G/D A/D

| | |

A/D G/D A/D

| |

[Chorus ad lib]

Bm7 A G

And when you start to sing

A D

You will be their everything

Bm7 A G

And when you start to sing

F#m7 G

Every woman will open up her heart

And let you in

Corrected May 2020

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