WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Cher - Gypsies Tramps And Thieves Chords | Ver. 2
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Amadd9 Am/E
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A |---------7---------|
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[Intro]
(Fmaj7)
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[Verse 1]
Am C
I was born in the wagon of a traveling show,
Dm F
My Mama used to dance for the money they'd throw,
C Em * Amadd9 Am/E Amadd9 Am/E
Papa would do what - ever he could, | / / / / |
D Dm7
Preach a little gospel------,
Dm7/G C
Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good!
[Chorus 1]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
We'd hear it from the people of the town,
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
They'd call us gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Am G Fmaj7
But every night all the men would come around,
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And lay their money down! | / / / / |
Amadd9 Am/E Amadd9 Am/E
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[Verse 2]
Am C
Picked up a boy, just south of Mobile,
Dm F
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal,
C Em * Amadd9 Am/E Amadd9 Am/E
I was sixteen, he was twenty one, | / / / / |
D Dm7
Rode with us to Memphis-------,
Dm7/G C
And Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done!
[Chorus 2]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
We'd hear it from the people of the town,
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
They'd call us gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Am G Fmaj7
But every night ...all the men would come around,
And lay their money down!
[Bridge]
Dm C Dm C
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Dm C Dm C
I never had schooling, but he taught me well,
Dm C Dm C
With his smooth southern style,
Dm C Dm C
Three months later I'm a gal in trouble,
Dm C Dm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
And I haven't seen him for a while----, Oh, hoh----!
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
I haven't seen him for a while---------! Oh, hoh -oh----!
[Verse 3]
Am C
She was born in a wagon of a traveling show,
Dm F
My Mama had to dance for the money they'd throw,
C Em * Amadd9 Am/E Amadd9 Am/E
Grandpa'd do what - ever he could,
D Dm7
Preach a little gospel------,
Dm7/G C
Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good!
[Chorus 3]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
We'd hear it from the people of the town,
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
They'd call us gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Am G Fmaj7
But every night all the men would come around,
* Amadd9 Am/E Amadd9 Am/E
And lay their money down! | / / / / |
[Chorus 4]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
We'd hear it from the people of the town,
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
They'd call us gyp - sies, tramps and thieves,
Am G Fmaj7
But every night all the men would come around,
Amadd9
...And lay their money ...down-------!