Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves
Cher
Intro:
[Am9] [Am] x4
[Verse 1]
Am C
I was born in the wagon of a travelling show,
Dm F
My Mama had to dance for the money they'd throw,
C Em Am
Papa would do what - ever he could...
D
Preach a little gospel......
Dm C
Sell a couple bottles of 'Doctor Good'!
|[Chorus]
|F G Am
| Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
| F Am G
|We'd hear it from the people of the town, they called us
|F G Am
| Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
|[Am*] But every night [G*] all the men would [F*] come around,
|And lay their money down!
Interlude: (intro melody)
[Am9] [Am] x4
[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 Am
I was sixteen, he was twenty one...
D
Rode with us to Memphis......
Dm C
And Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done
Chorus:
[Bridge]
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
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 Dm C F
And I haven't seen him for a whiiiiiiiiile, oh oh
C F
You know I haven't seen him for a whiiiiile, oh, ohhhh!
[Verse 3]
Am C
She was born in the wagon of a travelling show,
Dm F
My Mama had to dance for the money they'd throw,
C Em Am
Grandpa do what - ever he could...
D
Preach a little gospel......
Dm C
Sell a couple bottles of 'Doctor Good'!
Outro:
F G Am
Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
F Am G
We'd hear it from the people of the town, they called us
F G Am
Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
[Am*] But every night [G*] all the men would [F*] come around,
And lay their money down!
[Am9] [Am] [Am9] [Am]
F G Am
Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
F Am G
We'd hear it from the people of the town, they called us
F G Am
Gyp- sies, tramps and thieves,
[Am*] But every night [G*] all the men would [F*] come around,
[slowing]
Am
And lay their money down!
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves [Am]Cher
Intro Am9Amx4
Verse 1 I was Am born in the wagon of a C travelling show, My Dm Mama had to dance for the F money they'd throw, C Papa would do what - Em ever he Am could... D Preach a little gospel...... Dm Sell a couple bottles of 'Doctor C Good'!
Chorus F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, We'd F hear it from the people of the Am town, they G called us F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, Am* But every night G* all the men would F* come around, And lay their money down!
Interludeintro melody Am9Amx4
Verse 2 Am Picked up a boy, just C south of Mobile, Dm Gave him a ride, filled him F with a hot meal, C I was sixteen, he was Em twenty Am one... D Rode with us to Memphis...... And Dm Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd C done
Chorus
Bridge DmCDmC I Dm never had C schooling, but he Dm taught me C well, With his Dm smooth C southern Dm style,C Dm Three months C later I'm a Dm gal in C trouble, And I Dm haven't seen C him Dm for a C whiiiiiiiiile, oh F oh You know I haven't seen him C for a whiiiiile, oh, ohFhhh!
Verse 3 She was Am born in the wagon of a C travelling show, My Dm Mama had to dance for the F money they'd throw, C Grandpa do what - Em ever he Am could... D Preach a little gospel...... Dm Sell a couple bottles of 'Doctor C Good'!
Outro F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, We'd F hear it from the people of the Am town, they G called us F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, Am* But every night G* all the men would F* come around, And lay their money down! Am9AmAm9Am F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, We'd F hear it from the people of the Am town, they G called us F Gyp- Gsies, Am tramps and thieves, Am* But every night G* all the men would F* come around, slowing And lay their money Am down!