Cher – Gypsies Tramps And Thieves (Guitar)

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Song: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves Artist: Cher Composer: Bob Stone Album: Cher Tabbed by DJ 19th Sept 2015 FINE TUNING: The original studio recording is quite flat. Using a chromatic tuner, de-tune all strings by approx.(minus) -40 cents. Alternatively, a live performance (but not any mimed TV versions) may be more likely to be in standard pitch. ===================================================== I would recommend using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. Amadd9 = 577557 or x02410 D7 = xx0212 Am/E = x77555 or xx2210 Dm7/G = 300211 Am = x02210 G = 320033 C = x32010 Fmaj7 = xx3210 Dm7 = xx0211 Cmaj7 = x32000 F = 133211 Dm = xx0231 Em = 022000 N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]
   [Fmaj7 Riff]
e|-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0---|
B|--------------------|---------------------|
G|---2---0------------|---------------------|
D|-----------3---2----|---0-----------------|
A|--------------------|-------3---2---3-----|
E|--------------------|---------------------|

 Amadd9 Am/E  Amadd9 Am/E  Amadd9 Am/E  Amadd9 Am/E
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
      Am                     C
I was born in the wagon of a traveling show,

   Dm7                        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-------------,

D7                      Dm7
Preach a little gospel------,

Dm7/G                         C
Sell a couple bottles of 'Dr. Good'
[Chorus]
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   N.C.            G   N.C.          Fmaj7 [Riff]
     But every night all the men would come  around,

                    Amadd9  Am/E
And lay their money down---------!

  Amadd9 Am/E   Amadd9 Am/E    Amadd9 Am/E
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 2]
Am                   C
Picked up a boy just south of Mobile,

Dm7                         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--------------------,

D7                        Dm7
Rode with us to Memphis-------,

    Dm7/G
And Papa would have shot him...

                     C
If he knew what he'd done
[Chorus]
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   N.C.            G   N.C.          Fmaj7 [Riff]
     But every night all the men would come  around,
N.C. And lay their money down [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   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 - oh, hoh!
[Verse 3]
        Am                   C
She was born in a wagon of a traveling show,

    Dm7                       F
Her 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-------------,

D7                        Dm7
Preach a little gospel---------,

Dm7/G                         C
Sell a couple bottles of 'Dr. Good'
[Chorus]
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   N.C.            G   N.C.          Fmaj7 [Riff]
     But every night all the men would come around,

                    Amadd9  Am/E     Amadd9 Am/E
And lay their money down---------!  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Chorus]
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  N.C.            G   N.C.          Fmaj7 N.C.
    But every night all the men would come  around,

N.C                         Amadd9
  ...And lay their money ...down

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  Here's two options for the alternating bass note
    riff that appears in the Verses and Choruses
  Amadd9  Am/E                 Amadd9  Am/E
e|-----7------5-5-5--|      e|-----0------0-0-0--|
B|-----5------5-5-5--|      B|-----1------1-1-1--|
G|-----5------5-5-5--|  or  G|-----4------2-2-2--|
D|--7--7------7-7-7--|      D|-----2---2--2-2-2--|
A|---------7---------|      A|--0--0-------------|
E|-------------------|      E|-------------------|
The Chorus time signature diverts from 4/4 time with a bar of 3/4, a bar of 2/4, then back to 4/4. You could also think of it as one bar of 5/4, if you prefer (rather than a 3/4 and a 2/4), but for me, splitting them, helps emphasise the first beats. Am G Fmaj7 | / / / | / / | / / / / | / / / / | 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ===================================================== For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my suggested choices you need to manually select the following choice of options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows below three of the diagrams. The remaining chord boxes can be the default first option and don't need any reselecting. As long as you are logged into your account, these choices will be saved automatically for every time you view this tab Amadd9 Am/E G <3 of 12> <9 of 23> <2 of 27>