Gordon Lightfoot – The Gypsy (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Step inside my tent, said she, I'd like to read your palm

F                Em               G               A
Leave the dollar in the jar, this won't take very long

F                Em           Dm                 Am
Leave the circus noise behind Close your eyes, relax your mind

     F               Em                 G                A
I'll tell you if you should quit now or if you should go on
[Refrain 1]
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Then I said, "Now what do you see" She said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

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"Where'll I go oh, what'll I be" She said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"
[Verse 2]
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She threw some sawdust in the air and her hands began to shake

    F                      Em                 G               A
She told me the town where I was born and she almost knew the date

    F            Em                Dm                Am
She lit a candle with her eyes and then she made the table rise

    F               Em               G                   A
She took the dollar from the jar and then she guessed my weight
[Refrain 2]
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Then I said, "Now what do you see," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

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"Your are so old, your are so wise, deedly-dum, deedly-die"

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"Give me a sign, tell it to me," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

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Then she spoke most quietly, oh, deedly-dum, deedly-dee"
[Verse 3]
F               Em                   G                  Am
When you were a child at school they taught you quite a lot

F                  Em               G                   A
You were told when you should speak and when you should not

F                  Em                 Dm                Am
You were taught to read and write, to take your lessons home at night

  F                Em                      G                A
A little knowledge serves you well but the golden rule does not
[Refrain 3]
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Then I said, "Now what do you mean," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

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"Where'll I go, what'll I be," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"
[Verse 4]
F                Em                 G            Am
Then when I came home that night to lie awake in bed

  F                   Em            G                  A
I thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said

    F              Em               Dm                Am
And now I see with due respect, the more we learn the worse we get

   F                  Em             G                 A
So if you feel you've no regrets, go have your fortune read
[Refrain 4]
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Then I said, "Now what do you mean," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

 A              A11                       A           A11
"Where'll I go, what'll I be," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

 A                A11               A           A11
"Your are so old, your are so wise, deedly-dum, deedly-die"

 A               A11                        A           A11
"Give me a sign, tell it to me," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"
[Outro]
 A              A11                       A           A11
"Where'll I go, what'll I be," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"

 A                A11               A           A11
"Your are so old, your are so wise, deedly-dum, deedly-die"

 A               A11                        A           A11
"Give me a sign, tell it to me," she said, "deedly-dum, deedly-dee"