Uriah Heep – Gypsy (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
  (2/4)       (3/4)           (2/4)       (3/4)           (2/4)       (3/4)
e|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
B|-----------|-----8---------|-----------|-----8---------|-----------|-----8---------|
G|-----10--8-|--------10-8---|-----10--8-|--------10-8---|-----10--8-|--------10-8---|
D|-10--------|-10----------8-|-10--------|-10----------8-|-10--------|-10----------8-|
A|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
E|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|

  (5/8)         (7/8)             (5/8)         (7/8)
    .             .                 .             .
e|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------|--------8--------|-------------|--------8--------|
G|--------10-8-|----------10-8---|--------10-8-|----------10-8---|  x2
D|-10----------|-10------------8-|-10----------|-10------------8-|
A|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
[Instrumental] (Organ chords to the line below) Round 1, 3 Cm Eb Round 2, 4 (5-8 play along with riff) F Ab (5/8) (7/8)
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------8------------|
G|-------------------10--8--|----------------------10--8-----|  x8
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------8--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

[Main Riff]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|  x3
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|
E|------------------|------------------|
[Verse 1] Cm I was only seventeen, I fell in love with a gypsy queen Ab G Ab G Cm Eb Cm Eb She told me: "Hold on" Cm Her father was the leading man, he said: "You're not welcome Ab-G On our land Db-C And then as a foe, he told me to go
[Fill]
e|--------------9---|
B|----------9-------|
G|------8-----------|
D|-10---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

[Main Riff]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|
E|------------------|------------------|
[Verse 2] Cm He took me to a little shack, and put a whip across my back Ab G Ab G Cm Eb Cm Eb Then told her: "Leave me" Cm I was out for quite a time, came back with her Ab-G on my mind Db-C Sweet little girl She means all the world
[Fill]
e|--------------9---|
B|----------9-------|
G|------8-----------|
D|-10---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

[Main Riff]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|
E|------------------|------------------|

[Organ Solo]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|  x19
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|
E|------------------|------------------|
[Interlude] . Cm
[Main Riff/Guitar Solo]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|  x3
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|
E|------------------|------------------|
[Verse 3] Cm Oh, I want my gypsy queen Will she still be torn between Ab G Ab G Cm Eb Cm Eb Her father and lover Cm Eb One day I will go to him (play the [Main Riff] along) Cm Eb Strong enough to fight and win (with the vocals on these two lines) Ab-G
     The kind of a man
Db-C
     That he'll understand

[Fill]
e|--------------9---|
B|----------9-------|
G|------8-----------|
D|-10---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

[Outro]
   Cm            Eb   Cm            Eb   Cm
                                         .
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---5---5---5/8--|-5---------------|  x2
A|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---3---3---3/6--|-3---------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
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