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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
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
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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
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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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