Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Auto Pilot

Bm G
i came back to my hometown incognito
Em A
to forget about it all
Bm G
suddenly , i heard “hey there papito – pito – pito
Em A
you don’t ever give a call’

Bm – G – Em – A
wapa papa . . . ( x 4 )

Bm G
remember we used to skip school together
Em A
said to me drunk girlpolice man
Bm G
now , where have you been all my life
Bm A
i’ve been skipping school since then , yeah

( chorus )
D G
i’ve been watching trains
Em A
swiftly rolling by
D G
i’ve been jumping them
Em A
without long goodbyes
D G
to uncover rules of life
Em A
and how to break them well
Bm G
and the key to my gypsy auto pilot
Em A
and my story to tell , hey!

wapa , papa . . . ( x 4 )

Bm G
so we ran to outskirts of our town
Em A
to the working man dance hall
Bm G
where all night we played piano – iano – iano
Em A
off the chairs about to fall
Bm G
then we climbed the laddEr to the attic
Bm A
where once i showed her my first song
Bm G
above the street where all them crazy dreamers
Em A
still talking nonsense all night long

Em Bm
wo – o – o wo – o – o
Em Bm A | – 2 – 4 – 5 – 4 – 2 – |
nonsense all night long
Em Bm
wo – o – owo – o – o
A F#
still writing their first song

( chorus )

Bm – G – Em – A

C#5 A5
and we laugh , and we cry
F#5 B5
and we recited sacredtext
C#5 A5
and we rose and we fell
F#5 B5
and then we said , ok what’s next?

D G
but , if you keep on watching trains
Em A
swiftly , rolling by
D G
one day you will be gone
Em A
without long goodbyes
D A
to uncover rules oflife
Em A
and how to break them well
D G
and the key to yourgonzo turbogypsy auto pilot
Em G
and your story to tell
Bm
story to tell