Gordon Lightfoot - The Gipsy

the gypsy – gordon lightfoot
( capo 1st fret )

hi guys! these chords aren’t perfect but they are pretty close . please correct me . : )

G D/F# A Bm7
step inside my tent , said she , i’d like to read you palm
leave the dollar in the jar , this won’t take very long
leave the circus noise behind , close your eyes , relax your mind
G D/F# A B
i’ll tell you if you should quit now or if you should go on

B A B A
then i said , now what do ya see? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
B A B F#m
where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .

she threw some sawdust in the air and her hands began to shake
she told me the town where i was born , she almost knew the date
she lit a candle with her eyes and then she made the table rise
she took the dollar from the jar and then she guessed my weight

and then i said , now what do ya see? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee – dum , deedlee – dy .
give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
then she spoke most quietly , oh , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .

when you were a child at school they taught you quite a lot
you were told when you should speak and when you should not
you were taught to read and write , to take your lessons home at night
a little knowledge serves you well but the golden rule does not

then i said , now what do ya mean? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .

then when i came home that night to lie awake in bed
i thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said
and now i see with due respect , the more we learn the worse we get
so if you feel you’ve no regrets , go have your fortune read

then i said , now what do ya mean? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee – dum , deedlee – dy .
give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .

where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .
you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee – dum , deedlee – dy .
give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee – dum , deedlee – dee .

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