Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Chords by Cher

Tempo:
86.175 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Dm

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves chords
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[A] [Dm] [Am]
I was born in the [C] wagon of a traveling [Dm] show.
My mama used to [F] dance for the money they'd [C] throw.
Papa would [Em] do whatever [Am] he could.
[D] Read your little gospel.
[Dm] [F]
Sell a couple bottles [C] of Dr.
Good.
[F] [C]
Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people of the town they'd call us.
Tim, sleep, [Am] transplants, leave.
But [G] every night [Dm] all the men would come around
[F] [Am] and lay their money down.
Picked [C] up a boy just south of [F] Mobile.
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal.
[C] I was sixteen, [Em] he was twenty [Am]-one.
[D] Rode with us from [Dm] Memphis.
Papa would have shot him if he knew what [C] he'd done.
[F] [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people of the town they'd call us.
Tim, sleep, transplants, [Am] leave.
[G] But every night [Dm] all the men would come around
[F] and lay their money [Dm] down.
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] I never [C] had schooling, but it taught me well.
[Dm] With [C] moods [Dm] cut and [C] [Dm] dialed.
Three [C] months later [Dm] I'm a [C] gal in trouble
[Dm] and I [C] haven't seen [Dm] him [C] for a while.
[F]
[C] [F]
[Am] I was born in the [C] wagon of a traveling [Dm] show.
My mama had to [F] dance for the money they'd [C] throw.
Grandpa would [Em] do whatever he [Am] could.
[D] Read your little [Dm] gospel.
[F] Sell a couple bottles of [C] Dr.
Good
[F] [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the [Am] [C] town they'd call [Am] us.
But every [G] night all the men [F] would come around
[Am] and lay their money down.
[F] [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people [F] of the [Em] town they'd [F] call us.
[C] Tim, [F] sleep, [Am] transplants, leave.
But every [G] night all [F] [Am] the men would come around
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, C and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 86 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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[A] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was born in the [C] wagon of a traveling [Dm] show.
My mama used to [F] dance for the money they'd [C] throw.
Papa would [Em] do whatever [Am] he could.
_ [D] Read your little gospel.
[Dm] _ [F]
Sell a couple bottles [C] of Dr.
Good.
_ [F] _ [C]
Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people of the town they'd call us.
Tim, sleep, [Am] transplants, leave.
But [G] every night [Dm] all the men would come around
[F] [Am] and lay their money down. _ _ _ _
_ Picked [C] up a boy just south of [F] Mobile.
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal.
[C] I was sixteen, [Em] he was twenty [Am]-one. _ _
[D] Rode with us from [Dm] Memphis.
Papa would have shot him if he knew what [C] he'd done.
[F] _ [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people of the town they'd call us.
Tim, sleep, transplants, [Am] leave.
[G] But every night [Dm] all the men would come around
[F] and lay their money [Dm] down.
[C] _ [Dm] _ [C] [Dm] I never [C] had schooling, but it taught me well.
[Dm] With [C] moods [Dm] cut and [C] [Dm] dialed.
Three [C] months later [Dm] I'm a [C] gal in trouble
[Dm] and I [C] haven't seen [Dm] him [C] for a while.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Am] I was born in the [C] wagon of a traveling [Dm] show.
My mama had to [F] dance for the money they'd [C] throw.
Grandpa would [Em] do whatever he [Am] could. _
_ [D] Read your little [Dm] gospel.
[F] Sell a couple bottles of [C] Dr.
Good
[F] _ [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the [Am] _ [C] _ town they'd call [Am] us.
But every [G] night all the men [F] would come around
[Am] and lay their money down.
_ _ [F] [C] Tim, sleep, transplants, leave.
We'd hear it from the people [F] of the [Em] town they'd [F] call us.
[C] Tim, [F] sleep, [Am] transplants, leave.
But every [G] night all [F] _ _ [Am] the men would come around
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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