Homeless Chords by Jj Cale
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] She said she had no money, [A] but he was in doubt.
[Bm] He told her I used to be [F#m] him too, but now he was [G] out.
Spare some small change of [A] it, and I'll be on [Bm] my way.
[A] [D] She looked into his eyes [A] and deep in his soul, [Bm] I know she wasn't wondering [F#m] if he was in control.
[G] She monitored herself, [A] these beggars, where do [Bm] they all come from?
He said, I'm not a [A] homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] I'm not a homeless man.
[D] He moved through the streets [A] with his head bent low, [Bm] never thinking he would ever [F#m] see that woman again, you [G] know.
Just sleeping in the [A] doorways and alleys like [Bm] we always had.
[A]
[D] The years went by, [A] and later on [Bm] he spotted no woman [F#m] or child anymore.
[G] Hard times had got her, [A] her clothes were ragged [Bm] and old.
She [D] said, I'm not a [A] homeless woman.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [G] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] I'm not a homeless woman.
[D] Sometimes in the daytime, [A] sometimes at night, [Bm] we will see a couple walking [F#m] and crawling the site, [G] pushing their cars [A] and [Bm] holding hands.
[A] [D] If you ask for help, [A] they'll just run away [Bm] like little [F#m] children of the day.
[G] And if you ask who [A] would, they'll [Bm] always say,
[D] I'm not [A] a homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] She's not a homeless woman.
I'm not [Bm] a homeless man.
[D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
I'm not [A] a homeless man.
I'm [G] a gypsy, [F#m] my dream of [G] the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] She's not a homeless woman.
[N]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] She said she had no money, [A] but he was in doubt.
[Bm] He told her I used to be [F#m] him too, but now he was [G] out.
Spare some small change of [A] it, and I'll be on [Bm] my way.
[A] [D] She looked into his eyes [A] and deep in his soul, [Bm] I know she wasn't wondering [F#m] if he was in control.
[G] She monitored herself, [A] these beggars, where do [Bm] they all come from?
He said, I'm not a [A] homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] I'm not a homeless man.
[D] He moved through the streets [A] with his head bent low, [Bm] never thinking he would ever [F#m] see that woman again, you [G] know.
Just sleeping in the [A] doorways and alleys like [Bm] we always had.
[A]
[D] The years went by, [A] and later on [Bm] he spotted no woman [F#m] or child anymore.
[G] Hard times had got her, [A] her clothes were ragged [Bm] and old.
She [D] said, I'm not a [A] homeless woman.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [G] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] I'm not a homeless woman.
[D] Sometimes in the daytime, [A] sometimes at night, [Bm] we will see a couple walking [F#m] and crawling the site, [G] pushing their cars [A] and [Bm] holding hands.
[A] [D] If you ask for help, [A] they'll just run away [Bm] like little [F#m] children of the day.
[G] And if you ask who [A] would, they'll [Bm] always say,
[D] I'm not [A] a homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] She's not a homeless woman.
I'm not [Bm] a homeless man.
[D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[Bm]
I'm not [A] a homeless man.
I'm [G] a gypsy, [F#m] my dream of [G] the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
[A] She's not a homeless woman.
[N]
Key:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
A
Bm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] She said she had no money, [A] but he was in doubt.
[Bm] He told her I used to be [F#m] him too, but now he was [G] out.
Spare some small change of [A] it, and I'll be on [Bm] my way. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] She looked into his eyes [A] and deep in his soul, [Bm] I know she wasn't wondering [F#m] if he was in control.
[G] She monitored herself, [A] these beggars, where do [Bm] they all come from?
_ He said, I'm not a [A] homeless man.
_ [G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm not a homeless man. _ _ _
[D] He moved through the streets [A] with his head bent low, [Bm] never thinking he would ever [F#m] see that woman again, you [G] know.
Just sleeping in the [A] doorways and alleys like [Bm] we always had.
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] The years went by, [A] and later on [Bm] he spotted no woman [F#m] or child anymore.
[G] Hard times had got her, [A] her clothes were ragged [Bm] and old.
_ _ _ _ She [D] said, I'm not a [A] homeless woman.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [G] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not a homeless woman.
_ _ _ [D] Sometimes in the daytime, [A] sometimes at night, [Bm] we will see a couple walking [F#m] and crawling the site, [G] pushing their cars [A] _ _ and [Bm] holding hands. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] If you ask for help, [A] they'll just run away [Bm] like little [F#m] children of the day.
[G] And if you ask who [A] would, _ they'll [Bm] always say, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm not [A] a homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] She's not a homeless woman. _ _ _
I'm not [Bm] a homeless man. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not [A] a homeless man.
I'm [G] a gypsy, [F#m] my dream of [G] the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] She's not a homeless woman.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] She said she had no money, [A] but he was in doubt.
[Bm] He told her I used to be [F#m] him too, but now he was [G] out.
Spare some small change of [A] it, and I'll be on [Bm] my way. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] She looked into his eyes [A] and deep in his soul, [Bm] I know she wasn't wondering [F#m] if he was in control.
[G] She monitored herself, [A] these beggars, where do [Bm] they all come from?
_ He said, I'm not a [A] homeless man.
_ [G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm not a homeless man. _ _ _
[D] He moved through the streets [A] with his head bent low, [Bm] never thinking he would ever [F#m] see that woman again, you [G] know.
Just sleeping in the [A] doorways and alleys like [Bm] we always had.
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] The years went by, [A] and later on [Bm] he spotted no woman [F#m] or child anymore.
[G] Hard times had got her, [A] her clothes were ragged [Bm] and old.
_ _ _ _ She [D] said, I'm not a [A] homeless woman.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [G] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not a homeless woman.
_ _ _ [D] Sometimes in the daytime, [A] sometimes at night, [Bm] we will see a couple walking [F#m] and crawling the site, [G] pushing their cars [A] _ _ and [Bm] holding hands. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] If you ask for help, [A] they'll just run away [Bm] like little [F#m] children of the day.
[G] And if you ask who [A] would, _ they'll [Bm] always say, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm not [A] a homeless man.
[G] I'm a gypsy, [F#m] my dream [Em] of the crown [Bm] doesn't matter. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] She's not a homeless woman. _ _ _
I'm not [Bm] a homeless man. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not [A] a homeless man.
I'm [G] a gypsy, [F#m] my dream of [G] the crown [Bm] doesn't matter.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] She's not a homeless woman.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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