Gypsies Tramps And Thieves Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

  I was bAmorn in the wagon of a tCraveling show

  My mDmama used to dance for the mFoney they'd throw

  PCapa'd do whateEmver he cAmould

  PDmreach a little gospel F

  SGell a couple bottles of Dr. GCood

Chorus

  F7MGypsieCs, tF7Mramps and thiCeves

  We'dF7M hear it from the pCeople of theF7M town, they'd cCall us

  F7MGypsieCs, tF7Mramps and thiCeves

  AmBut every night all the mGen would come aroFund

  [1,3: Am 2: Dm C Dm C; to bridge]

And lay their money down

Verse 2

Picked up a boy this side of Mobile

Gave him a ride, fed him with a hot meal

I was 16, he was 21

Rode with us to Memphis

And Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done

Chorus

Bridge

  DmNever had sCchoolin' but he tDmaught me wCell

  With his sDmmooth SoCuthern sDmtyle C

  TDmhree months laCter I'm a Dmgal in trCouble

  And I Dmhaven't seen hCim for a F7Mwhile

  I haven't seen him for a C7Mwhile F7M

Verse 3

She was born in the wagon of a traveling show

Her mama used to dance for the money they'd throw

Grandpa'd do whatever he could

Preach a little gospel

Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good

[repeat chorus to fade]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers