Frumpy - How the gypsy was born
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Tuning: E A D G B E
HOW THE GIPSY WAS BORN
As recorded by Frumpy
(From the 1971 Album FRUMPY 2)
[Intro]
D C Bb x8
[1st Verse]
DAnd God Csaw that his Bbwork was nearly done C D
Green, mighty Cplanet Bbcircled round the sun C D
Silver Cfishes Bbincreased in the blue seas C D
All kinds of Cfeathered built their Bbnests in the trees C D
And God Csaw that Bbeverything was nice C D
But there had to be a Ccreature who looked like me and Bbyou so he realised C D
[Pre-Chorus]
DSo he took some earth and Eput it in a form F
But the oven wasn't hot enoughG so theA white man was born
[Chorus]
DWalk on, Cwalk on,Bb you can live in the cold zone of the Cworld D
'Cause you are Cused to it,Bb since your Cbirth D
I have to Cbuild another creature who Bblooks like me and you C D
But one who's not Cso pale heBb has to get a hotter blow,F yeah, yeahD
[Pre-Chorus]
DSo he took some earth and Eput it in a form F
But the oven was too hot now G- so the Ablack man was born D
[Chorus]
DWalk on, Cwalk on,Bb you can live in the hot zone of the Cworld D
'Cause you are Cused to it,Bb since your birth C D
I have to Cbuild another creature who Bblooks like me and you C D
But one who's not so Cdark heBb has to get a special blow,C yeah,D yeah, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
C Bb C D x11
[Pre-Chorus]
DSo he took some earth and Eput it in a form F
And the oven was right now G so the Agipsy was born
[Interlude]
Am F
[Bridge]
AmGo to the top of the mountain aFnd look, do you see this land around?
AmGo where you like to be 'Fcause you and the gipsy will be Amfree
[Outro]
Am F x22
C Em G F
Am G F Am