Intro: F E Am D/F# VERSE:

^FI was a f^Eool I was s^Amo much younger then^D/F# ^FThe night she t^Eook me by surpris^Ame ^FI should have kn^Eown all the tro^Amuble that I'd be i^D/F#n ^FBut then she hoo^Eked me with those ey^Ames ^FHer drink was g^Ein as she said to^Amnight would never en^D/F#d ^FBut her love weighe^Ed so heavy on my mi^Amnd ^FFor she was the li^Eve-in lover of a dru^Ammmer I called my frien^D5d ^FShe weren't nothing but a g^Eypsy in disgui^Dse

CHORUS:

^FGypsy wo^Eman how'd you do^Am that to me ^D/F# ^FGypsy w^Eoman stole my ^Amheart and then you ^Am/Gset me ^Am/Ffree ^Am/E ^FGypsy wo^Eman how'd you le^Amarn to like ^D/F#that ^FGypsy wo^Eman come on ba^Amck

VERSE:

^FSpending my w^Eages on ^Amrose and wine ^D/F# ^FWe'd ride the d^Eays and we'd dance the ^Amnights ^FThe things we could ^Edo in my ^Amold V^D/F#W ^FThe city lights never see^Emed so bright fro^Amm the reservoir ^FAnd my friends they w^Eould warn me saying s^Amhe's one fickle quee^D/F#n ^FBetter get out while the^E getting is good my ^Amfriend ^FAnd besides her old drummer man is ^Elooking And he's so ^Ambig and bad and ^D/F#mean ^FBut what I didn't kno^Ew t^Fhen is what I know too we^Ell ^FShe played me like^E a violin^D

(Chorus)

^FSo you tell me that you're l^Geaving me now ^Am ^FAfter all the times that we^G have been throug^Amh ^FAs your clown how am I ^Ggonna ever go home ^Am Somebody tel^Fl me what am I ^Ggonna do ^D

VERSE:

^FAnd so it goes I lost my ^Epride And I lost my^Am job ^D/F# This gyp^Fsy woman took nearly e^Every thing I called my ^Amown ^AmIt was a big surprise ^FSo next time she comes da^Encing pranc^Aming through^D the town ^FGonna recognize t^Ehe gypsy ^FI'm gonna recognize ^Ethe gypsy ^FGonna recognize the g^Eypsy in disgui^Amse

To give it an ending that is more like one of Martin Sexton’s live versions of this song, play something like this. Give it a little Gypsy style. E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------1--------1-------1----------1----------------1--------1------------1----------1-| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------0---------2h3----0---------2---------------------0------| A-0------------2-------3------------------------------------------------3----------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----1-------1---------1------------1---------1--------1------1---| B------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------| A-2-------3--------------------0-----------------------------------| E-------------------4------------------------3--------1------0-----| I would take it into something like this and progressively go faster each time I go through it. E-----------------------------------------------------------| B---1-----3-----5------6------5--------3-------5-------3----| G---2-----4-----5------7------5--------4-------5-------4----| Repeat as desired D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-0------------0------------0----------------0--------------| E-------0-----------0--------------0-----------------0------| End with this: E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---1-----3-----5------6------5--------3-------5-------1--------3--------1-------3---------| G---2-----4-----5------7------5--------4-------5-------2--------4--------2-------4------4--| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6--| A-0------------0------------0----------------0---------------0----------------0------------| E-------0-----------0--------------0-----------------0---------------0---------------0-----| E --------------------------------------------| B ---1-------1---------1---------1----------1-| G ------------------------------------------2-| D ------------------------------------------2-| A -0----------------------------------------0-| E --------3--------1------------0-----------0-|

Martin Sexton - Gypsy woman