Intro: C B Em A/C# VERSE:

^CI was a f^Bool I was s^Emo much younger then^A/C# ^CThe night she t^Book me by surpris^Eme ^CI should have kn^Bown all the tro^Emuble that I'd be i^A/C#n ^CBut then she hoo^Bked me with those ey^Emes ^CHer drink was g^Bin as she said to^Emnight would never en^A/C#d ^CBut her love weighe^Bd so heavy on my mi^Emnd ^CFor she was the li^Bve-in lover of a dru^Emmmer I called my frien^A5d ^CShe weren't nothing but a g^Bypsy in disgui^Ase

CHORUS:

^CGypsy wo^Bman how'd you do^Em that to me ^A/C# ^CGypsy w^Boman stole my ^Emheart and then you ^Em/Dset me ^Em/Cfree ^Em/B ^CGypsy wo^Bman how'd you le^Emarn to like ^A/C#that ^CGypsy wo^Bman come on ba^Emck

VERSE:

^CSpending my w^Bages on ^Emrose and wine ^A/C# ^CWe'd ride the d^Bays and we'd dance the ^Emnights ^CThe things we could ^Bdo in my ^Emold V^A/C#W ^CThe city lights never see^Bmed so bright fro^Emm the reservoir ^CAnd my friends they w^Bould warn me saying s^Emhe's one fickle quee^A/C#n ^CBetter get out while the^B getting is good my ^Emfriend ^CAnd besides her old drummer man is ^Blooking And he's so ^Embig and bad and ^A/C#mean ^CBut what I didn't kno^Bw t^Chen is what I know too we^Bll ^CShe played me like^B a violin^A

(Chorus)

^CSo you tell me that you're l^Deaving me now ^Em ^CAfter all the times that we^D have been throug^Emh ^CAs your clown how am I ^Dgonna ever go home ^Em Somebody tel^Cl me what am I ^Dgonna do ^A

VERSE:

^CAnd so it goes I lost my ^Bpride And I lost my^Em job ^A/C# This gyp^Csy woman took nearly e^Bvery thing I called my ^Emown ^EmIt was a big surprise ^CSo next time she comes da^Bncing pranc^Eming through^A the town ^CGonna recognize t^Bhe gypsy ^CI'm gonna recognize ^Bthe gypsy ^CGonna recognize the g^Bypsy in disgui^Emse

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