Tuning: G C E A

Gypsy Love Songs, Richard Thompson (Drop D tuning) transcribed by phillip@princeton.edu A Main riff -|------------------| -|------------------| -|-2--2--0----------| -|-0--0--0--3--0----| -|----------3--0----| D|-------------0----|

^DmTropical night, Malaria moon Dying stars of the silver screen She danced that famous Gypsy dance With a hole in her tambourine

^DmI was young enough and dumb enough I swallowed down my Mickey Finn She'd hijacked a few hearts all right I went into a tailspin

^BbDon't sing me, ^Dm7/Adon't sing me, ^Gm7don't sing me ^Bb/FNo more gypsy ^Dmlove songs ^BbDon't sing me, ^Dm7/Adon't sing me, ^Gm7don't sing me ^Bb/FNo more gypsy ^Dmlove songs Don't ^Gm/Dstir it up a^Dmgain

^DmI put my arm around her waist Says she, young man, you're getting warm The room was going somewhere without me And she laughed as she read my palm

Chorus

^AmStillborn ^Elove, ^Fpassionate ^Cdreams, ^Dmpitiful ^Ggreed And the ^Amsilver ^Etongues of the ^Ftinker ^Cgirls, Who ^Dmthrow their book of ^Emlife at you But ^Fdon't know how to ^Gread

^DmShe was third generation Transylvanian I was the seventh son of a seventh son I begged the band don't play that tune Please don't beguine the begun

^DmWhen I awoke, she'd cut and run She stole my blueprints and my change Just a horseshoe and a note on the bed And all it said was--strange

Chorus

Richard Thompson - Gypsy love songs