Verse
F/A C/G | Dm C F/C C
Went to see the gypsy
Dm C F/C C F/C C
Staying in a big hotel
Dm C
He smiled when he saw me coming
Dm
And he wished me well
[Verse 2]
G C F/C C F/C C
His room was dark and crowded
Dm C F/C C F/C C
The lights were low and dim
F F/E Dm
“How are you?” he asked of me
G C
And I asked the same of him
[Verse 3]
Dm C F/C C F/C C
I went down to the lobby
Dm C F/C C F/C C
To make a small call out
Dm C
D pretty dancing girl was there
Dm
And she began to shout
[Middle 8]
G C
Go on back to see the gypsy
Dm C
He can rid you of your fear
Dm C
He did it in Las Vegas
Dm
And he can do it here
[Link]
A# C F/C C
Oh, the lights were on the river
A# C F/C C
Shining from outside
A# C
I contemplated ev’ry move
A# A# [break]
Or at least I tried
[Verse 4]
G G C F/C C F/C C F/C C F/C C
I went back to see the gypsy
Dm C F/C C F/C C
It was nearly early dawn
Dm C
The gypsy’s door was open
Dm
But the gypsy was gone
[Middle 8] (coda variation)
G C F/C C
And that pretty dancing girl
Dm C F/C C
Oh, she could not be found
F F/E Dm
So I watched the sun come rising
Dm
In a little Minnesota town
[Outro]
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