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