The Gipsy

the gypsy - gordon lightfoot ( capo 1st fret ) hi guys! these chords aren’t perfect but they are pretty close . please correct me . : ) G D/F# A Bm7 step inside my tent , said she , i’d like to read you palm leave the dollar in the jar , this won’t take very long leave the circus noise behind , close your eyes , relax your mind G D/F# A B i’ll tell you if you should quit now or if you should go on B A B A then i said , now what do ya see? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . B A B F#m where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . she threw some sawdust in the air and her hands began to shake she told me the town where i was born , she almost knew the date she lit a candle with her eyes and then she made the table rise she took the dollar from the jar and then she guessed my weight and then i said , now what do ya see? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee - dum , deedlee - dy . give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . then she spoke most quietly , oh , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . when you were a child at school they taught you quite a lot you were told when you should speak and when you should not you were taught to read and write , to take your lessons home at night a little knowledge serves you well but the golden rule does not then i said , now what do ya mean? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . then when i came home that night to lie awake in bed i thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said and now i see with due respect , the more we learn the worse we get so if you feel you’ve no regrets , go have your fortune read then i said , now what do ya mean? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee - dum , deedlee - dy . give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . where’ll i go , what’ll i be? she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . you are so old , you are so wise . deedlee - dum , deedlee - dy . give me a sign , tell it to me . she said , deedlee - dum , deedlee - dee . Outro