The Gypsy – Deep Purple Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

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The Gypsy – Deep Purple Piano, Guitar, Ukulele Chord/Tab and Lyric
Artist: Deep Purple
Album/Category: Deep Purple


(Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice)
From "Stormbringer", 1974
Riff 1

E|———————————————————————–|
B|———————————————————————–|
G|–9-7——————————————————————|
D|——9p75-7—5p4—————5p4———————————-|
A|————–7—–7-7–5h7-7–7—–7-7–5h7-7———————–|
E|———————————————————————–|

Riff 1a
Played at the end of intro.

E|———————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————|
G|–9-7—————————————————————-|
D|——9p75-7—5p4—–5p4—–5p4———————————-|
A|————–7—–7-7—–7-7—–7——————————–|
E|———————————————————————|

Riff 2
This is Riff 1 higher for one octave.

E|–12-10————————————————————–|
B|——–12p108-10—8p7————–8p7—————————-|
G|——————-9—–9-9-7h9-9–9—–9-9-7h9-9——————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|

Riff 2a
This is Riff 1a higher for one octave.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deep_purple/the_gypsy_tab.html )

E|–12-10————————————————————–|
B|——–12p108-10—8p7—–8p7—–8p7—————————–|
G|——————-9—–9-9—–9-9—–9—————————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|

Solo

E|———————————————————————|
B|–10-/12~~~-12/13-12-10-/8~~–7-8-8/10-8-7~~–5-7-7/8-7-3/5~~——–|
G|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|
E|—-/10~~–8-10-10/12-10-7~~–/5-7-7/8-75—————————|
B|–7—————————————–8~~-10~~—————–|
G|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|

Fill 1
Played twice after solo, together with Riff 2.

E|–/12-14-15-17-12~~————————————————-|
B|———————————————————————|
G|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|

Chords (by Gilles Snowcat)

Tell me gypsy can you see me

In your crystal ball

I'm asking you what can I do

My back's against the wall

And[Em/D] I can't hold on much longer

So I've come to you my friend

For now[D/F#] my life seems at an end

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