Gypsy Songman Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays420

Gypsy Songman by Jerry Jeff Walker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Capo on 4 
 
 
C                           F      C           G 
I'm Gypsy Songman yessir you'd like to hear a song 
                                             C 
Well I'll pick it for you now and play it all night long 
         F 
If the blues is all you see this song is what you need 
C           G           C 
Gypsy Songman passing by 
 
My whole life is a song and I'll share it with you now 
Pickin and a singin I'll get by somehow 
A dime would help me please a smile is all I need 
Gypsy Songman passing 
 
Kids come a runnin as I pass by they all want to see 
Say "Hey Gypsy Songman, play a song for me" 
Their eyes glued on the strings, dancin as I sing 
Gypsy Songman passing by 
 
I've got as stage on every corner got a hall on every street 
My hat is my coinbox this song is what you need 
It's just a swapping time, this song is for your dime 
Gypsy Songman passing by 
 
So as I leave you now please remember me this time 
I'm the man who sang the song for your nickles and your dimes 
Today you saw me play as I stopped along the way 
Gypsy Songman passing by 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante