I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN
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Time signature: 2/2 (Don Williams, etc.)
4/4 (Tommy Cash, etc. ?) Tempo: ~ bpm. |
Bob McDill & Allen Reynolds
Popularized by Don Williams and others |
Accordion Notation (based on Don Williams' 2/2 version)
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Beats per bar = 2
Beat symbol = Colon ( : ) or equivalent |
Either row (low) = Buttons 2* - 7
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Verse 1 (of 2)
:r .4 "3* "3~ | ~.: .r | .r .3 .4* .5* | :5 '4 '3* "3 .r |
Sil-ver coins___ that jin - gle jan - gle____,
:r .3 "4 "5~ | ~.: .r | .r "4 .4 "3* .3 | .:3* .r |
Fan-cy shoes___ that dance in time; /
:r ;4 "3* | :3 .3 .r | :r "4* ;5* | :5 '4 '3* "3 .r |
Oh the sec-rets of her dark eyes___,
:r "3 ;4 | ::5 | ;r "4 .4 .2* | .:3 .r |
They did sing a gyp-sy rhyme. /
:r "4 ;4 | :4 :3 | .r .3 .4* .5* | :5 '4 '3* "3 .r |
Yel-low clo-ver en-tang-led blos - soms___
:r .3 .4* .5~ | ~::~ | ~. .4 "4 "3* .3 | .:3* .r | :r
In a mea________ - dow silk__ - y green /
:r .4 .3* | :3 :3 | :r "4* ;5* | :5 '4 '3* "3 .r |
Where she held me to her bo - som___,
:r .3 "4 "5~ | ~:: | .r .4 "4 ;3* | .:3 .r |
Just a boy____ of sev - en - teen. /
Chorus:
:r .5 "5* "6~ | ~::~ | ~. "7* .6 ;5* | :5 :4 |
I re-call________ a gyp-sy wom-an,
:r .5 .5* | ::6~ | ~. .5* .5 .5* | ::5 |
Sil-ver span___- gles in her eyes; /
:r .5 .4 | .:3 .r | ;r "4* .5* .6 | :5 '4 '3* "3 .r |
Iv- 'ry skin a-gainst the moon-light___
:r .3 "4 "5~ | ~:: | ;r "3 .4 .3* | .:3 .r |
And the taste___ of life's sweet wine. /
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Six of these twelve videos are in the key of A major, two are in key of D, two are mainly in key
of B, one (& last part of another) is in the key of C, and one is in the key of E.
of B, one (& last part of another) is in the key of C, and one is in the key of E.
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Key: A
Singer: Don Williams Posted by: TheOldrecordclub |
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Key: D
Singer: Waylon Jennings Posted by: Waylon Jennings |
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Key: A
Singer: Ricus Nel Posted by: Ricus Nel |
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Key: A
Singers: Doc & Merle Watson Posted by: The Paradise Room |
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Key: Bb from time 0 to 1:48
C from 1:48 to end Singer: Tommy Cash Posted by: wilburscott (Tommy Cash was the younger brother of Johnny Cash - with a similar sound.) |
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Key: Bb from time 0 to 1:46
B from 1:46 to end Singer: Hank Thompson Posted by: drblackistheuniverse |
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Key: D
Singer: B. J. Thomas Posted by: Wayne Harvey |
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Key: A
Singer: Lee Conway Posted by: theflipsidedid |
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Key: A
Singer: Alan Kash Posted by: 01talentjudge |
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Key: A
Singer: Dan George Posted by: maybstudio |
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Key: E
Accordionists: George Garson Posted by: Beryl Gillespie Simpson |
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Key: C
Singer: Anthony (Tony) Archibald Posted by: threelegsoman From the Isle of Mann. |
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Guitar Chord Notation
Key of C (Place capo behind 2nd fret to sound in D, while playing in C)
Key of G (Place capo behind 2nd fret to sound in A, while playing in G)
For others keys, use capo behind other frets. (Click here if you need guidance)
Key of G (Place capo behind 2nd fret to sound in A, while playing in G)
For others keys, use capo behind other frets. (Click here if you need guidance)
Verse 1 (of 2):
C F C G7
G C G D7
Silver coins that jingle jangle, fancy shoes that dance in time
C F C G7 C
G C G D7 G
Oh the secrets of her dark eyes, they did sing a gypsy rhyme
F C G7
C G D7
Yellow clover in tangled blossoms in a meadow silky green
C F C G7 C
G C G D7 G
Where she held me to her bosom, just a boy of seventeen
Chorus:
F C G7
C G D7
I recall a gypsy woman silver spangles in her eyes
C F C G7 C
G C G D7 G
Ivory skin against the moonlight and the taste of life's sweet wine
Verse 2
F C G7
C G D7
Soft breezes blow from fragrant meadows stir the darkness in my mind
C F C G7 C
G C G D7 G
Oh gentle woman you sleep beside me and little know who haunts my mind
F C G7
C G D7
Gypsy lady I hear your laughter and it dances in my head
C F C G7 C
G C G D7 G
While my tender wife and babies slumber softly in their bed
Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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Given above, with guitar chords.
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Background Links (wikipedia):
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Click HERE for additional info about this song.
Click HERE for biographical info on Bob McDill Click HERE for for biographical info on Allen Reynolds |