How to Play Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves on Guitar?

Cher - Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, F, Dm, Fmaj7 chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For Fmaj7, To play Fmaj7, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let low E, A ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Cher - Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves Chords

Chord reference Am, C, F, Dm, Fmaj7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C]

I was [Am]born in the wagon of a [C]traveling show My [Dm]mama used to dance for the [F]money they’d throw [C]Papa’d do what[Em]ever he [Am]could [C] [Am] [C] [Dm]Preach a little gospel [F] [G]Sell a couple bottles of Dr. [C]Good [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves We’d [Fmaj7]hear it from the [C]people of the [Fmaj7]town, they’d [C]call us [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves [Am]But every night all the [G]men would come ar[F]ound [Am]And lay their money down

[Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C]

Picked [Am]up a boy this [C]side of Mobile [Dm]Gave him a ride, fed him [F]with a hot meal [C]I was sixteen, he was [Em]twenty[Am]-one[C] [Am] [C] [Dm]Rode with us to Memphis [F] [G]And Papa would have shot him if he knew what he’d [C]done [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves We’d [Fmaj7]hear it from the [C]people of the [Fmaj7]town, they’d [C]call us [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves [Am]But every night all the [G]men would come ar[F]ound [Am]And lay their money down [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]

[Dm]Never had [C]schoolin’ but he [Dm]taught me [C]well With his sm[Dm]ooth [C]Southern [Dm]style[C] [Dm]Three months [C]later I’m a [Dm]gal in [C]trouble And I [Dm]haven’t seen [C]him for a [Fmaj7]while I haven’t seen him for a [Cmaj7]while [Fmaj7] She was [Am]born in the wagon of a [C]traveling show Her [Dm]mama used to dance for the [F]money they’d throw [C]Gradpa’d do what[Em]ever he [Am]could [C] [Am] [C] [Dm]Preach a little gospel [F] [G]Sell a couple bottles of Dr. [C]Good [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves We’d [Fmaj7]hear it from the [C]people of the [Fmaj7]town, they’d [C]call us [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves [Am]But every night all the [G]men would come ar[F]ound [Am]And lay their money down

[Am] [C] [Am] [C]

[Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves We’d [Fmaj7]hear it from the [C]people of the [Fmaj7]town, they’d [C]call us [Fmaj7]Gyp[C]sies, [Fmaj7]tramps and [C]thieves [Am]But every night all the [G]men would come ar[F]ound [Am]And lay their money down

Artist Cher

Album Single

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Pop, Rock

Year 1971

Key Am

Cher - Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, F, Dm, Fmaj7 chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For Fmaj7, To play Fmaj7, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let low E, A ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.