Estimated Reading Time 4 Minutes
Capo on 4th Fret
Strum Em for Intro
Cad9 D C G
There’s a child desperately wild,
Em AM7 D7
Clamoring to break free,
Cad9 D AM7 G
Against the chains that remain,
C D7 G
In my heart like a tambourine.
BM D C EM
But the chambers inside insistently hide,
C G D
The tap dance of her feet,
B7 EM
A gypsy soul full of firelight glow,
Cad9 AM7 D7 G
Imprisoned in spite of the heat.
EM
Oh I long to be a gypsy,
BM
With the East wind blowing my hair,
C EM
Music and laughter would echo long after,
B7 EM
Any burdens my shoulders would bear.
Cad9 D C G
I’d keep my eyes on the distant horizon,
Em AM7 D7
The road would be my home,
Cad9 D AM7 G
Trinkets for selling and fortunes for telling,
C D7 G
To support me as I roam.
BM D C EM
Many people I’d meet along dusty streets,
C G D
I’d value each connection,
B7 EM
And try to grow though inevitably I know
Cad9 AM7 D7 G
Sometimes I’d face rejection.
EM
Still, I long to be a gypsy,
BM
With the East wind blowing my hair,
C EM
Music and laughter would echo long after,
B7 EM
Any burdens my shoulders should bear.
Cad9 D C G
Yes, that inner child desperately wild,
Em AM7 D7
Fancies Freedom is a dance.
Cad9 D C G
An endless race from place to place,
Cad9 AM7 D7 G
With adventure and romance.
BM D C EM
Other voices inside also abide,
C G D
In the chambers of my heart.
B7 EM
They long for roots, not wandering boots,
C AM7 D7 G
A house rather than a cart.
EM
Yet, I long to be a gypsy,
BM
With the East wind blowing my hair,
C EM
Music and laughter would echo long after,
B7 EM
Any burdens my shoulders should bear.
C EM
Oh, music and laughter would echo long after,
B7 EM
Any burdens my shoulders would bear.
Cad9 D C G
There’s a child desperately wild,
Em AM7 D7
Clamoring to break free,
Cad9 D AM7 G
Against the chains that remain,
C D7 G
In my heart like a tambourine.
