GYPSY EYES BY JIMI HENDRIX
Intro:
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-7p5-7p5------7--x-x---7p5-7p5------5t7-
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Chorus:
guitar 1:
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-5-8-8(10)-8-8(10)-8-5---------
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guitar 2:
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-"well I realize that I've been hypnotized"---------
guitar 1:
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-------------8----------------
------5---7---7(9)-7p5--------
--7-------------------7--5t7~-
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-"I love you gypsy eyes"------
guitar 2:
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-----13-15-----15(17)-15p13~--
--14--------------------------
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guitar 1:
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-------------8----------------
------5---7---7(9)-7p5--------
--7-------------------7--5t7~-
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-"I love you gypsy eyes"------
guitar 2:
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-----13-15-----15(17)-15p13~--
--14--------------------------
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4x
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Section A:
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-----5-7-7------5-7-7--------------"Gypsy"
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Verse 1:
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tag riffs:
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-8(10)--5-------
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---5-7-7(9)-----5-7-7(9)--
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--8-----------------------------8----8----8----8--------
------9---7-----5-------7--5----7(9)-7(9)-7(9)-7(9)-7p5-
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-"do you still think about me"--------------------------
repeat Section A and verse 1 pattern with these tag riffs:
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verse 3:
leadin:
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-7(9)7-5---------
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repeat this pattern throughout verse:
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-5-----5-----5--5-----5----
-5-----5-----5--5-----5----
-7--5--7--5--7--7--5--7--5-
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-5-----5------5---------5--
guitar 1:
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-8(10)-8(10)-8(10)-8(10)-8-5-8-8--8(10)-5----------
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guitar 2:
-10(12)-10(12)-10(12)-10(12)--10(12)-(12)10p8----
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guitar1:
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-8---5-------------------
-------7-5---------------
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-8---5-----------------
-------8-5-------------
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repeat intro
repeat chorus and add:
guitar 1:
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-------13-------13--------
-12-14----12-14----12t14~-
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-"I love you gypsy eyes"--
guitar 2:
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----------5---------5------
--5--7--------5--7----5t7~-
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guitar 1:
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-------13-15--15(17)-15(17)-(17)15p13-----
-12h14--------------------------------14~-
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-"I love you gypsy eyes"------------------
guitar 2:
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-----5-7-7(9)-7(9)-(9)7----
-5h7--------------------5~-
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repeat section a with this on guitar 2:
-15------15----15-----15------15------------
-15(17)-(17)15-15(17)-15(17)-(17)15--13-----
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verse 4:
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-----5-7-----5-7---------5----------
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-3-5-----3-5-----3-5---5------------
fade out with verse 3 figure
guitar 2 outro:
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------5-8-------5-----5-8-------5-8-------5-8---------
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-/9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-12-
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Lyrics:
Am
Well I realize I've been hypnotized
I love you Gypsy Eyes
I love you Gypsy Eyes
All right
Gypsy
Way up in my tree I'm sitting by my fire
wondering where in the world you may be
and knowin all the time
you're still rollin along in the country side
Oh my
Gypsy
Well I walked right on up to your revel roadside
the one that rambles on for a million miles
yes I walked down this road searching for your love
and I found some too
but I found her I ain't gonna let her go
I remember the first tiem I saw you
the tears in your eyes oh that girl's tryin' to say
oh little girl you know I could love you
but first I must make my getaway
two strange men fightin to the death over me today
I'll try and meet you by the old highway
Hey!
Well I realize I've been hypnotized
I love you Gypsy Eyes
I love you Gypsy Eyes
I love you Gypsy Eyes
I love you Gypsy Eyes
I've been searching so long
I think they made me lose the balle
down against the road my worry knees
off to the side I fall but I hear her sweet call
my gypsy eyes fine and I've been saved
Oh I've been saved
that's why I love you
I said I love you
Lord I love you
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Coke Wanna Be |
#1 by Coke at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:08 AM EST |
| This is yet another Hendrix song that was basically autobiographical in its content. He was also quite an astute social commentator, and wasn't just fucked up on drugs writing drug influenced songs, as a lot of people seem to think. If you can read his lyrics and get past thinking 'drugs' you'll be surprised how deep some of his lyrics are. | |
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Sam Wanna Be |
#2 by Sam Payne at Sep 27, 2007 at 11:57 PM EST |
| this has a better intro than most other hendrix songs, its so funky. i love it, fucking amazing! 1 | |
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jocke Average |
#3 by jocke ström at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:02 PM EST |
| Wow, cool. Sad though. | |
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Mitch Badass |
#4 by Mitch Schooler at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:59 PM EST |
| wow, i never knew thats what the song meant. thanx for clearing that up jersey. still a great song | |
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Super Average |
#5 by Super Q at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:48 AM EST |
| I'm not sure what this song's real meaning is but Jimi Hendrix is the man | |
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Colleen Average |
#6 by Colleen Shmeltin at Oct 4, 2007 at 3:58 AM EST |
| I'm not sure what it means either, but it's a great love poem, makes me imagine Gypsy Eyes...yeaaah! | |
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krystal Wanna Be |
#7 by krystal martin-hart at Oct 4, 2007 at 10:04 AM EST |
| This song, if I remember correctly, is about Jimi's mother. (One of many songs about her.) Jimi had major issues with his mother abandoning him as a child. He has almost romanticized her as being a good mom...and he seems to continually want to know if she loves him. The true story is that of a messed up woman who died young. While Jimi's mother was pregnant, his father was fighting in WWII. Jimi's mom had an affair with a guy named Johnny. Hence, when Jimi was born and his dad Al was fighting in the war, Jimi was named Johnny Allen Hendrix. Jimi's mother basically abandoned Jimi as a baby with relatives. When Al came back from the war, he went searching for his boy. He found him named after himself and his wife's boyfriend. So, he changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix. Jimi spent his entire life not knowing his mother and she died when he was a child. So as typical with a child, he created a fictional belief of her. The telling verse is as follows: I remember the first time I saw you The tears in your eyes look like they're tryin' to say Oh little boy you know I could love you But first I must make my get away Two strange men fightin' to the death over me today This describes when Jimi's mom left him with relatives and describes the issue with Jimi's Dad and her boyfriend. | |
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mookie Average |
#8 by mookie at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:34 AM EST |
| I'm not sure what this song's real meaning is but Jimi Hendrix is the man | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#9 by Jon Zell at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:56 AM EST |
| I can see depth & drugs simultaneously in his music, ya know...they're not completely exclusive, especially in a genius like hendrix | |
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