A   D   A
A       E
A   D   A
E    A

[Verse 1]
       A          D      A
Silver coins that jingle jangle
      A                   E
Fancy shoes that dance in time
        A       D      A
Oh, the secrets of her dark eyes
          A      E
Seemed to sing a gypsy rhyme.
       A         D       A
Yellow clover in tangled blossoms
     A            E
In a meadow silky green
          A       D      A
Where she held me to her bosom
          A         E        A
An' I was just a boy of seventeen.

[Chorus]
    D            A
I recall a gypsy woman
       A               E
Silver spangles in her eyes
       A     D          A
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
        A        E            A
And the taste of life's sweet wine.

[Instrumental]
A   D   A
A       E
A   D   A
E    A

[Verse 2]
         A            D       A
A gentle breeze from fragrant meadows
          A              E
Stirs the darkness in my mind
           A           D      A
Oh, gentle woman, you sleep beside me
               A        E         A
And you little know who haunts my mind.
      A     D           A
Gypsy lady, I hear your laughter
      A              E
As it dances through my head
         A      D        A
While my tender wife and babies
         A   E     A
Slumber soft-ly in their bed.

[Chorus]
        D            A
And I recall a gypsy woman
       A               E
Silver spangles in her eyes
       A     D          A
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
        A        E            A
And the taste of life's sweet wine.

[Instrumental]
A   D   A
A       E
A   D   A
E    A

[Outro]
    D            A
I recall a gypsy woman
       A               E
Silver spangles in her eyes
       A     D          A
Ivory skin a-gainst the moonlight
        A        E            A
And the taste of life's sweet wine.
               E                     A
The thrill and taste of life's sweet wine