Chords for Gypsy Moth - Hoyt Axton
Tempo:
50.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oh the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer, sailing on and on.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun and [Em] the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey, you make me [E] happy when everything hurts, gets me in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, a river can carry you down to the sea.
Ramblin' Jack had a woman he loved, but the woman [Em] didn't love Jack back.
She took his smile, she took his child, she took everything he had.
River was the name she used, [A] you know she kept him so damn confused.
She made him [E] unhappy, and everything she did got him in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can [Em] roll, a river can carry Jack [E] down to the sea.
[Em] Many long years have come and gone since John F.
Kennedy [E] died.
I'm not sure [A] what that man was downright [E] crucified.
[Em] By the same bad guys still telling [A] lies, you know they keep us used and abused.
They make us unhappy, [E] and everything they do gets us in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry us down to the sea.
The black raccoon by the light of the moon heard the music playing soft and low.
And the songs we sang made the night time ring, and the raccoon loved the show.
He went back and [A] told his friends, you know them humans that live on the edge of the forest.
They all had a party, [E] and man they really played my kind of music.
They sang a river can rock, [A] a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry [E] you down to the sea.
And the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer sailing up in the Atlantic.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun [Em] and the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey you make me [E] happy when everything I do gets me in trouble.
Everything I do gets me in [F#] trouble.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun and [Em] the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey, you make me [E] happy when everything hurts, gets me in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, a river can carry you down to the sea.
Ramblin' Jack had a woman he loved, but the woman [Em] didn't love Jack back.
She took his smile, she took his child, she took everything he had.
River was the name she used, [A] you know she kept him so damn confused.
She made him [E] unhappy, and everything she did got him in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can [Em] roll, a river can carry Jack [E] down to the sea.
[Em] Many long years have come and gone since John F.
Kennedy [E] died.
I'm not sure [A] what that man was downright [E] crucified.
[Em] By the same bad guys still telling [A] lies, you know they keep us used and abused.
They make us unhappy, [E] and everything they do gets us in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry us down to the sea.
The black raccoon by the light of the moon heard the music playing soft and low.
And the songs we sang made the night time ring, and the raccoon loved the show.
He went back and [A] told his friends, you know them humans that live on the edge of the forest.
They all had a party, [E] and man they really played my kind of music.
They sang a river can rock, [A] a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry [E] you down to the sea.
And the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer sailing up in the Atlantic.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun [Em] and the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey you make me [E] happy when everything I do gets me in trouble.
Everything I do gets me in [F#] trouble.
Key:
E
Em
A
F#
E
Em
A
F#
_ _ _ _ Oh the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer, sailing on and on.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun and [Em] the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey, you make me [E] happy when everything hurts, gets me in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, a river can carry you down to the sea.
_ _ Ramblin' Jack had a woman he loved, but the woman [Em] didn't love Jack back.
She took his smile, she took his child, she took everything he had.
River was the name she used, [A] you know she kept him so damn confused.
She made him [E] unhappy, and everything she did got him in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can [Em] roll, a river can carry Jack [E] down to the sea.
_ _ _ [Em] Many long years have come and gone since John F.
Kennedy [E] died.
I'm not sure [A] what that man was downright [E] crucified.
[Em] By the same bad guys still telling [A] lies, you know they keep us used and abused.
They make us unhappy, [E] and everything they do gets us in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry us down to the sea.
_ The black raccoon by the light of the moon heard the music playing soft and low.
And the songs we sang made the night time ring, and the raccoon loved the show.
He went back and [A] told his friends, you know them humans that live on the edge of the forest.
They all had a party, [E] and man they really played my kind of music.
They sang a river can rock, [A] a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry [E] you down to the sea.
_ _ And the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer sailing up in the Atlantic.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun [Em] and the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey you make me [E] happy when everything I do gets me in trouble.
_ Everything I do gets me in _ [F#] trouble.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun and [Em] the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey, you make me [E] happy when everything hurts, gets me in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, a river can carry you down to the sea.
_ _ Ramblin' Jack had a woman he loved, but the woman [Em] didn't love Jack back.
She took his smile, she took his child, she took everything he had.
River was the name she used, [A] you know she kept him so damn confused.
She made him [E] unhappy, and everything she did got him in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can [Em] roll, a river can carry Jack [E] down to the sea.
_ _ _ [Em] Many long years have come and gone since John F.
Kennedy [E] died.
I'm not sure [A] what that man was downright [E] crucified.
[Em] By the same bad guys still telling [A] lies, you know they keep us used and abused.
They make us unhappy, [E] and everything they do gets us in trouble.
But a river can rock, a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry us down to the sea.
_ The black raccoon by the light of the moon heard the music playing soft and low.
And the songs we sang made the night time ring, and the raccoon loved the show.
He went back and [A] told his friends, you know them humans that live on the edge of the forest.
They all had a party, [E] and man they really played my kind of music.
They sang a river can rock, [A] a river can roll, [Em] a river can carry [E] you down to the sea.
_ _ And the gypsy moth is a mighty high flyer sailing up in the Atlantic.
You are the object of my desire, you're the sun [Em] and the moon to me.
And I believe in [A] loving you, know that you keep me from feeling blue.
Hey you make me [E] happy when everything I do gets me in trouble.
_ Everything I do gets me in _ [F#] trouble.