Harvest Gypsies
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Intro: D G/B Cadd9 G/B D (2x)
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
In October we will come, a hundred and fifty thousand strong,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
When the picking's over, we'll be gone, they call us the har - vest gypsies!
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
We only come be - cause we must, we are driven here by dust,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And they won't even look at us, they call us the har - vest gypsies!
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And the hardest that it's ever been, I sold my blankets for gaso - line,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And it's only hunger I have seen, now I'm a har - vest gypsy!
G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
||: Oh---oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| x3
Cadd9 G/B D
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D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And there's apricots in Santa Clare, at Kern County they have apples there,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And grapes they're growing every - where, all for the har - vest gypsies!
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
In a walnut grove I met a man, who lost his child be - fore San Fran',
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
We're strangers they don't un - derstand, we are the har - vest gypsies!
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And the gondalas and railway lines, filled with men when it is time,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
Drawn by the orange and the lime, all the har - vest gypsies!
G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
||: Oh---oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| x3
Cadd9 G/B D
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D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
They hate it when their taxes rise, and the squatter camps that they des - pise,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
With - out us they would rot and die, without the har - vest gypsies!
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
And the Holbrook's, we were farming men, and I dream, one day, we will a - gain,
D G/B Cadd9 G/B D
To miss the soil's a curious pain, when you're a har - vest gypsy!
G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
||: Oh---oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| x3
Cadd9 G/B D
When you're a harvest gypsy, yeah - eah!
G Cadd9 G/B D/A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
||: Oh---oh, oh, oh, oh! /___/ /___/ /___/ :|| x3
Cadd9 G/B D D
When you're a harvest gyp - sy!
How to play Harvest Gypsies
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.