The Gambler Kenny Rogers
Subject: Re: Gambler Tab (Kenny Rogers)<br/> <br/> I don't know the tab, but here are the words and the chords. The verses<br/> all have the same progression.<br/> <br/> The Gambler:<br/> <br/> F Bb F<br/> On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere<br/> Bb F C <br/> I met up with a gambler. We were both too tired to sleep.<br/> F Bb F <br/> So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness<br/> Bb F C7 F <br/> till boredom overtook us and he began to speak.<br/> <br/> He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces<br/> and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.<br/> So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces; <br/> for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."<br/> <br/> So I handed him my bottle, and he drank doen my last swallow.<br/> Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.<br/> And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression.<br/> Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it<br/> right."<br/> <br/> CHORUS:<br/> F Bb F<br/> "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.<br/> Bb F C <br/> Know when to walk away and know when to run.<br/> F Bb F Bb F <br/> You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.<br/> Bb F C7 F<br/> Ther'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."<br/> <br/> "Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'<br/> Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep.<br/> 'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner, and ev'ry hand's a loser.<br/> And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."<br/> <br/> And when he'd finished speakin' he turned back toward the window.<br/> Crushed ou his cigarette and faded off to sleep.<br/> And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even.<br/> But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.<br/> <br/> (to chorus:)<br/> <br/> Well, there it is.<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> --<br/> "...a good point there, after all, he was the Walrus. I could be the<br/> Walrus, I'd still have to bum rides off of people."<br/> Ferris Bueller<br/> neil-mardis@augustana.edu<br/> <br/> <br/> suggests moving the whole thing up a step (starting on a G)<br/> and moving up a further step at<br/> <br/> A D A<br/> "Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'<br/> D A E<br/> Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep<br/> A D A<br/> 'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser<br/> D A E7 A<br/> And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."<br/> <br/> A D A<br/> And when he finished speakin' he turned back toward the window<br/> D A E<br/> Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep<br/> A D A<br/> And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even<br/> D A E7 A<br/> But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> A D A<br/> "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em<br/> D A E<br/> Know when to walk away, and know when to run<br/> A D A<br/> You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table<br/> D A E7 A<br/> There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."<br/> <br/> <br/> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 12:35:15 -0400 (EDT)<br/> From: Alex Rudd <br/> <br/> "The Gambler" - by Kenny Rogers (1977)<br/> Words and Music by Don Schlitz<br/> <br/> SIMPed by Alex Rudd - ahrjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu<br/> <br/> Chords:<br/> <br/> A D Em/A G G/D<br/> E ---0------2------0------3------3----<br/> B ---2------3------0------0------0----<br/> G ---2------2------0------0------0----<br/> D ---2------0------2------0------0----<br/> A ---0-------------0------5------2----<br/> E ------------------------5------0----<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Capo 1st Fret<br/> <br/> (In a moderate country half-time)<br/> <br/> D G/D D<br/> On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,<br/> A<br/> I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.<br/> D G/D D<br/> So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness<br/> G/D D A D<br/> 'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.<br/> <br/> <br/> D G/D D<br/> He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,<br/> A<br/> and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.<br/> D G/D D<br/> And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.<br/> G/D D A D<br/> For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."<br/> <br/> <br/> D G D<br/> So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.<br/> A<br/> Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.<br/> D G D<br/> And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.<br/> G D A D<br/> Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.<br/> <br/> <br/> D G D<br/> You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,<br/> G D A<br/> know when to walk away and know when to run.<br/> D Em/A D G D<br/> You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.<br/> G D A D<br/> There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.<br/> <br/> [Slide capo to 2nd fret]<br/> <br/> <br/> D G D<br/> Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'<br/> A<br/> is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.<br/> D G D<br/> 'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,<br/> G D A D<br/> and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."<br/> <br/> <br/> D G D<br/> And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,<br/> A<br/> crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.<br/> D G D<br/> And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.<br/> G D A D<br/> But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.<br/> <br/> <br/> D G D<br/> You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,<br/> G D A<br/> know when to walk away and know when to run.<br/> D Em/A D G D<br/> You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.<br/> G D A D<br/> There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.<br/> <br/> [Repeat chorus once and end]<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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