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| Gambler ambled down a country lane |
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| Looking | for a game of chance |
| D | |
| She w | as twenty-one or two |
| A | |
| And | she knew what she wanted |
| E | A | |
| And | she wante | d that gamblin' man |
| A | |
| Her parents warned her |
| Tried to reason with her |
| D | A | E | |
| She was | determ | ined that she wanted Bill |
| D | A | |
| They'd | all be offended at the mention still |
| E | |
| If they | heard this song, which I doubt they will |
| A | |
| And m | y mama couldn't be persuaded |
| D | |
| When they p | leaded with their daughter |
| A | E | A | |
| Don't | marry t | hat | gamblin' man |
| And my mama couldn't be persuaded |
| D | |
| When they p | leaded with their daughter |
| A | E | A | |
| Don't | marry t | hat | gamblin' man |
| Mama couldn't be persuaded |
| D | A | |
| When | th | ey pleaded with her |
| E | A | |
| No, | no ne | vertheless |
| And my mama couldn't be persuaded |
| D | |
| When they p | leaded with their daughter |
| A | E | A | |
| Don't | marry t | hat | gamblin' man |