The Gambler Kenny Rogers
This is the only version that I find works , all the others didn't and so I figured this out.
NiallMH.. 8/Jan/2010
**** After First Chorus , all chords are raised , E - F , A - Bb , B - C
So you can figure the rest out after that****
On a [E]warm summer's evenin' on a [A]train bound for [E]nowhere,
I [A]met up with the [E]gambler; we were [A]both too tired to [B]sleep.
So [E]we took turns a starin' out the [A]window at the [E]darkness
'til [A]boredom over[E]took us, [B]and he began to [E]speak.
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
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So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
CHORUS:
You got to [E]know when to hold 'em,[A] know when to [E]fold 'em,
[A]know when to [E]walk away [A]and know when to [B]run.
You never [E]count your money when you're [A]sittin' at the [E]table.
There'll be time [A]enough for [E]countin' [B]when the dealin's [E]done.
[F]Ev'ry gambler knows that the[Bb] secret to surv[F]ivin'
is [Bb]knowin' what to [F]throw away a[Bb]nd knowing what to ke[C]ep.
'Cause [F]ev'ry hand's a winner and [Bb]ev'ry hand's a l[F]oser,
and the [Bb]best that you can h[F]ope for is to d[C]ie in your s[F]leep."
And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
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