Gamblin' Man chords by
Lonnie Donegan

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

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I've gambled down in

Wasington

And I've gambled up in Maine

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I'm going down into Georgia

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To knock down my last game

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I'm a gamblin' man, man, man

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I'm a gamblin' man

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Verse 2

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Well I'd not been in Washing_ ton

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Many more weeks than three

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When I fell in love with

a pretty little girl

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And she fell in love with me

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I'm a gamblin' man

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I'm a gamblin' man

Verse 3

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I'm a gamblin' man, man, man

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A gamblin' man, man, man

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I'm a gamblin' man

Verse 4

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I'm a gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

I'm a gamblin' man, man, man

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I'm a gamblin' man

Verse 5

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She took me in her parlour

Cooled me with her fan

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She said oh mother mother

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I'm in love with a gamblin' man

He's a gamblin' man, man, man

He's a gamblin' man

Verse 6

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She said oh daughter, daugh_ ter

How could you treat me so

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Leave your poor old mother

With that gambler go

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

He's a gamblin' man

Verse 7

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

He's a gamblin' man

Verse 8

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

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Hey a gamblin'

Verse 9

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man

Verse 10

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I would not marry a farmer

He's always in the rain

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I'd rather marry a gamblin' man

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With a gold watch and chain

He's a gamblin' man

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He's a gamblin' man

Verse 11

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And I would not marry a railroad man

Here's the reason why

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I've never known a railroad man

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Wouldn't tell his wife a lie

He's a gamblin' man

Verse 12

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man man man

A gamblin' man, man, man

He's a gamblin' man

Verse 13

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man

Interlude 1

How about Jimmy

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He's a gamblin'

Verse 14

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man,

man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

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A gamblin' man

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He's a gamblin'

Verse 15

man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man, man

How about

Verse 16

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I hear that train a-coming

Coming Coming round the curve

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Whist_ ling, a-screaming

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straining straining every nerve

A gamblin' man man man

A gamblin' man

Verse 17

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

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A gamblin' man, man, man

A gamblin' man

Verse 18

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He's a gamblin' man, man, man

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A gamblin' man, man, man

Outro 1

A gamblin' man

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What is the original key of Gamblin' Man?

The original key of Gamblin' Man by Lonnie Donegan is D major.

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The primary chords used in Gamblin' Man are D, G, C, Gm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, C, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Gamblin' Man is approximately 136 beats per minute.

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