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Man Came Up From Town chords by
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

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Verse 1
D
G
D
G
D

On a warm

summer's evening,
G
D

on a train bound for nowhere,

I met up with a gambler.
A

We were both too tired to sleep,
D

so we took turns a -staring.
G
D

Out the window at the darkness,
G
D

till boredom overtook us,
A
D

and he began to speak.

He said, son, I've made a life out
G

of reading people's faces
D

And knowing what the cards were
A

by the way they held their eyes
D

So if you don't mind my saying,
G
D

I can see you're out of aces

For a taste of your whiskey,
A
D

I'll give you some advice

So I handed him my bottle
G
D

and he drank down my last swallow

Then he bombed a cigarette
A

and asked me for a light
D

And the night got deathly quiet
G
D

And his face lost all expression
G
D

Said if you're gonna play the game, boy
A
D

You gotta learn to play it right

You got to know when to hold up
G
D

Know when to fold up
G
D

Know when to walk away
A

And know when to run
D

You never count your money
G

When you're sittin' at the table
D
G
D

There'll be time enough for countin'
A
D

When the dealin's done
Eb

Every gambler knows
Ab
Eb

That the secret to survivin'

Is knowin' what to throw away
Bb

Knowin' what to keep
Eb

Cause every hand's a winner,
Ab
Eb

and every hand's a loser
Ab
Eb

And the best that you can hope for
Bb

is to die in your sleep
Eb

And when he finished speaking,
Ab
Eb

he turned back toward the window

Crushed out a cigarette,
Bb

faded off to sleep
Eb

And somewhere in the darkness,
Ab
Eb

the gambler he broke even
Ab
Eb

But in his final words
Bb
Eb

I found an ace that I could keep

You got no when to hold up,
Ab
Eb

no when to fold up
Ab
Eb

No when to walk away
Bb

and no when to run
Eb
Ab
Eb

You never count your money
Ab

When you're sittin' at the table
Eb
Ab
Eb

There'll be time enough to count
Bb
Eb

When the dealin's done,

you got no when to hold up
Ab
Eb

No when to fold up,
Ab
Eb

no when to walk away
D
Bb

No when to run,
Eb
Ab

you never count your money
Eb
Ab
Eb

When you're sittin' at the table,

there'll be time enough for countin'
Bb
Eb

When the dealin's done,

you got no when to hold up
Ab
Eb

Know when to fold them,
Ab
Eb

know when to walk away,
Bb

know when to run
Eb
Ab

You never count your money
Eb
Ab

when you're sittin' at the table
Eb
Ab
Eb

There'll be time enough countin'
Bb
Eb

when the deal is done

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Chords
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  • G

  • A

  • Eb

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Bb

Capo: 1

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