Once a Gambler chords by
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins
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Key: F major
Intro 1
F
F

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Verse 1
F
F

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Yeah, you know I once was
Bbm
Bbm

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a gambler
F
F

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But I lost my money roll
Yeah, you know I once
Bb
Bb

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was a gambler
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Boy, but I lost my money roll
That's the reason I don't have
C
C

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Gm
Gm
3

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F
F

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no sweet woman
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Now I done lost my happy home
Interlude 1
Verse 2
F
F

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You take it down when you
lose that no good money
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Bb
Bb

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He sat around with his head
F
F

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hung down
Bb
Bb

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When you lose that old dog
F
F

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Bbm
Bbm

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gone money
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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You sit around with your head hung down
C
C

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You will try to borrow you fifty dollars
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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Bb
Bb

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To start all over again
F
F

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in another town
Verse 3
Bb
Bb

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Too late you gonna lose
F
F

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Your friends don't pay you no
Interlude 2
money
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F

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C
C

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Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Verse 4
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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Baby, if you only will forgive me
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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F
F

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I won't gamble no more
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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If you only will forgive me, baby
Bb
Bb

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Bbm
Bbm

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Lord, have mercy,
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Bb

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F
F

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Bb
Bb

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poor Lightnin' won't gamble no more
F
F

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Verse 5
C
C

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Bb
Bb

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She says I can't help you now
Sold out to the devil and
F
F

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that's no way to go
And I couldn't help but cry
Interlude 3
I cried like I did
F
F

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C
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F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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C
C

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F
F

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Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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C
C

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Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Verse 6
F
F

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She said I didn't want you to gamble,
Lightnin'
You know who I am, I'm your wife
Bb
Bb

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She said I didn't want you to gamble,
F
F

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Bbm

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Lightnin'
Bb
Bb

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You know who I am,
F
F

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I am your wife
She's looking at,
C
C

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brother, just like you lost your money
F
F

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You had a good chance to lose your life
So go ahead on, Lightnin'

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