Once Was A Gambler chords by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
Yeah, you know I once (D major) was
a gambler (G minor)
But I lost my money (D major) roll
Yeah, you know I once
(G major) was a gambler (G minor)
(G major) Boy, but I lost (D major) my money roll
That's the reason I don't have
(A major) no sweet woman (E minor) (D major)
(G major) Now I done lost my happy (D major) home
Interlude 1
Verse 2
You take it down (D major) when you
lose that no good money
(G minor) He (G major) sat around with his head
hun (D major) g down
When you lose that (G major) old dog
gone money (D major) (G minor)
You (G major) sit around (D major) with your head hung down
You will try to borrow (A major) you fifty dollars
(E minor) (A major) (G major) To start all over again
in an (D major) other town
Verse 3
Too late you gonna (G major) lose
Your friends (D major) don't pay you no
Interlude 2
money
(D major) (A major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 4
Baby, if you only (D major) will forgive me (G major)
I won't gamble (D major) no more (G major) (D major)
If you only will forgive (G major) me, baby (D major)
(G major) Lord, have mercy, (G minor)
(G major) poor Lightnin' won't (D major) gamble (G major) no more
(D major)
Verse 5
She says I can't help (A major) you now (G major)
Sold out to the devil and
(D major) that's no way to go
And I couldn't help but cry
Interlude 3
I cried like I did
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (A major)
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A minor) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 6
She said I didn't want (D major) you to gamble,
Lightnin'
You know who I am, I'm your wife
She said I didn't want (G major) you to gamble,
Lightnin' (D major) (G minor)
You know (G major) who I am,
I am (D major) your wife
She's looking at,
brother, just like you lost (A major) your money
You had a good chance to lose (D major) your life
So go ahead on, Lightnin'
Once Was A Gambler
Lightnin' Hopkins
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