Son Of A Rotten Gambler chords by Chip Taylor

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Verse 1

F#m

And his love will be his vision,

And he'll take you where you stand.

F#m

And will you stand your life by his,

And help the boy become a man?

Verse 2
D 
Will he be the son of his father?
A 
His father, the teacher?
D 
Teachin' love and honesty,
G 
An' bein' his own manhandler.
D 
Or the son of,
A 
The son of a run of the mill,
G 
D 
Run rotten gambler?
A 
Will the

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Verse 3

F#m

devil be getting to you,

As you look back over what you've

done?

F#m

And what you've done: was

it for reason or for rhyme?

Verse 4
Was it just for fun?
A 
D 
Will he be the son of his father?
A 
His father, the teacher?
D 
Teachin' love and honesty,
G 
An' bein' his own manhandler.
D 
Or the son of,
A 
The son of a run of the mill,
G 
Run rotten gambler?
D 
A 

Verse 5
Bm 
G 
Back on the road now,
Bm 
you can lose your head.
There ain't no kingdom for
G 
Bm 
the gamblin' man.
G 
You know the road now and you've
D 
made your stand.
F#m 
Em 
When his eyes  shine upon you,
B 
shine upon you.

Verse 6
E 
Will he be the son of his father?
B 
His father, the teacher?
E 
Teachin' love and honesty,
A 
An' bein' his own manhandler.
E 
Or the son of,
B 
The son of a run of the mill,
A 
Run rotten gambler?

Interlude 1

Will he be the son of his father?

Verse 7
G 
D 
G 
His father, the teacher?
D 
G 
Or the son of a rotten gambler?
D 
Son of a rotten gambler?
Son of a rotten gambler?
Am 
D 
Son of a rotten gambler?
Son of a rotten gambler?
A 
D 
G 
D 
G 
The son of a rotten gambler?
D 
The son of a rotten gambler?.