Key: Eb major
Verse 1
Eb
Ab
Eb
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Eb
On a warm
summer's evenin',
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Eb
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler.
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Eb
Out the window at the
darkness.
When boredom overtook us,
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Eb
He began to speak.
Verse 2
Ab
Eb
Out of readin' people's faces.
Knowin' what the cards were
I can see you're out of aces,
For a taste of your whiskey,
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I'll give you some advice.
Verse 3
Ab
Eb
And he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette
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Eb
And his face lost all expression.
He said, If
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You're gonna play the game, boy,
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Eb
You gotta learn to play it right.
Verse 4
'em,
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Eb
Know when to fold 'em
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Eb
Know when to walk away,
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Ab
Eb
You never count your money
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Eb
When you're sit tin' at the table.
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Eb
There'll be time enough for countin'
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Eb
When the dealin's done.
Verse 5
Eb
E
Now every gambler knows
A
E
The secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
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E
And every hand's a loser
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E
And the best you can hope for
B
E
Is to die in your sleep.
Verse 6
A
E
He turned back toward the window,
Crushed out his cigarette
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E
The gambler he broke even.
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E
And in his final words I found
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E
An ace that I could keep.
Verse 7
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
E
B
for countin'
Verse 8
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
E
B
for countin'
Verse 9
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
A
E
There'll be time enough for countin'
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Ab Bb E A...
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