The Gambler chords by 
Billy Forrest 
N/A
Key: D major•
Verse 1
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On a warm summer's evening,
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on a train bound for nowhere,
Met up with a gambler,
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we were both too tired to speak.
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So we took turns at staring out the
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window at the dark ness,
But boredom overtook us,
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and he began to speak.
He said, son,
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I've made a lot out of reading
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people's faces
Knowing what the cards were
by the way they held their eyes
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And if you don't mind me saying
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I can see you're out of aces
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for a taste of your whiskey
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I'll give you some ad vice
So I handed him my bottle
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And he drank down my last swallow
Then he burned the cigarette
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And asked me for a light
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And the night got dead quiet
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And his face lost all expres sion
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Said, if you wanna play the game, boy
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You gotta learn to play it right
You gotta know when to hold it
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Know when to fold it
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Know when to walk away
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Know when to run,
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you never count your money
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When you're sittin' at the table,
there'll be time enough for countin'
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When the dealin's done
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Every gambler knows that
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the secret to surviv ing
Is knowing what to throw away,
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knowing what to keep
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For every hand's a winner,
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and every hand's a loser
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And the best that you can hope for
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is to die in your sleep
When ain't finished speaking,
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you turn back
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He towards the win dow,
crushed out his cigarette,
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and faded up to sleep
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And somewhere in the darkness,
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a gambler he broke even
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In his final word s I found,
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an ace that I could keep
You gotta know when to hold it,
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know when to fold it
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Know when to walk away,
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know when to run ,
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you never count your money
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When you're sitting at the table,
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there'll be time enough for count ing
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When the deal is done,
you gotta know when to hold them
Know when to fold them
Know when to walk away,
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know when to run,
you never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
Eb
When the dealin's done
You gotta know when to hold it
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Eb
Know when to fold it
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Know when to walk away
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Know when to run
Eb
You never count your money
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When you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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Eb
When the deal is done
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