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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window at the darkness,
But boredom overtook us,
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and he began to speak.
He said, son,
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 advice
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 his face lost all expression
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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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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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the secret to surviving
Is knowing what to throw away,
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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,
crushed out his cigarette,
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a gambler he broke even
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In his final words 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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When you're sitting at the table,
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there'll be time enough for counting
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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,
you never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
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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When the deal is done
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