The Gambler chords by Busy Signal
Verse 1
The Gambler
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Hmm, oh, hmm, hmm, oh,
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yeah... hothead!
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On a warm summer's
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evenin'
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On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
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We were both too tired to sleep
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So we took turns to starin' out
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the window at the darkness
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'Til boredom overtook us
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and he began to speak
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He said
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son I've made a life,
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out of readin' people's faces
And knowing what their cards were
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by the way they held their eyes
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So if you don't mind me saying,
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I can see you're out of aces
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For the taste of your whisky,
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I'll give you some advice
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So I handed him my bottle,
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and he drank down my last swallow
And he bummed a cigarette,
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and asked me for a light
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And the night dark gettin' quiet,
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and his face lost all expression
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Said if you gonna play the game boy,
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you gotta learn to play it right
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You got to know when to hold 'em,
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know when to fold 'em
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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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while sittin' at the table
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There will be time enough for count
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ing when the deal is done
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Every gambler knows that the
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secret to survivin'
Is knowing what to throw in
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and knowing what to keep
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'Cause every hand's a winner,
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and every hands a looser
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And the best that you can hope
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for is to die in your sleep
And when he finished speaking
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He turned back toward
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s the win dow
Crushed down his cigarette,
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faded off to sleep
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And somewhere in the darkness,
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the Gambler, he broke even
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But in his final words I found
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a message I could keep
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You got to know when to hold 'em,
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know when to fold 'em
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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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while sit tin' at the table
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There will be time enough for count
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ing when the deal is done
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You got to know
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when to hold 'em,
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know when to fold 'em
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Know when to walk away, know when to run
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You nev er count your money
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while sittin' at the table
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There will be time enough for counting
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when the deal is done
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You got to know when to hold 'em,
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know when to fold 'em
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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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while sittin' at the table
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There will be time enough for counting when
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the deal is done
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The Gambler
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