The Gambler chords by Cliff Williams

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Verse 1
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On a
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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 sleep
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So we took turns a -staring
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out a window at the darkness
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Boredom overtook us,
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he began to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
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out of reading people's faces
Knowing what the cards were
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by the way they held their eyes
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So if you don't mind my 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
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So he hanged up in my bar,
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and he rang down my last twaddle
Then he bummed a cigarette,
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and asked me for a light
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And the night got dastardly quiet,
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and his face lost all expression
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Said if you're gonna play the game boy,
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you gotta learn to play it right
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You've nowhere to hold em,
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nowhere to fall em,
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nowhere to walk away, nowhere to run
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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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when the deal is done
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Every Campbell knows
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that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away,
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knowin' what to keep
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Cause every hand's a win,
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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 seat
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When he finished speaking,
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he turned back towards the win dow
Crashed out his cigarette,
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faded off to sleep
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Somewhere in the darkness,
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the gambler he broke even
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But in  his final words,
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I found an ace that I could keep
You got to know when to hold,
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know when to fall
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No when to walk away,
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no when to run
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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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When the demons burn you got to
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No when to hold them, no when to fall them
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No when to walk away,
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no when to run
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You never count your money
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When you sit at the table,
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there'll be time enough for countin'
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When the demons come
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You've got to know
when to hold them
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Know when to fall, when to fall
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Know when to walk away,
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know when to run
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Never  count your money
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When you sit at the table,
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there'll be time enough for countin'
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Let the demons fly