The Gambler chords by Home Free

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Verse 1
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 (D major) On a warm summer's eve
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a- starin'
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Out the win (G major) dow at  (D major) the darkness
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The bore (G major) dom over (D major) took us,
And he began to speak
He said, ""Son, I've made a life
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Out of  (G major) readin' people's faces  (D major) 
Knowin' what the cards were
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By the way they held their  (A major) eyes
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So if  (D major) you don't mind me sayin'
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I can  (G major) see you're out of  (D major) aces
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For a  (G major) taste of your whiskey  (D major) 
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I'll  (A major) give you some ad (D major) vice""
So I handed him my bottle
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And he  (G major) drank down  (D major) my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
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And asked me for a light  (Asus4) 
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And the  (D major) night got deathly quiet
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And his  (G major) faced lost all ex (D major) pression
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He said, ""If you're  (G major) gonna
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play the game,  (D major) boy
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You gotta  (A major) learn to play it right  (D major) 
You've got to know when to hold 'em
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 (G major) Know when to fold  (D major) 'em
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 (G major) Know when to walk  (D major) away
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And know when to run (A major) 
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You never  (D major) count your money
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When you're  (G major) sittin' at the table  (D major) 
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There'll be time enough  (G major) for countin'  (D major) 
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 (A major) When the dealin's  (D major) done
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 (E flat major) Every gambler knows
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That the  (A flat major) secret to sur (E flat major) vivin'
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Is  (A flat major) knowin' what to throw  (E flat major) away
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And knowin' what to keep (B flat major) 
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'Cause  (E flat major) every hand's a winner
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And  (A flat major) every hand's a loser  (E flat major) 
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And the  (A flat major) best that you can  (E flat major) hope for is to die  (B flat major) 
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in your sleep (E flat major) 
And when he finished speakin'
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He  (A flat major) turned back toward the win (E flat major) dow
Crushed out his cigarette
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And faded  (B flat major) off to sleep
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And  (E flat major) somewhere in the darkness
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The  (A flat major) gambler he broke  (E flat major) even
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 (A flat major) But in his final word (E flat major) s
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I found  (B flat major) an ace that I could keep
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 (A flat major) You've got to  (E flat major) know when to hold 'em
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 (A flat major) Know when to fold  (E flat major) 'em
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 (A flat major) Know when to walk  (E flat major) away
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And know when to run (B flat major) 
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You never  (E flat major) count  (A flat major) your  (E flat major) money
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When you're  (A flat major) sit tin' at the table  (E flat major) 
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There'll be time enough  (A flat major) for countin'  (E flat major) 
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 (B flat major) When the dealin's  (E flat major) done
You've got to know when to hold
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'em (when to hold  (A flat major) 'em)
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Know when to fold  (E flat major) 'em
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(when to fold  (A flat major) 'em)
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Know when to walk  (E flat major) away
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And know  (B flat major) when to run
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You never  (E flat major) count  (A flat major) your money  (E flat major) 
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When you're  (A flat major) sit tin' at the table  (E flat major) 
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There'll be time enough  (A flat major) for countin'  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
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 (B flat major) When the dealin's  (E flat major) done
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You've got to know when to hold  (A flat major) 'em
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Know when to fold  (E flat major) 'em
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 (A flat major) Know when to walk  (E flat major) away
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And know when to run (B flat major) 
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You never  (E flat major) count  (A flat major) your  (E flat major) money
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When you're  (A flat major) sittin' at the table  (E flat major) 
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There'll be time enough  (A flat major) for countin'  (E flat major) 
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 (B flat major) When the dealin's done