The Gambler chords by Johnny Cash
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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About 20 years ago,
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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 a starin'
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through the window at the darkness
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Til' boredom overtook us
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and he commenced to speak
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Verse 2
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He said: Son, I've made a life out of readin'
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people's faces
And knowin' what their cards were,
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by the way they held their eyes
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And if you don't mind my sayin',
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I would say you're out of aces
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"And for one taste of your whiskey,
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I will give you some advice
Verse 3
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So I handed him my bottle,
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and he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette;
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then he bummed a light
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The night got deathly quiet and his face
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lost all expression
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He said: If you're gonna play the game, boy,
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you better learn to play it right
Verse 4
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'Cos ev'ry gambler knows that the secret
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to survival
Is knowin' what to throw away
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and knowin' what to keep
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And ev'ry hand's a winner,
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just like ev'ry hand's a loser
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And the best that you can hope for is to die
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in your sleep
Chorus 1
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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 don't ever count your money
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while you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' is done
Chorus 2
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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 don't ever count your money
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while you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' is done
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Verse 5
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And when he finished speakin',
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he turned back t'ward the window
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Put out his cigarette; 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 an ace
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that I could keep
Chorus 3
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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 don't ever count your money
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while you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' is done
Chorus 4
You got to know when to hold 'em;
know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away;
know when to run
You don't ever count your money
while you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
when the dealin' is done
Chorus 5
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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 don't ever count your money
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while you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' is done
The Gambler
Johnny Cash
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