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