Key: A major
Verse 1
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on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with The Gambler,
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window at the darkness.
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Til' boredom overtook us and
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he commenced to speak.
Verse 2
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readin' people's faces,
"And knowin' what their cards were,
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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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and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette,
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his face lost all expression.
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He said: "If you're gonna play the game,
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boy, you better learn to play it right."
Verse 4
and knowin' what to keep.
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"And every hand's a winner,
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just like 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 sleep.
Verse 5
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know when to fold 'em.
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"Know when to walk away,
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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."
Verse 6
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'em, know when to fold 'em.
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"Know when to walk away,
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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."
Verse 7
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he turned back t'ward the window.
Put out his cigarette,
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the gambler he broke even.
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But in his fi nal words I found an
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ace that I could keep.
Verse 8
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know when to fold 'em.
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"Know when to walk away,
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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."
Verse 9
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're sittin' at the table.
"There'll be time enough for countin'
when the dealin' is done."
Verse 10
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'em, know when to fold 'em.
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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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