Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
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Eb
On a warm summer's eve,
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on a train bound for nowhere,
Met up with a gambler,
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staring out the window at the darkness.
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The bottom overtook us,
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and he began to speak.
He said, son,
I made a life out of read
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ing people's faces,
Knowing what the cards were
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I can see you're out of aces,
For a taste of your whiskey,
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I'll give you some advice.
So I handed him my bottle
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and he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed his cigarette
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and his face lost all expression
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If you're gonna play the game,
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no when to fold it,
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no when to walk away,
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You never count your money
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There'll be time enough for counting
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when the deal is done
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E
the secret to surviving
is knowing what to throw away
and knowing what to keep
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E
Cause every hand's a winner
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and every hand's a loser
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E
and the best that you can hope for
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E
is to die in your sleep
And when he finished speaking,
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he turned back toward the window
Crossed out his cigarette
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the gambler he broke even
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But in his final words
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I found a taste that I could keep
You got no when to hold it,
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no when to fold it,
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no when to walk away,
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you never count your money
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When you're sitting at the table,
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there'll be timing of the counting
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when the dealing's done
You got no when to hold it,
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no when to fold it,
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B
no when to walk away, no when to run
E
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You never count your money
E
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' starts
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You got nowhere to hold it, nowhere to fall in,
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nowhere to walk away,
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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 your dealin ''s done you
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb Eb Ab E A...
Bb
Eb
Ab
E
A
B
Capo: 1
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