Key: Eb major
Verse 1
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On a warm summer's evening,
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on a train bound for nowhere,
met up with a gambler.
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window into darkness.
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Boredom overtook us,
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and he began to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
out of reading people's faces
Knowing what the cards were
I can see you're out of aces
For a drink off 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 a cigarette,
asked me for a light
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And the night got deathly quiet,
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and his face lost all expression
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boy, you gotta learn to play it right
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know when to fold it
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Know when to walk away,
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You never count your money
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When you're sittin' at the table
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for countin'
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When the dealin' is done
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secret to survivin'
He's known what to throw away,
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and 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
And when he finished speaking,
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he turned back towards the window
Crushed out a cigarette
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And in his fi nal words,
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I found an ace that I could keep
You got to know when to hold him,
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know when to fold him
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Know when to walk away,
know when to run
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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 time enough for countin'
When to hold em'
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Know when to fold em'
When to fold em'
Know when to run
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You never 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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know when to fold em,
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know when to walk away,
know when to run.
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You never count your money
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when you're sittin'
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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when the dealin' is done.
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