The Gambler chords by Kenny Rogers
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
On a (D major) warm summer's evening
On a (G major) train bound for nowhere (D major)
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep (A major)
So (D major) we took turns a-starin'
Out the (G major) window at the darkness (D major)
The (G major) boredom overtook (D major) us
(A major) And he began to speak (D major)
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Verse 2
He said, (D major) "Son, I've made a life
Out of (G major) readin' people's faces (D major)
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their eyes (A major)
So if (D major) you don't mind my sayin'
I can (G major) see you're out of aces (D major)
For a (G major) taste of your whiskey (D major)
I'll (A major) give you some advice" (D major)
Verse 3
So I (D major) handed him my bottle
And he (G major) drank down my last (D major) swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light (A major)
And the (D major) night got deathly quiet
And his (G major) face lost all ex (D major) pression
Said, "If you're (G major) gonna play the game, (D major) boy
You gotta (A major) learn to play it right (D major)
Chorus 1
You've got to (D major) know when to hold 'em
(G major) Know when to fold (D major) 'em
(G major) Know when to walk (D major) away
And know when to run (A major)
You never (D major) count (G major) your (D major) money
When you're (G major) sittin' at the table (D major)
There'll be time enough (G major) for countin' (D major)
(A major) When the dealin's (D major) done (D major)
Verse 4
(E flat major) Every gambler knows
That the (A flat major) secret to surv (E flat major) ivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep (B flat major)
'Cause (E flat major) every hand's a winner
And (A flat major) every hand's a loser (E flat major)
And the (A flat major) best that you can (E flat major) hope for
Is to (B flat major) die in your sleep" (E flat major)
Verse 5
And (E flat major) when he'd finished speakin'
He (A flat major) turned back toward the window (E flat major)
Crushed out his cigarette
Faded off to sleep (B flat major)
And (E flat major) somewhere in the darkness
The (A flat major) gambler he broke (E flat major) even
But (A flat major) in his final words (E flat major) I found
an (B flat major) ace that I could keep (E flat major)
Chorus 2
You've got to (E flat major) know when to hold 'em
(A flat major) Know when to fold (E flat major) 'em
(A flat major) Know when to walk (E flat major) away
And know when to run (B flat major)
You never (E flat major) count (A flat major) your (E flat major) money
When you're (A flat major) sittin' at the table (E flat major)
There'll be time enough (A flat major) for countin' (E flat major)
(B flat major) When the dealin's (E flat major) done
Chorus 3
You've got to (E flat major) know when to hold 'em
(when to hold 'em)
Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
Chorus 4
You've got to (E flat major) know when to hold 'em
(A flat major) Know when to fold (E flat major) 'em
(A flat major) Know when to walk (E flat major) away
And know when to run (B flat major)
You never (E flat major) count (A flat major) your (E flat major) money
When you're (A flat major) sittin' at the table (E flat major)
There'll be time enough (A flat major) for countin' (E flat major)
(B flat major) When the dealin's (E flat major) done
The Gambler
Kenny Rogers
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