Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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On
Verse 1
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On a train bound from nowhere,
I met up with the gambler
I had a window at the doctor's
to board him over tookies
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And he commenced to speak,
he said, son, I made a life
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I had to read in people's faces,
but knowing what the cards were
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That I can see you're out of aces
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I'll give you some advice
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And he drank down mine and swallowed
And then he bummed the cigarette
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Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy
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You gotta learn to play it right
You got no end to holdin'
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No end to foldin'
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No end 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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enough for counting,
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when the deal is done?
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that the secret to survival,
is knowing what to throw away,
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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 to the window
Crushed down his cigarette,
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But in his final words,
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I found an ace that I could keep
You got no end to holdin',
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no end to foldin'
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No end to walk away, no end to run
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You never count your money
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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 deal is done
You got no when to hold up,
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no when to fold up,
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no when to walk away, no when to run
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You never count your money
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while you're sittin' at the table
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There'll be time enough
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for countin'
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when the deal is done
You got no when to hold up,
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no when to fold up,
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no when to walk away, no when to run
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You never count your money
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while you're sit ting at the table
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There'll be time enough for counting
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