Key: F major
Verse 1
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On a warm summer's evening,
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a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler,
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the window in the darkness
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For boredom overtook us,
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he began to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
out
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of reading people's faces
And knowing what the cards were
by the way they held their eyes
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And if you don't mind me saying,
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I can see you're out of vases
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For a drink of your whiskey,
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he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
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As his face lost all expression
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He said, you're gonna play the game,
boy
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Nowhere to fold him
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Nowhere to walk away
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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 the deal's done
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The secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
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And the best that you can ask for
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is to die in your sleep
When he'd finish speaking,
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he'd turn back towards the window
Crushed out his cigarette
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the gambler he broke even
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In his final words
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I found an ace that I could keep
You got to know where to hold him
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Know where to fold him
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Know where to walk away
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When you're sitting at the table
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There'll be time to look for counsel
You've got to know where to hold em
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Know where to fall em
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Know where to walk away
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When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough
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for countin'
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When the dealin's done
You've got to know where to hold em
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Know where to fall em
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Nowhere to walk away, nowhere to run
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When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough
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for countin'
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When the dealin's done
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