The Roving Gambler chords by Doc Watson

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Verse 1
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I  (G major) am  (C major)  (G major) a rovin' gambler,
I gamble down in town
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards,
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I  (C major) lay my money down  (G major) 
I've gambled down in Washington,
gambled over in Spain
I'm a -goin' back to Georgia
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to gamble  (C major) my last  (G major) game  (C major)  (G major) 
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I hadn't been in Washington
many more weeks and three
Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl
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And she  (C major) fell in love with  (G major) me
She tucked me in her parlor
And she cooled me with her fan
And she whispered low in her mama's ear
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I love  (C major) that gamblin'  (G major) man
Daughter oh dear daughter
How could you treat me so
To leave your dear old mother
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And  (C major) with the gambler go  (G major) 
Mother, oh dear mother,
you know I love you well
But the love I got for this gamblin' man
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no  (C major) hu man tongue can  (G major) tell  (C major)  (G major) 
I wouldn't marry a railroad man,
I can tell you the reason why
Did you ever see a guitar picker
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that wouldn't  (C major) tell his wife a  (G major) lie?
I've gambled out in Washington,
gambled over in Spain,
I'm going back to Georgia to gamble
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Oh,  (C major) my last  (G major) game