The Roving Gambler chords by
Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Key: D major

Verse 1

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I am a rovin' gambler

I've gambled all around

Wherever I meet with a deck of cards

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I lay my money down

Verse 2
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I've gambled down in Washington
I've gambled over in Spain
I'm on my way to Georgia
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D D 
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To knock down my last game
Knock down my last game
Knock down my last game

Verse 3

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I had not been in Washington

Many more weeks than three

'Till I fell I love with a pretty little girl

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She fell in love with me

Verse 4
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She took me in her parlor
She cooled me with her fan
She whispered low in her mother's ear
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D D 
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I love this gamblin' man
Love this gamblin' man
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Love this gamblin' man

Interlude 1

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Verse 5

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Oh,daugther, oh,dear daughter

How could you treat me so

To leave your dear old mother

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And with the gambler go

Verse 6
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Oh,mother, oh,dear mother
You know I love you well
But the love I hold for the gamblin' man
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D D 
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No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell
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D D 
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F F 
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No human tongue can tell
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A A 
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Verse 7

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I wouldn't marry a railroad man

This is the reason why

I never seen a railroad man

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That wouldn't tell his wife a lie

Verse 8
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Oh, mother, oh, dear mother
I'll tell you if I can
If you'll ever see me coming back
I'll be with the gamblin' man
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Verse 9
I am the rovin' gambler
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I've gambled all around
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Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
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D D 
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I lay my money down
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Lay my money down
Dm Dm 
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Lay my money down

Outro 1

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