Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
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Out the window at the darkness
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The boredom overtook us
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And he began to speak
Verse 2
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Eb
Out of readin' people's faces
Knowin' what the cards were
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I can see you're out of aces
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For a taste of your whiskey
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I'll give you some advice"
Verse 3
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And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
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And his face lost all ex pression
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Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
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You gotta learn to play it right
Chorus 1
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Know when to fold 'em
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Know when 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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There'll be time enough for countin'
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When the dealin's done
Verse 4
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That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
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And every hand's a loser
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And the best that you can hope for
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Is to die in your sleep"
Verse 5
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He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
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The gambler he broke even
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But in his final words I found
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an ace that I could keep
Chorus 2
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Know when to fold 'em
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Know when 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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There'll be time enough for countin'
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When the dealin's done
Chorus 3
(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
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Know when to fold 'em
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Know when 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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There'll be time enough for countin'
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E
When the dealin's done
TunerE A D G B E
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