Chords for Arly Karlsen - The Gambler (Music Video)
Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:
B
C
E
F
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
On a warm summer's evening, on [E] a train by from [B] nowhere, I met up with the gambler.
We were both too tired to [F#] sleep, [B] so we took turns to staring.
Out [E] a window out of [B] darkness, [E] did boredom [B] overtook us?
[F#] And he began to [B] speak.
He said, son, I made a life [E] out of reading [B] people's faces, and knowing what their cards
were, by the way they held [F#] their eyes.
[B] And if you don't mind me saying, I [E] can see you out [B] of aces [E] for a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you some [B] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [E] and he drank down my [B] last bottle.
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me for [F#] a life.
[B] Then the night got deathly quiet, [E] and his face lost [B] all expression.
[E] Said, if you're gonna play [B] the game, boy, [F#] you got to learn to play [B] it right.
You got to know when to hold them, [E] know [B] when to fold them, [E] know [B] when to walk away, know
[F#] when to run.
You [B] never count your money [E] when you're sitting [B] at the table.
There'll be [E] time [B] enough for counting [F#] when the [B] dealing's done.
[C] Every gambler knows [F] that secret [C] to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing
[G] what to pick.
[C] Because every hand's a winner [F] and every [C] hand's a loser, and the best that you can hope for
[G] is to die [C] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [F] he turned back [C] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [G] off to sleep.
[C] And somewhere in the darkness, [F] the gambler, [C] he broke even.
[F] But in his [C] final words, I [G] found an ace [C] that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [F] know [C] when to fold them, [F] know [C] when to walk away, know
[G] when to run.
[C] You never count your money [F] when you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when [C] the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold [G#] them, know when to walk away, [G] know
when to run.
[C] You never [F] count your [C] money when [F] you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [C] enough for counting [G]
[C] when the dealing's done.
On a warm summer's evening, on [E] a train by from [B] nowhere, I met up with the gambler.
We were both too tired to [F#] sleep, [B] so we took turns to staring.
Out [E] a window out of [B] darkness, [E] did boredom [B] overtook us?
[F#] And he began to [B] speak.
He said, son, I made a life [E] out of reading [B] people's faces, and knowing what their cards
were, by the way they held [F#] their eyes.
[B] And if you don't mind me saying, I [E] can see you out [B] of aces [E] for a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you some [B] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [E] and he drank down my [B] last bottle.
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me for [F#] a life.
[B] Then the night got deathly quiet, [E] and his face lost [B] all expression.
[E] Said, if you're gonna play [B] the game, boy, [F#] you got to learn to play [B] it right.
You got to know when to hold them, [E] know [B] when to fold them, [E] know [B] when to walk away, know
[F#] when to run.
You [B] never count your money [E] when you're sitting [B] at the table.
There'll be [E] time [B] enough for counting [F#] when the [B] dealing's done.
[C] Every gambler knows [F] that secret [C] to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing
[G] what to pick.
[C] Because every hand's a winner [F] and every [C] hand's a loser, and the best that you can hope for
[G] is to die [C] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [F] he turned back [C] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [G] off to sleep.
[C] And somewhere in the darkness, [F] the gambler, [C] he broke even.
[F] But in his [C] final words, I [G] found an ace [C] that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [F] know [C] when to fold them, [F] know [C] when to walk away, know
[G] when to run.
[C] You never count your money [F] when you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when [C] the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold [G#] them, know when to walk away, [G] know
when to run.
[C] You never [F] count your [C] money when [F] you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [C] enough for counting [G]
[C] when the dealing's done.
Key:
B
C
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ On a warm summer's evening, on [E] a train by from [B] nowhere, I met up with the gambler.
We were both too tired to [F#] sleep, [B] so we took turns to staring.
Out [E] a window out of [B] darkness, [E] did boredom [B] overtook us?
[F#] And he began to [B] speak.
He said, son, I made a life [E] out of reading [B] people's faces, and knowing what their cards
were, by the way they held [F#] their eyes.
[B] And if you don't mind me saying, I [E] can see you out [B] of aces [E] for a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you some [B] advice. _ _
_ _ So I handed him my bottle, [E] and he drank down my [B] last bottle.
_ Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me for [F#] a life.
[B] Then the night got deathly quiet, [E] and his face lost [B] all expression.
[E] Said, if you're gonna play [B] the game, boy, [F#] you got to learn to play [B] it right.
You got to know when to hold them, [E] know [B] when to fold them, [E] know [B] when to walk away, know
[F#] when to run.
You [B] never count your money [E] when you're sitting [B] at the table.
There'll be [E] time [B] enough for counting [F#] when the [B] dealing's done. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Every gambler knows [F] that secret [C] to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing
[G] what to pick.
[C] Because every hand's a winner [F] and every [C] hand's a loser, and the best that you can hope for
[G] is to die [C] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [F] he turned back [C] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [G] off to sleep.
[C] And somewhere in the darkness, [F] the gambler, [C] he broke even.
[F] But in his [C] final words, I [G] found an ace [C] that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [F] know [C] when to fold them, [F] know [C] when to walk away, know
[G] when to run.
[C] You never count your money [F] when you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when [C] the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, _ know when to fold [G#] them, know when to walk away, [G] know
when to run.
[C] You never [F] count your [C] money when [F] you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [C] enough for counting _ [G]
[C] when the dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ On a warm summer's evening, on [E] a train by from [B] nowhere, I met up with the gambler.
We were both too tired to [F#] sleep, [B] so we took turns to staring.
Out [E] a window out of [B] darkness, [E] did boredom [B] overtook us?
[F#] And he began to [B] speak.
He said, son, I made a life [E] out of reading [B] people's faces, and knowing what their cards
were, by the way they held [F#] their eyes.
[B] And if you don't mind me saying, I [E] can see you out [B] of aces [E] for a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you some [B] advice. _ _
_ _ So I handed him my bottle, [E] and he drank down my [B] last bottle.
_ Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me for [F#] a life.
[B] Then the night got deathly quiet, [E] and his face lost [B] all expression.
[E] Said, if you're gonna play [B] the game, boy, [F#] you got to learn to play [B] it right.
You got to know when to hold them, [E] know [B] when to fold them, [E] know [B] when to walk away, know
[F#] when to run.
You [B] never count your money [E] when you're sitting [B] at the table.
There'll be [E] time [B] enough for counting [F#] when the [B] dealing's done. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Every gambler knows [F] that secret [C] to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing
[G] what to pick.
[C] Because every hand's a winner [F] and every [C] hand's a loser, and the best that you can hope for
[G] is to die [C] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [F] he turned back [C] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [G] off to sleep.
[C] And somewhere in the darkness, [F] the gambler, [C] he broke even.
[F] But in his [C] final words, I [G] found an ace [C] that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [F] know [C] when to fold them, [F] know [C] when to walk away, know
[G] when to run.
[C] You never count your money [F] when you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when [C] the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, _ know when to fold [G#] them, know when to walk away, [G] know
when to run.
[C] You never [F] count your [C] money when [F] you're sitting [C] at the table.
There'll be time [C] enough for counting _ [G]
[C] when the dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
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