Chords for Blake Shelton - The Gambler (HQ Studio Version)
Tempo:
88.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
Ab
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [G] [Ab]
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train [Eb] bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns a-staring [Ab] out the window [Eb] at the darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces, knowing what the cards were,
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes.
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying, [Ab] I can see you're [Eb] out of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [Ab] and he drank down [Eb] my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a life.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost [Eb] all expression.
[Ab] He said, if you're gonna [Eb] play the game, boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, [Ab] know [Eb] when to walk away, and
know [Bb] when to run.
You [Eb] never count your money.
[Ab] When you're sitting [Eb] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
[E] Now every gambler knows [A] that the secret [E] to survival is knowing what to throw away and
knowing [B] what to [E] keep.
Cause every hand's a winner, [A] every [E] hand's a loser, [A] and the best that you [E] can hope for
[B] is to die [E] in your sleep.
So when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [B] off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even.
[A] But in his [E] final words, I [B] found an ace that [E] I had to keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold them, [A] know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
You [E] never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know [Dbm] when to fold them, know when to walk away, [B] and
know when to run.
You never [Ab] count your money.
When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold [A] them, know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
[E] You never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train [Eb] bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns a-staring [Ab] out the window [Eb] at the darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces, knowing what the cards were,
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes.
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying, [Ab] I can see you're [Eb] out of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [Ab] and he drank down [Eb] my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a life.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost [Eb] all expression.
[Ab] He said, if you're gonna [Eb] play the game, boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, [Ab] know [Eb] when to walk away, and
know [Bb] when to run.
You [Eb] never count your money.
[Ab] When you're sitting [Eb] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
[E] Now every gambler knows [A] that the secret [E] to survival is knowing what to throw away and
knowing [B] what to [E] keep.
Cause every hand's a winner, [A] every [E] hand's a loser, [A] and the best that you [E] can hope for
[B] is to die [E] in your sleep.
So when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [B] off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even.
[A] But in his [E] final words, I [B] found an ace that [E] I had to keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold them, [A] know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
You [E] never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know [Dbm] when to fold them, know when to walk away, [B] and
know when to run.
You never [Ab] count your money.
When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold [A] them, know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
[E] You never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
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[Eb] On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train [Eb] bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns a-staring [Ab] out the window [Eb] at the darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces, knowing what the cards were,
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes.
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying, [Ab] I can see you're [Eb] out of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [Ab] and he drank down [Eb] my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a life.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost [Eb] all expression.
[Ab] He said, if you're gonna [Eb] play the game, boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, [Ab] know [Eb] when to walk away, and
know [Bb] when to run.
You [Eb] never count your money.
[Ab] When you're sitting [Eb] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now every gambler knows [A] that the secret [E] to survival is knowing what to throw away and
knowing [B] what to [E] keep.
Cause every hand's a winner, _ [A] every [E] hand's a loser, [A] and the best that you [E] can hope for
[B] is to die [E] in your sleep.
So when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [B] off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even.
[A] But in his [E] final words, I [B] found an ace that [E] I had to keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold them, [A] know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
You [E] never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know [Dbm] when to fold them, know when to walk away, [B] and
know when to run.
You never [Ab] count your money.
When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold [A] them, know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
[E] You never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
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[Eb] On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train [Eb] bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns a-staring [Ab] out the window [Eb] at the darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces, knowing what the cards were,
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes.
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying, [Ab] I can see you're [Eb] out of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
So I handed him my bottle, [Ab] and he drank down [Eb] my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a life.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost [Eb] all expression.
[Ab] He said, if you're gonna [Eb] play the game, boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right.
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, [Ab] know [Eb] when to walk away, and
know [Bb] when to run.
You [Eb] never count your money.
[Ab] When you're sitting [Eb] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now every gambler knows [A] that the secret [E] to survival is knowing what to throw away and
knowing [B] what to [E] keep.
Cause every hand's a winner, _ [A] every [E] hand's a loser, [A] and the best that you [E] can hope for
[B] is to die [E] in your sleep.
So when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] towards the window, crushed out his cigarette,
and faded [B] off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even.
[A] But in his [E] final words, I [B] found an ace that [E] I had to keep.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold them, [A] know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
You [E] never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, know [Dbm] when to fold them, know when to walk away, [B] and
know when to run.
You never [Ab] count your money.
When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
You got to know when to hold them, [A] know [E] when to fold [A] them, know [E] when to walk away, and
know [B] when to run.
[E] You never count your money.
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough for counting [B] when the [E] dealing's done.
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