Chords for Busy Signal - The Gambler (Lyrics)
Tempo:
174.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Ab
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Eb]
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[Eb] I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired [Bb] to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns staring [Ab] out
the window at [Eb] the darkness, [F] the border of the moon, [Eb] [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak, saying, son
of midnight, [Ab] out of freedom, you [Eb] know it's what the gods would, how the way they [Bb] arise,
[Eb] so if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see your eyes, [Ab] for a [Eb]
taste of your whiskey, [Bb] and
give you some, [Eb]
so I had a drink, and [Ab] he drank down [Eb] my last swallow, and he bummed the cigarette,
[Bb]
[Eb] and the night got dead so quiet,
[Ab] space lost [Eb] all its pressure, said if [Ab] you're gonna play
the [Eb] game, boy, [Bb] you gotta, you [Eb]
gotta know when to move,
[Ab] know when [Eb] to fold, [Ab] know when [Eb] to walk away,
know when [Bb] to run, lose [Eb] or [Ab] bounce, [Eb]
[Ab] sitting at [Eb] the table, there is a [Ab] time to know [Eb] when
[Bb] the deal [Eb] is done,
[E] every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, is knowing what to throw away,
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every [E] hand's a loser,
and the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] now,
[E] and when he finished, he turned back toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, finished, [B] [E] and then he said,
[A] gambler he [E] been, [A] in his [E] final years, I [B] found,
you [E] got to know when to hold, [A] know when [E] to fold, [A] know [E] when to walk away,
know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your [E] money, [A] while sitting at [E] the table, there'll be time
[A] in the off [E] the count, [B] when the deal [E] is done, you got to know when to hold, [N] know when to fold,
[Ebm] know when to walk away, [E] know when [B] to run, you [E] never count your money, while sitting at the table,
there'll [Db] be time in the off the count, when the deal [E] is done, you got to know,
[A] know when [E] to hold, [A] know when [E] to walk away, know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your money,
[A] while sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time in the off [E] the count, [B] when the deal [E] is done,
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[Ab]
[Eb] I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired [Bb] to sleep, [Eb] so we took turns staring [Ab] out
the window at [Eb] the darkness, [F] the border of the moon, [Eb] [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak, saying, son
of midnight, [Ab] out of freedom, you [Eb] know it's what the gods would, how the way they [Bb] arise,
[Eb] so if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see your eyes, [Ab] for a [Eb]
taste of your whiskey, [Bb] and
give you some, [Eb]
so I had a drink, and [Ab] he drank down [Eb] my last swallow, and he bummed the cigarette,
[Bb]
[Eb] and the night got dead so quiet,
[Ab] space lost [Eb] all its pressure, said if [Ab] you're gonna play
the [Eb] game, boy, [Bb] you gotta, you [Eb]
gotta know when to move,
[Ab] know when [Eb] to fold, [Ab] know when [Eb] to walk away,
know when [Bb] to run, lose [Eb] or [Ab] bounce, [Eb]
[Ab] sitting at [Eb] the table, there is a [Ab] time to know [Eb] when
[Bb] the deal [Eb] is done,
[E] every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, is knowing what to throw away,
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every [E] hand's a loser,
and the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] now,
[E] and when he finished, he turned back toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, finished, [B] [E] and then he said,
[A] gambler he [E] been, [A] in his [E] final years, I [B] found,
you [E] got to know when to hold, [A] know when [E] to fold, [A] know [E] when to walk away,
know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your [E] money, [A] while sitting at [E] the table, there'll be time
[A] in the off [E] the count, [B] when the deal [E] is done, you got to know when to hold, [N] know when to fold,
[Ebm] know when to walk away, [E] know when [B] to run, you [E] never count your money, while sitting at the table,
there'll [Db] be time in the off the count, when the deal [E] is done, you got to know,
[A] know when [E] to hold, [A] know when [E] to walk away, know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your money,
[A] while sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time in the off [E] the count, [B] when the deal [E] is done,
[A]
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired [Bb] to sleep, _ [Eb] so we took turns staring _ [Ab] out
the window at [Eb] the darkness, [F] the border of the moon, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak, _ saying, son
of midnight, _ _ [Ab] out of freedom, you [Eb] _ _ _ _ know it's what the gods would, how the way they _ [Bb] arise,
_ [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying, _ [Ab] I can see your eyes, _ _ [Ab] for a [Eb]
taste of your whiskey, _ [Bb] and
give you some, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
so I had a drink, _ _ _ and [Ab] he drank down [Eb] my last swallow, _ _ and he bummed the cigarette,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] and the night got dead so quiet, _
_ [Ab] space lost [Eb] all its pressure, _ said if [Ab] you're gonna play
the [Eb] _ game, boy, [Bb] you gotta, _ you [Eb] _ _ _
gotta know when to move, _
_ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to fold, _ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to walk away,
_ know when [Bb] to run, lose [Eb] or [Ab] bounce, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] sitting at [Eb] the table, there is a [Ab] time to know [Eb] when _ _
_ [Bb] the deal [Eb] is done, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ every gambler knows, _ [A] that the secret to [E] _ surviving, is knowing what to throw away,
and knowing what [B] to keep, _ [E] cause every hand's a winner, _ [A] and every [E] hand's a loser,
_ and the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] now, _
_ [E] _ _ _ and when he finished, _ _ he turned back toward the window,
_ _ _ crushed out his _ cigarette, _ finished, _ [B] _ _ _ [E] and then he said, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ gambler he [E] been, _ _ _ [A] in his [E] final years, I [B] found,
you _ [E] got _ _ _ to know when to hold, _ _ [A] _ know when [E] to fold, _ _ [A] _ know [E] when to walk away,
_ know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your [E] money, _ [A] while sitting at [E] the table, there'll be time
[A] in the off [E] the count, _ _ [B] _ when the deal [E] is done, you got to know when to hold, [N] _ _ _ know when to fold,
_ _ _ [Ebm] know when to walk away, [E] _ know when [B] to run, you [E] never count your money, _ while sitting at the table,
there'll [Db] be time in the off the count, _ _ _ when the deal [E] is done, you got to know,
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ know when [E] to hold, _ [A] _ know when [E] to walk away, _ know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your money,
_ [A] while sitting [E] at the table, _ there'll be [A] time in the off [E] the count, _ _ [B] _ when the deal [E] is done, _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired [Bb] to sleep, _ [Eb] so we took turns staring _ [Ab] out
the window at [Eb] the darkness, [F] the border of the moon, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak, _ saying, son
of midnight, _ _ [Ab] out of freedom, you [Eb] _ _ _ _ know it's what the gods would, how the way they _ [Bb] arise,
_ [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying, _ [Ab] I can see your eyes, _ _ [Ab] for a [Eb]
taste of your whiskey, _ [Bb] and
give you some, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
so I had a drink, _ _ _ and [Ab] he drank down [Eb] my last swallow, _ _ and he bummed the cigarette,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] and the night got dead so quiet, _
_ [Ab] space lost [Eb] all its pressure, _ said if [Ab] you're gonna play
the [Eb] _ game, boy, [Bb] you gotta, _ you [Eb] _ _ _
gotta know when to move, _
_ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to fold, _ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to walk away,
_ know when [Bb] to run, lose [Eb] or [Ab] bounce, _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] sitting at [Eb] the table, there is a [Ab] time to know [Eb] when _ _
_ [Bb] the deal [Eb] is done, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ every gambler knows, _ [A] that the secret to [E] _ surviving, is knowing what to throw away,
and knowing what [B] to keep, _ [E] cause every hand's a winner, _ [A] and every [E] hand's a loser,
_ and the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] now, _
_ [E] _ _ _ and when he finished, _ _ he turned back toward the window,
_ _ _ crushed out his _ cigarette, _ finished, _ [B] _ _ _ [E] and then he said, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ gambler he [E] been, _ _ _ [A] in his [E] final years, I [B] found,
you _ [E] got _ _ _ to know when to hold, _ _ [A] _ know when [E] to fold, _ _ [A] _ know [E] when to walk away,
_ know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your [E] money, _ [A] while sitting at [E] the table, there'll be time
[A] in the off [E] the count, _ _ [B] _ when the deal [E] is done, you got to know when to hold, [N] _ _ _ know when to fold,
_ _ _ [Ebm] know when to walk away, [E] _ know when [B] to run, you [E] never count your money, _ while sitting at the table,
there'll [Db] be time in the off the count, _ _ _ when the deal [E] is done, you got to know,
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ know when [E] to hold, _ [A] _ know when [E] to walk away, _ know when [B] to run, you [E] never [A] count your money,
_ [A] while sitting [E] at the table, _ there'll be [A] time in the off [E] the count, _ _ [B] _ when the deal [E] is done, _ _ _ _ _
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