Chords for Hart Valley Drifters (Jerry Garcia) - “Roving Gambler” - Folk Time
Tempo:
131.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around.
[C] Whenever I [G] meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
Lay my money [Em] down, lay my [G] money down.
[D]
[G]
And been in Frisco many more weeks than three.
[C] I met [G] up with a pretty little [C] gal, she fell in love with me.
Fell in love with me, fell in love with me.
[G] [C] [G]
Took me to her parlor, she cooed me with her fan.
[C] Whispered [G] low in her mother's [C] ear, I love that [G] gambling man.
Love that gambling man, love that gambling man.
Daughter, oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so?
[C] To leave you [G] dear old mother [C] and with the [G] gambler go.
With the gambler go, with the gambler go.
[D] [G]
Mother, oh dear mother, you know my love well.
[C] But the love I [G] have for the gambling man, a human tongue can't tell.
Human tongue can't tell, human tongue can't tell.
Mother, oh dear mother, I'll tell you if I can.
[C] If you ever see me come to the back, I'll be with the gambling man.
Be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man.
[G] [C] [G]
See that train a-comin', she's comin' around the curve.
[C] Twistin' [G] in her bluff, [C] straight in [G] every nerve.
Straight in every [C] nerve, straight in [G] every nerve.
I'm a rovin' gambler, I'm gamblin' all around.
[C] Whenever [G] I meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
Lay my money down, lay my money down.
[C] Whenever I [G] meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
Lay my money [Em] down, lay my [G] money down.
[D]
[G]
And been in Frisco many more weeks than three.
[C] I met [G] up with a pretty little [C] gal, she fell in love with me.
Fell in love with me, fell in love with me.
[G] [C] [G]
Took me to her parlor, she cooed me with her fan.
[C] Whispered [G] low in her mother's [C] ear, I love that [G] gambling man.
Love that gambling man, love that gambling man.
Daughter, oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so?
[C] To leave you [G] dear old mother [C] and with the [G] gambler go.
With the gambler go, with the gambler go.
[D] [G]
Mother, oh dear mother, you know my love well.
[C] But the love I [G] have for the gambling man, a human tongue can't tell.
Human tongue can't tell, human tongue can't tell.
Mother, oh dear mother, I'll tell you if I can.
[C] If you ever see me come to the back, I'll be with the gambling man.
Be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man.
[G] [C] [G]
See that train a-comin', she's comin' around the curve.
[C] Twistin' [G] in her bluff, [C] straight in [G] every nerve.
Straight in every [C] nerve, straight in [G] every nerve.
I'm a rovin' gambler, I'm gamblin' all around.
[C] Whenever [G] I meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
Lay my money down, lay my money down.
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_ I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around.
[C] Whenever I [G] meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
_ _ Lay my money [Em] down, lay my [G] money down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And been in Frisco many more weeks than three.
[C] I met [G] up with a pretty little [C] gal, she fell in love with me.
_ _ Fell in love with me, fell in love with me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Took me to her parlor, she cooed me with her fan.
[C] Whispered [G] low in her mother's [C] ear, I love that [G] gambling man.
_ _ Love that gambling man, love that gambling man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Daughter, oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so?
[C] To leave you [G] dear old mother [C] and with the [G] gambler go.
_ _ With the gambler go, with the gambler go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mother, oh dear mother, you know my love well.
[C] But the love I [G] have for the gambling man, a human tongue can't tell. _ _
Human tongue can't tell, human tongue can't tell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mother, oh dear mother, I'll tell you if I can.
[C] If you ever see me come to the back, I'll be with the gambling man.
_ _ Be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
See that train a-comin', she's comin' around the curve.
[C] Twistin' [G] in her bluff, [C] straight in [G] every nerve.
_ _ Straight in every [C] nerve, straight in [G] every nerve. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a rovin' gambler, I'm gamblin' all around.
[C] Whenever [G] I meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down. _ _
Lay my money _ down, lay my money down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around.
[C] Whenever I [G] meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down.
_ _ Lay my money [Em] down, lay my [G] money down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And been in Frisco many more weeks than three.
[C] I met [G] up with a pretty little [C] gal, she fell in love with me.
_ _ Fell in love with me, fell in love with me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Took me to her parlor, she cooed me with her fan.
[C] Whispered [G] low in her mother's [C] ear, I love that [G] gambling man.
_ _ Love that gambling man, love that gambling man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Daughter, oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so?
[C] To leave you [G] dear old mother [C] and with the [G] gambler go.
_ _ With the gambler go, with the gambler go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mother, oh dear mother, you know my love well.
[C] But the love I [G] have for the gambling man, a human tongue can't tell. _ _
Human tongue can't tell, human tongue can't tell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mother, oh dear mother, I'll tell you if I can.
[C] If you ever see me come to the back, I'll be with the gambling man.
_ _ Be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
See that train a-comin', she's comin' around the curve.
[C] Twistin' [G] in her bluff, [C] straight in [G] every nerve.
_ _ Straight in every [C] nerve, straight in [G] every nerve. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a rovin' gambler, I'm gamblin' all around.
[C] Whenever [G] I meet with a deck of [C] cards, I lay my [G] money down. _ _
Lay my money _ down, lay my money down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _