The Gambler Chords by Home Free
Tempo:
90.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
A
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On a warm summer's eve, on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns a [Eb]-staring.
Out the window at the [Bb]
darkness, [Eb] Tim Hortum overtook us, and he [C] 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 me saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of aces,
[Ab] for a taste of [Eb] your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette, [Bb] and asked me for a light.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost all [Eb] expression.
Said [Ab] if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [Ab] when you're sitting at [Eb] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done.
[E] Every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E]
surviving,
[A] is knowing what [E] to throw away, and knowing what [B] to keep.
[E] Cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every hand's [E] a loser,
[A] and the best that you [E] can hope for, is [B] to die [E] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, and [B] faded off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] broke even,
[Am] and in his [E] final words I [B] found, an ace that I could keep.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know [B] when to run.
Hey, you [E] never count your money, [A] 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 em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
know when to walk away, [B] and know when to run.
Hey, 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 dealing's done.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
[A] know [E] when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [A] when you're sitting at [E] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done.
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns a [Eb]-staring.
Out the window at the [Bb]
darkness, [Eb] Tim Hortum overtook us, and he [C] 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 me saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of aces,
[Ab] for a taste of [Eb] your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette, [Bb] and asked me for a light.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost all [Eb] expression.
Said [Ab] if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [Ab] when you're sitting at [Eb] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done.
[E] Every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E]
surviving,
[A] is knowing what [E] to throw away, and knowing what [B] to keep.
[E] Cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every hand's [E] a loser,
[A] and the best that you [E] can hope for, is [B] to die [E] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, and [B] faded off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] broke even,
[Am] and in his [E] final words I [B] found, an ace that I could keep.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know [B] when to run.
Hey, you [E] never count your money, [A] 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 em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
know when to walk away, [B] and know when to run.
Hey, 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 dealing's done.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
[A] know [E] when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [A] when you're sitting at [E] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done.
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_ _ _ _ On a warm summer's eve, on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns a [Eb]-staring.
Out the window at the [Bb]
darkness, [Eb] Tim Hortum overtook us, and he [C] 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 me saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of aces,
[Ab] for a taste of [Eb] your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette, [Bb] and asked me for a light.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost all [Eb] expression.
Said [Ab] if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right.
You got to know when to hold em, _ know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [Ab] when you're sitting at [Eb] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done. _
_ [E] Every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E]
surviving,
[A] is knowing what [E] to throw away, and knowing what [B] to keep.
[E] Cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every hand's [E] a loser,
[A] and the best that you [E] can hope for, is [B] to die [E] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, and [B] faded off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] broke even,
[Am] and in his [E] final words I [B] found, an ace that I could keep.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know [B] when to run.
Hey, you [E] never count your money, [A] 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 em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
know when to walk away, [B] and know when to run.
Hey, 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 dealing's done.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
[A] know [E] when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [A] when you're sitting at [E] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns a [Eb]-staring.
Out the window at the [Bb]
darkness, [Eb] Tim Hortum overtook us, and he [C] 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 me saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of aces,
[Ab] for a taste of [Eb] your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette, [Bb] and asked me for a light.
[Eb] And the night got deathly quiet, [Ab] and his face lost all [Eb] expression.
Said [Ab] if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right.
You got to know when to hold em, _ know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [Ab] when you're sitting at [Eb] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done. _
_ [E] Every gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E]
surviving,
[A] is knowing what [E] to throw away, and knowing what [B] to keep.
[E] Cause every hand's a winner, [A] and every hand's [E] a loser,
[A] and the best that you [E] can hope for, is [B] to die [E] in your sleep.
And when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back [E] toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, and [B] faded off to sleep.
[E] And somewhere in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] broke even,
[Am] and in his [E] final words I [B] found, an ace that I could keep.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,
know when to walk away, and know [B] when to run.
Hey, you [E] never count your money, [A] 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 em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
know when to walk away, [B] and know when to run.
Hey, 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 dealing's done.
You [E] got to know when to hold em, [A] know [E] when to fold em,
[A] know [E] when to walk away, and know when to run.
Hey, you never count your money, [A] when you're sitting at [E] the table.
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _ _