Chords for Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler" (Live)

_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] On a warm summer's eve
[A] train
[E] Met _ up with the gamblers.
We were both too [B] tired to sleep
[E] So we took turns staring out the window [E] at the darkness the boredom overtook [B] us
And he [E] began to speak.
He said son.
I made my life out of reading people's faces
Knowing what the cards were by the way they [B] held their eyes
[E] So if you don't mind me saying [A] I can see you're [E] out of a seat [A] or a [E] taste of your whiskey
[B] I'll give you [E] some advice
So I handed him my bottle [A] and he drank down my [E] last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me [B] for a light [E] and the night got deadly quiet
[A] And the space lost [E] all expression [A] said if you're gonna play [E] the game boy, [B] you gotta learn to [E] play it, right
_ _ _ _ [A]
No
[E] _ _ [A] No [E] No _
No, [B] and you run [E] you never count your money
[A] You're sitting [E] at the table girl beat time
When [B] _
[E] the dealings done _ _ _ _ _
[F] Now every gambler knows
[Bb] The secret [F] to survive is knowing what to throw away
Knowing [C] what keep [F] cause every hands a winner
[Bb] And every [F] hand's a loser
[Bb] And the best [F] you can hope for [C] is to die
[F]
So when he finished speaking
[Bb] Turn back [F] for the window
_ Crushed out a cigarette
Faded [C] off to sleep
[F] Somewhere in the darkness [Bb] the gambler [F] he broke even [Bb] but in his [F] final words
I [C] found an ace that [F] I could keep you got No _ _ [Bb] No
[F]
No
[Bb] _ [F] No, _ _ _ [C]
you [F] never
_ _ [Bb] Listen _ [F] _
there'll be time
_ [C] When [F] the dealings done _ _ _ [D] _ No _ _ No _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] At [F] the table [Bb] there'll be time when [C] the [F] deal is done
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