The Gambler Chords by Ray Lynam
Tempo:
81.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
Ab
A
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Eb]
On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to [Bb] sleep, [Eb] so we took turns of serving.
Out [Ab] the window at the [Eb] darkness, [Ab] Lord Alm overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, Son, I made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces,
knowing what the cards were by the way they [Bb] held the rights.
[Eb] And if you don't mind my saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him a bottle, and he [Ab] drank down well and [Eb] swallowed.
Then he bought me a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a lot, other than I got deadly quiet.
[Ab] And he's faced all stall [Eb] expression, [Ab] said if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right.
You gotta know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] fold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] walk away, know when to [Bb] run.
You never [Eb] count your money [Ab] when you're sitting [Eb] at the table.
There'll be time to shoot [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
[E] Well, every gambler knows that [A] the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away.
I know we want [B] to keep [E] at every hand a winner, [A] at every hand [E] a loser,
on [A] the best that you can [E] hope for is [B] the dying [E] years.
Well, when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back towards the [E] window, crushed out his cigarette.
I faded off to [B] sleep, [E] and somewhere in the darkness, [A] a gambler he [E] broke even.
[A] But in his final [E] words, I found [B] the names that I [E] could use.
You gotta know when to hold up, [A] know when to [E] fold up, [A] know when to [E] walk away, know when to [B] run.
You never [E] count your money when [A] you're sitting at the [E] table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
Well, you gotta know when to hold up, [Abm] know when to fold up, know when to walk away, know when to run.
You never [Dbm] count your money when you're sitting at the table.
There'll be time enough [Abm] to count when [E] the dealing's done.
You gotta know when to hold up, know when to fold up, [A] know [E] when to walk [B] away, know when to run.
You [E] never count your money [A] when you're sitting [E] at the table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to [Bb] sleep, [Eb] so we took turns of serving.
Out [Ab] the window at the [Eb] darkness, [Ab] Lord Alm overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, Son, I made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces,
knowing what the cards were by the way they [Bb] held the rights.
[Eb] And if you don't mind my saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice.
So I handed him a bottle, and he [Ab] drank down well and [Eb] swallowed.
Then he bought me a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a lot, other than I got deadly quiet.
[Ab] And he's faced all stall [Eb] expression, [Ab] said if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right.
You gotta know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] fold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] walk away, know when to [Bb] run.
You never [Eb] count your money [Ab] when you're sitting [Eb] at the table.
There'll be time to shoot [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
[E] Well, every gambler knows that [A] the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away.
I know we want [B] to keep [E] at every hand a winner, [A] at every hand [E] a loser,
on [A] the best that you can [E] hope for is [B] the dying [E] years.
Well, when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back towards the [E] window, crushed out his cigarette.
I faded off to [B] sleep, [E] and somewhere in the darkness, [A] a gambler he [E] broke even.
[A] But in his final [E] words, I found [B] the names that I [E] could use.
You gotta know when to hold up, [A] know when to [E] fold up, [A] know when to [E] walk away, know when to [B] run.
You never [E] count your money when [A] you're sitting at the [E] table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
Well, you gotta know when to hold up, [Abm] know when to fold up, know when to walk away, know when to run.
You never [Dbm] count your money when you're sitting at the table.
There'll be time enough [Abm] to count when [E] the dealing's done.
You gotta know when to hold up, know when to fold up, [A] know [E] when to walk [B] away, know when to run.
You [E] never count your money [A] when you're sitting [E] at the table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
Key:
E
Eb
Ab
A
Bb
E
Eb
Ab
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to [Bb] sleep, [Eb] so we took turns of serving.
Out [Ab] the window at the [Eb] darkness, [Ab] Lord Alm overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, Son, I made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces,
knowing what the cards were by the way they [Bb] held the rights.
[Eb] And if you don't mind my saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice. _
So I handed him a bottle, and he [Ab] drank down well and [Eb] swallowed.
Then he bought me a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a lot, other than I got deadly quiet.
[Ab] And he's faced all stall [Eb] expression, [Ab] said if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right.
You gotta know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] fold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] walk away, know when to [Bb] run.
You never [Eb] count your money [Ab] when you're sitting [Eb] at the table.
There'll be time to shoot [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, every gambler knows that [A] the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away.
I know we want [B] to keep [E] at every hand a winner, [A] at every hand [E] a loser,
on [A] the best that you can [E] hope for is [B] the dying [E] years.
Well, when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back towards the [E] window, _ crushed out his cigarette.
I faded off to [B] sleep, [E] and somewhere in the darkness, [A] a gambler he [E] broke even.
[A] But in his final [E] words, I found [B] the names that I [E] could use.
You gotta know when to hold up, [A] know when to [E] fold up, [A] know when to [E] walk away, know when to [B] run.
You never [E] count your money when [A] you're sitting at the [E] table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
Well, you gotta know when to hold up, [Abm] know when to fold up, know when to walk away, know when to run.
You never [Dbm] count your money when you're sitting at the table.
There'll be time enough [Abm] to count when [E] the dealing's done.
You gotta know when to hold up, know when to fold up, [A] know [E] when to walk _ _ [B] away, know when to run.
You [E] never count your money [A] when you're sitting [E] at the table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done. _ _
On a warm summer's evening, [Ab] on a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to [Bb] sleep, [Eb] so we took turns of serving.
Out [Ab] the window at the [Eb] darkness, [Ab] Lord Alm overtook us, [Bb] and he [Eb] began to speak.
He said, Son, I made a life [Ab] out of reading [Eb] people's faces,
knowing what the cards were by the way they [Bb] held the rights.
[Eb] And if you don't mind my saying, I [Ab] can see you're out [Eb] of vases for a taste of your whiskey.
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice. _
So I handed him a bottle, and he [Ab] drank down well and [Eb] swallowed.
Then he bought me a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a lot, other than I got deadly quiet.
[Ab] And he's faced all stall [Eb] expression, [Ab] said if you're gonna play [Eb] the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right.
You gotta know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] fold up, [Ab] know when to [Eb] walk away, know when to [Bb] run.
You never [Eb] count your money [Ab] when you're sitting [Eb] at the table.
There'll be time to shoot [Bb] when the [Eb] dealing's done.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, every gambler knows that [A] the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away.
I know we want [B] to keep [E] at every hand a winner, [A] at every hand [E] a loser,
on [A] the best that you can [E] hope for is [B] the dying [E] years.
Well, when he finished speaking, [A] he turned back towards the [E] window, _ crushed out his cigarette.
I faded off to [B] sleep, [E] and somewhere in the darkness, [A] a gambler he [E] broke even.
[A] But in his final [E] words, I found [B] the names that I [E] could use.
You gotta know when to hold up, [A] know when to [E] fold up, [A] know when to [E] walk away, know when to [B] run.
You never [E] count your money when [A] you're sitting at the [E] table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done.
Well, you gotta know when to hold up, [Abm] know when to fold up, know when to walk away, know when to run.
You never [Dbm] count your money when you're sitting at the table.
There'll be time enough [Abm] to count when [E] the dealing's done.
You gotta know when to hold up, know when to fold up, [A] know [E] when to walk _ _ [B] away, know when to run.
You [E] never count your money [A] when you're sitting [E] at the table.
There'll be time enough to count when the dealing's done. _ _
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