Chords for Stanley & Ray Hicks: Roving Gambler (1982)

This dulcimer here, now the pattern, this is not, but I mean the pattern come from England.
My great-grandpa come from there in 1700 and settled in Wilkes County.
And the Civil War broke out and he come to Watonga County and settled up here at Banner Cruces.
So the dulcimer is the first piece of music that was played in church according to the Bible.
But I imagine a hammer dulcimer is older, so I'm going to try to play you a little bit of Roman Gammer on this.
I don't play much more, I don't have the time, you know, so I'm going to try to play [G#] a little Roman Gammer. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ _ _ Gammer down in Waukesha, [C#] now Gammer down in Spain
[G#] I'm going up with the George in the Gammer Mileway Gang
Gammer Mileway Gang
_ Gammer Mileway Gang
Have [C#] my penny wash and many more weeks and three
I fell in love with a pretty little [G#] gal who fell in love with me
Fell in love with me
Keep fell in love with me
Tuck me in the parlor, she cool me with [G#] her span
She whispers along with her mother, dear old black gambling man
I'm with that gambling man
[C#] Dear old, dear old mother, [G#] I'll tell you if I can
[C#] The next time she [G#] gives me a knock at hand
I'll be with the gambling [C#] man
I'll be with the gambling _ man
Be with the gambling man
Dear [C#] old, dear old mother, what makes you greedy so?
[G#] Darling, dear old mother, go with the gambler, go
Go with the gambler, go
_ Go with the gambler, go
Oh, dear mother, dear mother, I'll tell you [C#] if I can
If [G#] you ever see me a-coming again
I'll be with [C#] the gambling man
I'll be with the gambling man
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