The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) Chords

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We are in Las Vegas, Nevada.
I'm actually here for my mom's 60th birthday party, but I thought I'd bring Tony along
so we could do a little Sunday morning video for you guys in [F#] Las Vegas.
This is my first time here, I think your first time.
Also my first time.
Also [N] Tony's first time.
So we're going to do what I think is a very appropriate song.
It's called The Gambler by Kenny Rogers.
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[D#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] On a warm [B] summer's eve, [F#] on a train bound to [Bm] nowhere, [F#] met up with the gambler.
We were [N] both too [C#] tired to speak, [F#] so we took [B] turns a-staring.
[F#] At the window, [B] at the darkness, [F#] the boredom overtook us, [C#] and he [F#] began to speak.
He said, son, I [B] made a life [F#] out of reading [B] people's faces, [F#] knowing what the cards were.
By the [D#] way, they hid their eyes, [F#] so if you don't mind me [B] saying, [F#] I can see you're [B] out
of aces [F#] for a taste [B] of your whiskey.
[C#] I'll give you [D#] some advice.
[C#] So I handed [B] him my [F#m] bottle, and he drank [Gm] down my last swallow.
[F#] Then he bombed a cigarette, a nasty four light, and his face got deathly quiet.
And his face lost all expression.
You're [C#] going to play the [G#] game, boy.
[C#] You got to play it [F#] right.
You better know [B] when to [F#] hold them, know [B] when to [D] fold them, [F#] know [B] when to walk away, [C#] know
when to run.
You [F#] never [B] count [F#] your money.
[B] You're sitting [F#] at the table.
[B] There'll be time [F#] enough for counting, [C#] hoping the [F#] dealing's done.
[E] _ [F] _ [G] Every [C] gambler [A] knows [G] that the secret to [C] [A] surviving [G] is knowing what to throw away, [C#] knowing what
[D] to keep, [G] because every [C] hand's a winner, [Am] [G] and every [C] hand's a loser, [G] and the best that you
[C] can hope [D] for is to [G] die in this.
_ And he [C] finished speaking.
[Gm] [C] He turned back toward the window, [G] _ crushed out a cigarette, and faded [D] off to sleep.
[G] Somewhere [C] in the darkness, [G] the gambler, [C] he broke even, [G] but in his [C] final words, I [D] found
an ace that I could [A] keep.
Boy, you better [G] know [C] when to hold [G] them, [C] know when to fold [G] them, know when to walk away,
[D] know when to run.
[G] You never [C] count [G] your money.
[C] When you're sitting at the [G] table, there'll be [C] time [G] enough for counting, [D] hoping the [G] dealing's done.
You better know when to hold them, [C] [G] know when to fold them, [C] [G] know when to walk away, know
[D] when to run.
And you'll [G] never [C] count your [G] money.
[C] When you're sitting [G] at the table, [C] there'll be time [G] enough for counting, [D] hoping the [G] dealing's done.
You better know when to hold [C] them, [A] know when to [G] fold [C] them, know [G] when to walk away, [D] know
when to run.
And you'll never [C] count [G] your money.
[C] When you're sitting [G] at the table, [C] there'll be time [G] enough for counting, [D] hoping the [G] dealing's done.
[C] There'll be time [G] enough for counting, [D] when the [G] dealing's done.
[C] There'll be time [G] enough for counting, [D] when [G] the dealing's done. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Viva Las Vegas!
See you guys next Sunday.
_ [N] That _ was a good one.
That was great.
How was your party?
_ [A] _ [C] Alright, go for it!
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