Chords for Busy Signal "The Gambler" - Official Visual [Reggae's Gone Country] - Kenny Rogers Rendition
Tempo:
174.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
A
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] On a warm summer's eve, [Ab] on a train bound [Eb] for Norway, I met up with a gambler.
We were born to a time [Bb] of [Eb] .
solitude and despair.
[Ab] Out the window at [Eb] the dock, [Ab] the boat [Eb] on the river, [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak.
He said, son, I've learned how [Ab] to freedom [Eb] keep, and knowing what the gods were,.
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes, [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying,.
I [Ab] can see you're [Eb] out of it, [Ab] for a taste [Eb] of your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
.
So I handed him, [Ab] and he drank down my [Eb] last swallow, and he bombed the cigarette,.
[Bb] .
[Eb] and the night got a little quiet.
[Ab] His face lost [Eb] all its pressure,.
[Ab] said if you're gonna play the [Eb] game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right,.
and you got to know when to leave, [Ab] know when [Eb] to go, [Ab] know when [Eb] to walk away,.
know when [Bb] to run, know [Eb] when to drown [Ab] yourself, [Eb] .
[Ab] by sitting [Eb] back and chatting,.
and you got to know when to count, [Bb] when the deal [Eb] is done.
.
[E] .
That was the gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, is knowing what to throw away,.
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand is empty, [A] and every hand [E] you lose,.
the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] to die.
[E] And when he [A] turned back toward [E] the window, and crushed out a cigarette, .
[B] and [E] there's someone there in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] was,.
[A] but in his [E] final years, I [B] finally managed to laugh [E] at him,.
you got to know when to hold him, [A] .
know when [E] to fold him, [A] .
know [E] when to walk away, .
know when to [B] run, you [E] never [A] pass the [E] home run, [A] by sitting back [E] and chatting,.
every time [A] [E] enough to count, [B] .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know when to hold him, [A] .
[Bm] know when to fold [A] him, [Abm] know when to walk away,.
[E] .
know [Gb] when to run, you [D] [E] never pass the home run, [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every [A] time [Abm] enough to count, [Gb] .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know [A] when [E] to hold him, [A] .
know when to [E] fold him, know when to walk away, .
know [B] when to run, you [E] never pass [A] the [E] home run, [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every time [A] enough [E] to count, [B] when the deal [E] is done.
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[A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [E] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
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[N] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] On a warm summer's eve, [Ab] on a train bound [Eb] for Norway, I met up with a gambler.
We were born to a time [Bb] of [Eb] .
solitude and despair.
[Ab] Out the window at [Eb] the dock, [Ab] the boat [Eb] on the river, [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak.
He said, son, I've learned how [Ab] to freedom [Eb] keep, and knowing what the gods were,.
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes, [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying,.
I [Ab] can see you're [Eb] out of it, [Ab] for a taste [Eb] of your whiskey, [Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
.
So I handed him, [Ab] and he drank down my [Eb] last swallow, and he bombed the cigarette,.
[Bb] .
[Eb] and the night got a little quiet.
[Ab] His face lost [Eb] all its pressure,.
[Ab] said if you're gonna play the [Eb] game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right,.
and you got to know when to leave, [Ab] know when [Eb] to go, [Ab] know when [Eb] to walk away,.
know when [Bb] to run, know [Eb] when to drown [Ab] yourself, [Eb] .
[Ab] by sitting [Eb] back and chatting,.
and you got to know when to count, [Bb] when the deal [Eb] is done.
.
[E] .
That was the gambler knows, [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, is knowing what to throw away,.
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand is empty, [A] and every hand [E] you lose,.
the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] to die.
[E] And when he [A] turned back toward [E] the window, and crushed out a cigarette, .
[B] and [E] there's someone there in the darkness, [A] the gambler he [E] was,.
[A] but in his [E] final years, I [B] finally managed to laugh [E] at him,.
you got to know when to hold him, [A] .
know when [E] to fold him, [A] .
know [E] when to walk away, .
know when to [B] run, you [E] never [A] pass the [E] home run, [A] by sitting back [E] and chatting,.
every time [A] [E] enough to count, [B] .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know when to hold him, [A] .
[Bm] know when to fold [A] him, [Abm] know when to walk away,.
[E] .
know [Gb] when to run, you [D] [E] never pass the home run, [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every [A] time [Abm] enough to count, [Gb] .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know [A] when [E] to hold him, [A] .
know when to [E] fold him, know when to walk away, .
know [B] when to run, you [E] never pass [A] the [E] home run, [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every time [A] enough [E] to count, [B] when the deal [E] is done.
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[A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [E] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
[E] .
[N] .
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] On a warm summer's eve, _ [Ab] on a train bound [Eb] for Norway, _ I met up with a gambler.
We were born to a time [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
solitude and despair.
_ [Ab] Out the window at [Eb] the dock, _ [Ab] the boat [Eb] on the river, _ _ _ [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak.
He said, son, I've learned _ _ how [Ab] to freedom _ [Eb] keep, _ _ _ and knowing what the gods were,.
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes, [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying,.
_ I [Ab] can see you're [Eb] out of it, [Ab] for a taste [Eb] of your whiskey, _ _ [Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
_ _ _ _ .
So I handed him, _ _ _ [Ab] and he drank down my [Eb] last swallow, _ _ and he bombed the cigarette,.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ [Eb] and the night got a little quiet.
_ [Ab] His face lost [Eb] all its pressure,.
_ [Ab] said if you're gonna play the [Eb] game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right,.
and you got to know when to leave, _ _ [Ab] _ _ know when [Eb] to go, _ _ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to walk away,.
_ know when [Bb] to run, know [Eb] when to drown [Ab] yourself, [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Ab] by sitting [Eb] back and chatting,.
and you _ got to know when to count, _ _ [Bb] _ when the deal [Eb] is _ done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
That was the gambler knows, _ [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, _ is knowing what to throw away,.
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand is empty, _ _ [A] and every hand [E] you lose,.
_ the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] to _ die.
[E] _ _ _ And when he _ _ _ _ _ [A] turned back toward [E] the window, _ _ and crushed out a _ cigarette, _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ and [E] there's someone there in the darkness, _ [A] the gambler he [E] was,.
_ _ [A] but in his [E] final years, I [B] finally managed to laugh [E] at him,.
you got to know when to hold him, _ [A] _ .
know when [E] to fold him, _ [A] _ .
know [E] when to walk away, _ _ .
know when to [B] run, you [E] never [A] pass the [E] home run, _ [A] by sitting back [E] and chatting,.
every time [A] [E] enough to count, _ _ [B] _ .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know when to hold him, _ [A] _ .
[Bm] know when to fold [A] him, _ _ [Abm] know when to walk away,.
[E] _ _ .
know [Gb] when to run, you [D] [E] never pass the home run, _ [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every [A] time [Abm] enough to count, [Gb] _ _ _ .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know _ _ _ _ _ [A] when _ [E] to hold him, _ [A] _ .
know when to [E] fold him, know when to walk away, _ _ .
know [B] when to run, you [E] never pass [A] the [E] home run, _ _ [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every time [A] enough [E] to count, _ _ [B] when the deal [E] is done.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] On a warm summer's eve, _ [Ab] on a train bound [Eb] for Norway, _ I met up with a gambler.
We were born to a time [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
solitude and despair.
_ [Ab] Out the window at [Eb] the dock, _ [Ab] the boat [Eb] on the river, _ _ _ [Bb] and he began [Eb] to speak.
He said, son, I've learned _ _ how [Ab] to freedom _ [Eb] keep, _ _ _ and knowing what the gods were,.
by the way they held [Bb] their eyes, [Eb] so if you don't mind me saying,.
_ I [Ab] can see you're [Eb] out of it, [Ab] for a taste [Eb] of your whiskey, _ _ [Bb] I'll give you [Eb] some advice.
_ _ _ _ .
So I handed him, _ _ _ [Ab] and he drank down my [Eb] last swallow, _ _ and he bombed the cigarette,.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ [Eb] and the night got a little quiet.
_ [Ab] His face lost [Eb] all its pressure,.
_ [Ab] said if you're gonna play the [Eb] game, boy, you [Bb] gotta learn to play [Eb] it right,.
and you got to know when to leave, _ _ [Ab] _ _ know when [Eb] to go, _ _ [Ab] _ know when [Eb] to walk away,.
_ know when [Bb] to run, know [Eb] when to drown [Ab] yourself, [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Ab] by sitting [Eb] back and chatting,.
and you _ got to know when to count, _ _ [Bb] _ when the deal [Eb] is _ done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
That was the gambler knows, _ [A] that the secret to [E] surviving, _ is knowing what to throw away,.
and knowing what [B] to keep, [E] cause every hand is empty, _ _ [A] and every hand [E] you lose,.
_ the [A] best that you [E] can hope for is [B] to _ die.
[E] _ _ _ And when he _ _ _ _ _ [A] turned back toward [E] the window, _ _ and crushed out a _ cigarette, _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ and [E] there's someone there in the darkness, _ [A] the gambler he [E] was,.
_ _ [A] but in his [E] final years, I [B] finally managed to laugh [E] at him,.
you got to know when to hold him, _ [A] _ .
know when [E] to fold him, _ [A] _ .
know [E] when to walk away, _ _ .
know when to [B] run, you [E] never [A] pass the [E] home run, _ [A] by sitting back [E] and chatting,.
every time [A] [E] enough to count, _ _ [B] _ .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know when to hold him, _ [A] _ .
[Bm] know when to fold [A] him, _ _ [Abm] know when to walk away,.
[E] _ _ .
know [Gb] when to run, you [D] [E] never pass the home run, _ [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every [A] time [Abm] enough to count, [Gb] _ _ _ .
when the deal [E] is done.
You got to know _ _ _ _ _ [A] when _ [E] to hold him, _ [A] _ .
know when to [E] fold him, know when to walk away, _ _ .
know [B] when to run, you [E] never pass [A] the [E] home run, _ _ [A] by sitting [E] back and chatting,.
every time [A] enough [E] to count, _ _ [B] when the deal [E] is done.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
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