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Kenny Rogers

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G, F , G7 , C,Csus4

The Gambler

C                          F             C
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere
                                                     G
I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep
   C                               F           C
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
     F              C   G7               C
til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
 
 
         C                             F              C
He said Son I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
                                                             G
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
       C                               F               C
and if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces
      F           C            G7             C
for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice
 
 
     C                           F                  C
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
                                              G
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
        C                                F                 C
and the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
                 F                    C             G7                C
Said If you're gonna play the game boy ya gotta learn to play it right
 
 
           C                     F             C
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em
F            C                          G
know when to walk away and know when to run
          C     G7               F              C
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
                 F          C        G7                 C
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

C                            F             C
ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
                                                  G
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
       C                         F              C
cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser
        F                 C              G7           C
and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
 
 
    C                               F                       C
and when he'd finished speakin' he turned back towards the window
                                           G
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
    C                             F                 C
and somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even
    F            C                G7                C
but in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
 
 
           C                     F             C
You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em
F            C                          G
know when to walk away and know when to run
          C     G7  C                 F              C
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
                 F          C        G                 C
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

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