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Marguerite And The Gambler by Mary Black
Marguerite And The Gambler
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
G D C G D C D G
[Verse]
D C G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
D C D G
A famous gambler, they say he never knew defeat
D C D Em
Lucky at cards, oh, he was lucky in love
C G D G
He gave his heart to the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
D C G
See the woman beside him, whispering in his ear
D C D G
She was a famous beauty, with men falling at her feet
D C D Em
Her father was the richest man in the town of Belvedere
C G D G Em
Where the Gambler met the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
C G D
The day when the handsome gambling man came through that town
Em C D D7 G
They met by chance at the corner of the street
D C D Em
The scene was set for the tragedy, it was love at first sight
C G D G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
D C G
Their passion was a fire that could not be contained
D C D G
And when they made love, oh, how their hearts did beat
D C D Em
And from that moment the whole world would be forever changed
C G D G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
D C G
When her father heard the news, he was like a man possessed
D C D G
In a cold fit of fury, hatred and despair
D C D Em
No good-for-nothing gambler was gonna steal his daughter’s heart
C G D G Em
He hired three men to put an end to the affair
[Verse]
C G D
The Gambler had a room upstairs, in a cheap hotel
Em C D D7 G
The men lay in wait in an alley off the street
D C D Em
As the lovers strolled by, three shots rang out and the Gambler fell
C G D G
He died in the arms of the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
D C G
When they brought her home, she just could not be consoled
D C D
Her mother sent out for a doctor and a priest
G D C D
But it was too late to save her body or her soul
Em
She’d gone to meet the Gambler
C G D G
Who was waiting for his lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
D C G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
D C D
And the woman beside him, the Queen of Hearts at her feet
G D C D Em
Ohh, they looked so happy, they must have been so much in love
C G D G Em
The famous Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
[Verse]
C G D
They still talk about them in the town of Belvedere
Em C D D7 G
The old people can remember hearing gunfire on the street
D C D
And now when the moon is full, two lovers sometimes appear
Em C G D G D G D
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
Em C G D G
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
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