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The Gambler by Matt Pless
The Gambler
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: A
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C G
On a warm summer''''s evenin'''' on a train bound for nowhere
C G Am D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
G C G
So we took turns a-starin'''' out the window at the darkness
C G D G
''''Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
[Verse 2]
G C G
He said, \\"Son, I''''ve made a life out of readin'''' people''''s faces
C G
And knowin'''' what their cards were
Am D
By the way they held their eyes
G C G
So if you don''''t mind me sayin'''', I can see you''''re out of aces
C G D G
For a taste of your whiskey I can give you some advice\\"
[Verse 3]
G C G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
C G Am D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
G C G
And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
C G
Said, \\"If you''''re gonna play the game, boy
D G
You gotta learn to play it right\\"
[Chorus]
C G
''''Cause You got to know when to hold ''''em, know when to fold ''''em
C G Am D
Know when to walk away know when to run
G C G
You never count your money when you''''re sittin'''' at the table
C G D G
There''''ll be time enough for countin'''' when the dealing''''s done
[Verse 4]
G C G
Now every gambler knows the secret to survivin''''
C G Am D
Is knowin'''' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
G C G
''''Cause every hand''''s a winner and every hand''''s a loser
C G D G
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
[Verse 5]
G
So when he finished speakin''''
C G
He turned back towards the window
C G Am D
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
G N.C. C N.C. G N.C.
Then somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
C N.C. G N.C. D G
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
[Chorus]
C G
You got to know when to hold ''''em, know when to fold ''''em
C G Am D
Know when to walk away know when to run
G C G
You never count your money when you''''re sittin'''' at the table
C G D G
There''''ll be time enough for countin'''' when the dealing''''s done
[Chorus]
G
You got to know when to hold ''''em
C G
Know when to fold ''''em
C G Am F
Know when to walk away and know when to run
G C G
You never count your money when you''''re sittin'''' at the table
C G D G
There''''ll be time enough for countin'''' when the dealing''''s done
[Outro]
C G D G D G
Cash rules everything around me when the dealing''''s done
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