The Gambler Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]On [G]a w[D]arm[G][D]
summer's evenin',
On a [G]train bound [D]for nowhere
I met up with the gambler.
We were both too tired to sleep[A].
So [D]we took turns a- starin'
Out the [G]window [D]at the
darkness.
When boredom overtook us,
[A]He began to speak.[D]

[Verse 2]
He said, [D]Son, I've made my life
Out of [G]readin' [D]people's faces.
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their [A]eyes.
So if [D]you don't mind my sayin',
I can see you're out of aces,
For a taste of your whiskey,
[A]I'll give you some ad[D]vice.

[Verse 3]
So I handed him my [D]bottle,
And he [G]drank down my last [D]swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for [A]a light.
And the [D]night got deathly quiet,
And his [G]face lost all ex[D]pression.
He said, If
You're [G]gonna play [D]the game, boy,
You gotta [A]learn to play [D]it right.

[Verse 4]
You've got to know When [D]to hold
'em,
[G]Know when to [D]fold 'em
[G]Know when to [D]walk away,
Know when to run[A].
You never [D]count [G]your [D]money
When you're [G]sittin' at [D]the table.
There'll be time [G]enough [D]for countin'
[A]When the dealin's don[D]e.

[Verse 5]
[D]Now [Eb]every gambler knows
The [Ab]secret to surviv[Eb]in'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep[Bb].
'Cause [Eb]every hand's a winner
And [Ab]every hand's [Eb]a loser
And the [Ab]best you [Eb]can hope for
Is [Bb]to die in your sleep[Eb].

[Verse 6]
And [Eb]when he finished speakin',
He [Ab]turned back toward the [Eb]window,
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep[Bb].
And [Eb]somewhere in the darkness,
The [Ab]gambler he broke [Eb]even.
An[Ab]d in his final [Eb]words I found
An [Bb]ace that I could keep[Eb].

[Verse 7]
You've got to [Eb]know
When to hold 'em,
[Ab]Know when to f[Eb]old 'em
[Ab]Know when to w[Eb]alk away,
Know when to run[Bb].
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your [Eb]money
When you're [Ab]sittin' at the [Eb]table.
There'll be time [Ab]enough
[Eb]for countin'[Bb]
When the dealin's [Eb]done.

[Verse 8]
You've got to [Eb]know
When to hold 'em,
[Ab]Know when to f[Eb]old 'em
[Ab]Know when to w[Eb]alk away,
Know when to run[Bb].
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your [Eb]money
When [Ab]you're sittin' at [Eb]the table.
There'll be time [Ab]enough
[Eb]for countin'[Bb]
When the dealin's [Eb]done.

[Verse 9]
You've got to [Eb]know
When to hold 'em,
[Ab]Know when to f[Eb]old 'em
[Ab]Know when to w[Eb]alk away,
Know when to run[Bb].
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your [Eb]money
When [Ab]you're sittin' at [Eb]the table.
There'll be time [Ab]enough [Eb]for countin'
[Bb]When the dealin's done...