The Gambler Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
On a [D]warm summer's evening
On a [G]train bound for [D]nowhere
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to [A]sleep
So [D]we took turns a-starin'
Out the [G]window at the [D]darkness
The [G]boredom over[D]took us
[A]And he began to spe[D]ak

[Verse 2]
He said, [D]"Son, I've made a life
Out of [G]readin' people's [D]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 [G]see you're out of [D]aces
For a [G]taste of your [D]whiskey
I'll [A]give you some [D]advice"

[Verse 3]
So I [D]handed him my 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
Said, "If you're [G]gonna play the [D]game, boy
You gotta [A]learn to play it [D]right

[Chorus 1]
You've got to [D]know when to hold 'em
[G]Know when to fol[D]d 'em
[G]Know when to wal[D]k away
And know when to [A]run
You never [D]count [G]your [D]money
When you're [G]sittin' at the [D]table
There'll be time [G]enough for [D]countin'
[A]When the dealin's don[D]e[D]

[Verse 4]
[Eb]Every gambler knows
That the [Ab]secret to surv[Eb]ivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to [Bb]keep
'Cause [Eb]every hand's a winner
And [Ab]every hand's a [Eb]loser
And the [Ab]best that you can [Eb]hope for
Is to [Bb]die in your [Eb]sleep"

[Verse 5]
And [Eb]when he'd finished speakin'
He [Ab]turned back toward the [Eb]window
Crushed out his cigarette
Faded off to [Bb]sleep
And [Eb]somewhere in the darkness
The [Ab]gambler he broke [Eb]even
But [Ab]in his final w[Eb]ords I found
an [Bb]ace that I could [Eb]keep

[Chorus 2]
You've got to [Eb]know when to hold 'em
[Ab]Know when to fold [Eb]'em
[Ab]Know when to walk [Eb]away
And know when to [Bb]run
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your [Eb]money
When you're [Ab]sittin' at the [Eb]table
There'll be time [Ab]enough for [Eb]countin'
[Bb]When the dealin's done[Eb]

[Chorus 3]
You've got to [Eb]know when to hold 'em
(when to hold 'em)
Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

[Chorus 4]
You've got to [Eb]know when to hold 'em
[Ab]Know when to fold [Eb]'em
[Ab]Know when to walk [Eb]away
And know when to [Bb]run
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your [Eb]money
When you're [Ab]sittin' at the [Eb]table
There'll be time [Ab]enough for [Eb]countin'
[Bb]When the dealin's done[Eb]