The Gambler chords

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_ _ Ab _ _ _ Eb On a warm summer's eve, _ Ab on a train bound Eb for Norway, _ I met up with a gambler.
We were born to a time Bb of _ _ Eb _ _ .
solitude and despair.
_ Ab Out the window at Eb the dock, _ Ab the boat Eb on the river, _ _ _ Bb and he began Eb to speak.
He said, son, I've learned _ _ how Ab to freedom _ Eb keep, _ _ _ and knowing what the gods were,.
by the way they held Bb their eyes, Eb so if you don't mind me saying,.
_ I Ab can see you're Eb out of it, Ab for a taste Eb of your whiskey, _ _ Bb I'll give you Eb some advice.
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So I handed him, _ _ _ Ab and he drank down my Eb last swallow, _ _ and he bombed the cigarette,.
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_ Eb and the night got a little quiet.
_ Ab His face lost Eb all its pressure,.
_ Ab said if you're gonna play the Eb game, boy, you Bb gotta learn to play Eb it right,.
and you got to know when to leave, _ _ Ab _ _ know when Eb to go, _ _ Ab _ know when Eb to walk away,.
_ know when Bb to run, know Eb when to drown Ab yourself, Eb _ _ .
_ Ab by sitting Eb back and chatting,.
and you _ got to know when to count, _ _ Bb _ when the deal Eb is _ done.
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That was the gambler knows, _ A that the secret to E surviving, _ is knowing what to throw away,.
and knowing what B to keep, E cause every hand is empty, _ _ A and every hand E you lose,.
_ the A best that you E can hope for is B to _ die.
E _ _ _ And when he _ _ _ _ _ A turned back toward E the window, _ _ and crushed out a _ cigarette, _ _ .
_ _ B _ _ and E there's someone there in the darkness, _ A the gambler he E was,.
_ _ A but in his E final years, I B finally managed to laugh E at him,.
you got to know when to hold him, _ A _ .
know when E to fold him, _ A _ .
know E when to walk away, _ _ .
know when to B run, you E never A pass the E home run, _ A by sitting back E and chatting,.
every time A E enough to count, _ _ B _ .
when the deal E is done.
You got to know when to hold him, _ A _ .
Bm know when to fold A him, _ _ Abm know when to walk away,.
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know Gb when to run, you D E never pass the home run, _ A by sitting E back and chatting,.
every A time Abm enough to count, Gb _ _ _ .
when the deal E is done.
You got to know _ _ _ _ _ A when _ E to hold him, _ A _ .
know when to E fold him, know when to walk away, _ _ .
know B when to run, you E never pass A the E home run, _ _ A by sitting E back and chatting,.
every time A enough E to count, _ _ B when the deal E is done.
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