Chords for FRANKIE LAINE - DEAD MAN'S HAND

[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ The [A] superstitious _ gambler _ [E] lives with fear and [Dm] hate
[G] The [Gm] legend of the [Dm] dead [Bb] man's hand, _ _ [A] aces _ _ [Dm] and _ _ eights _
_ This [C] poker-playing, gambling [F] man was sure no tender foot
[C] He knew just when to fold his [F] hand and when to just stay put
But still he'd sweat through every hand, [Bb] from pairs to [Fm] ace-sized straights
The [Dm] next could be the dead man's hand, _ aces and _ _ [G] [Dm] eights _
_ [C] He's fancy-free until he meets [F] the pint-sized old school marmor
[C] Who ropes and ties the gambler's [F] heart with all their grace and charm
He has so much to live for [Gm] now and more and [G] more he hates
The legend [Dm] of the dead man's hand, _ _ aces and _ _ [G] [Dm] eights _
_ [C] He planned to quit the game of [F] chance to make her proud of him
But [Bb] all his [C] pals say one more [F] game for old time's sake with them
And so he [Cm] sat in [Dm] one last game with poker [E]-playing [G] greats
[Am] But no one [Dm] wants the dead man's hand, _ aces and _ _ eights
_ [C] Then all at once a shot rang [F] out from over-crossed the room
[C] Some boozy drove her firing while [F] just sealed the gambler's doom
His cards astute clutched in his hands, [Dm] no kings, no queens [E] or [Dm] straights
This [F] time [Gm] he held [Dm] the dead man's _ [Eb] _ [F] hand, _ _ aces [Am] and _ [Dm] _ eights _
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