Chords for Kenny Rogers & Lionel Richie Duet on “The Gambler” Live | CMT Crossroads

We're gonna do the gambler.
If _ I'm offending anybody out there, y'all let me know, alright?
Oh, jeez.
_ Who was that?
Who was that?
That was Elvis.
With Lil' James Brown.
Elvis with Lil' James Brown.
[E] No, no, go ahead.
They all sound like that. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] On a warm summer's evening
[A] On a train bound [E] for nowhere
[A] I met up with [E] a gambler
We were both too tired [B] to sleep
[E] So we took turns to stare
[A] Out the window at [E] the darkness
[A] The boredom [E] overtook us
[B] He began [E] to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
[A] Out of reading people's [E] faces
[A] And knowing where [E] the cause were
By the way they held [B] their eyes
[E] So don't mind me saying
I can see it all, you're out of aces
[A] For a taste of your [E] whiskey
[B] I'll give you some [E] advice
So I handed him my bottle
[A] And he drank down my [E] last swallow
Then he bummed to say
Ask me for [B] a lot
[E] And the night got deftly quiet
[A] And his face lost all [E] expression
Said, if [A] you're gonna play the [E] game, boy
You [B] gotta learn to play it [E] right
You got to know when to hold
[A] Know when to [E] fold up
[A] Know when to walk away
Know when to [B] run
You never [E] count your money
When [A] you're sitting at the [E] table
There'll be [A] time enough for [E] counting
[B] When that [E] dealing's done _
_ _ [F] Every gambler knows
[Bb] The secret to [F] surviving
Is knowing what to throw away
Knowing what to [C] keep
[F] Cause every hand's a winner
[Bb] And every hand's [F] a loser
[Bb] And the best you [F] can hope for
Is [C] to die in [F] your sleep
So when he held his pick
[Bb] He turned back to [F] the window
Hushed out a cigarette
And faded off to [C] sleep
[F] And somewhere in the dark
[Bb] The gambler he [F] broke even
[Bb] But as his [F] final words
[C] I found that [F] I could thank you
He got to know when to hold
[Bb] Know [F] when to fold up
[Bb] Know [F] when to walk away
Know [C] when to run
You never count [F] your money
[Bb] When you're sitting [F] at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
[C] When that [F] dealing's done
You got to know when to hold
_ [Dm] Know when to fold up
Know when to walk away
[C] Know when to run
You never count [F] your money
[Bb] When you're sitting at [F] the table
There'll be time enough for counting
[C] When that [F] dealing's done
Lionel Richie, ladies and gentlemen! _ _ _
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