Chords for Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (Real Hypha Remix)
Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Ab
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Cm] On a warm summer's evening, on [Ab] a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
we took turns staring at the window at the [Ab] darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he began to speak.
[Cm] said, son, I've made a life [F] out of reading from both spaces,
[Eb] knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes.
[Cm] So if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see you're out of basics,
[Eb] for a taste of your whiskey, [F] I'll give you some advice.
[Cm] On a warm summer's evening, on [Ab] a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
we took turns staring at the window at the [Ab] darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he began to speak.
[Cm] said, son, I've made a life [F] out of reading from both spaces,
[Eb] knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes.
[Cm] So if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see you're out of basics,
[Eb] for a taste of your whiskey, [F] I'll give you some advice.
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[Cm] On a warm summer's evening, on [Ab] a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns staring at the window at the [Ab] darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he began to speak.
He [Cm] said, son, I've made a life [F] out of reading from both spaces,
[Eb] knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes.
[Cm] So if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see you're out of basics,
[Eb] for a taste of your whiskey, [F] I'll give you some advice.
You've [Cm] got to know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
You [Cm] never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] We time enough now _ [Cm] when the dealing's done.
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[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] The secret to surviving [Eb] is knowing what to throw away,
knowing what [Bb] to keep, [Cm] cause every hand's a winner,
[Eb] and every hand a loser, and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.
And when he'd finished speaking, he turned back toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
and in his final words, I found an ace that I could keep.
[Cm] You've got to know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
You [Cm] never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the dealing's done.
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[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
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[Cm] You've got to know when to hold [Ab] up, know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
[Cm] You never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the dealing's done.
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[Cm] On a warm summer's evening, on [Ab] a train bound for nowhere, [Eb] I met up with a gambler.
We were both too tired to sleep, so we took turns staring at the window at the [Ab] darkness.
The boredom overtook us, [Bb] and he began to speak.
He [Cm] said, son, I've made a life [F] out of reading from both spaces,
[Eb] knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes.
[Cm] So if you don't mind me saying, [Ab] I can see you're out of basics,
[Eb] for a taste of your whiskey, [F] I'll give you some advice.
You've [Cm] got to know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
You [Cm] never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] We time enough now _ [Cm] when the dealing's done.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] The secret to surviving [Eb] is knowing what to throw away,
knowing what [Bb] to keep, [Cm] cause every hand's a winner,
[Eb] and every hand a loser, and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.
And when he'd finished speaking, he turned back toward the window,
crushed out his cigarette, faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
and in his final words, I found an ace that I could keep.
[Cm] You've got to know when to hold up, [Ab] know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
You [Cm] never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the dealing's done.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] You've got to know when to hold [Ab] up, know when to pull up,
[Eb] know when to walk away, and know when to run.
[Cm] You never count your money [Ab] when you're sitting at the table.
[Eb] There'll be time enough for counting [Bb] when the dealing's done.
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