Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins - Gambler's Blues
Tempo:
94.6 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
A
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[Eb] [C] [A]
You know I once was a gambler, [Am]
boy but I lost my money too.
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[D] Once was a gambler, boy but I lost my [Am] money too.
[A] [Am] Yeah, you know I [E] lost all my money, some of it.
[Am] Some other gambler can have my [A] room.
[E] [A]
[C]
[E] [D] [Em]
[D] [Am] [Eb] [C] [Am]
[A] You know I lost all my money [C] in [Am]
a no good [A] gambling game.
Yes, [D] I lost all my [Am] money, [D] boy, in a no good [A] gambling game.
[Am] [A]
[Am] Out of [E] all my bad lucks,
[D] kept gambling just the [A] same.
[Am] [A] [G]
[C] [A]
[D]
[Am]
[Db] [E]
[D] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [A]
Now, we lose that old no good money,
[D] [Am] [D] sit around with your head [A] hung down.
We [D] lose that old [Am] no good money, [D] you sit around [Dm] with your head hung [A] down.
[Am]
Yeah, wake [E] up the next morning happy,
[D] I done done the best gambler in this town.
[Am] [A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [A]
[B] [E]
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [A]
[Eb] [C] [A]
You know I once was a gambler, [Am]
boy but I lost my money too.
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[D] Once was a gambler, boy but I lost my [Am] money too.
[A] [Am] Yeah, you know I [E] lost all my money, some of it.
[Am] Some other gambler can have my [A] room.
[E] [A]
[C]
[E] [D] [Em]
[D] [Am] [Eb] [C] [Am]
[A] You know I lost all my money [C] in [Am]
a no good [A] gambling game.
Yes, [D] I lost all my [Am] money, [D] boy, in a no good [A] gambling game.
[Am] [A]
[Am] Out of [E] all my bad lucks,
[D] kept gambling just the [A] same.
[Am] [A] [G]
[C] [A]
[D]
[Am]
[Db] [E]
[D] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [A]
Now, we lose that old no good money,
[D] [Am] [D] sit around with your head [A] hung down.
We [D] lose that old [Am] no good money, [D] you sit around [Dm] with your head hung [A] down.
[Am]
Yeah, wake [E] up the next morning happy,
[D] I done done the best gambler in this town.
[Am] [A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [A]
[B] [E]
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [A]
Key:
Am
D
A
C
E
Am
D
A
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
You know I once was a gambler, [Am] _ _ _ _
_ boy but I lost my money too.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] Once was a gambler, _ _ _ _ _ boy but I lost my [Am] money too. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Yeah, you know I [E] lost all my money, some of it.
_ [Am] Some other gambler can have my [A] room. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ You know I lost all my money [C] in [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a no good [A] gambling game. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, [D] I lost all my [Am] money, _ _ _ [D] boy, in a no good [A] gambling game.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] Out of [E] all my bad lucks, _ _
[D] _ _ kept gambling just the [A] same. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Now, we lose that old no good money, _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] sit around with your head [A] hung down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We [D] lose that old [Am] no good money, _ _ _ [D] you sit around [Dm] with your head hung [A] down.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, wake [E] up the next morning happy, _ _
[D] _ I done done the best gambler in this town.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
You know I once was a gambler, [Am] _ _ _ _
_ boy but I lost my money too.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] Once was a gambler, _ _ _ _ _ boy but I lost my [Am] money too. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Yeah, you know I [E] lost all my money, some of it.
_ [Am] Some other gambler can have my [A] room. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ You know I lost all my money [C] in [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a no good [A] gambling game. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, [D] I lost all my [Am] money, _ _ _ [D] boy, in a no good [A] gambling game.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] Out of [E] all my bad lucks, _ _
[D] _ _ kept gambling just the [A] same. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Now, we lose that old no good money, _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] sit around with your head [A] hung down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We [D] lose that old [Am] no good money, _ _ _ [D] you sit around [Dm] with your head hung [A] down.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, wake [E] up the next morning happy, _ _
[D] _ I done done the best gambler in this town.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _