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