Chords for MATT PLESS - The Gambler [KENNY ROGERS] | A Fistful Of Vinyl
Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
[G]
[F] I'm gonna do a cover song.
Yeah, okay.
[G#] Who are you gonna cover?
A [Cm] song by my friend Kenny.
[F] Nice.
He's a good [A] guy.
Is that the name he plays under?
Yeah.
Kenny?
Kenny.
Ha ha.
[G] Anyway, the song goes like this.
[A]
On a warm summer's evening
[D] On a train bound [A] for nowhere
[D] I met [A] up with a gambler
[Bm] We were both too [E] tired to sleep
[A] So we took turns of staring
[D] Out the window [A] at the darkness
[D] And [A] boredom overtook [E] us
He [A] began to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
[D] By reading [A] people's faces
[D] And knowing [A] what the cards were
[G] By the way they [E] held their eyes
[A] So if you don't mind me saying
I [D] can see [A] you're out of [D] aces
Or a [A] taste of your whiskey
I [E] can give [A] you some advice
So I handed him my [F#m] bottle
He drank down my last swallow
[D] [A] Then he bummed a cigarette
[Bm] And asked me [E] for a light
[A] Then the night got deathly quiet
[D] His face lost [A] all expression
[D] Said, if you're gonna play [A] the game, boy
[E] You gotta learn to [A] play it right
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [Em] when to run
You [A] never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
Now every gambler knows
[F#m] The secret to surviving
[D] Is knowing [A] what to throw [Bm] away
And knowing [E] what to keep
[A] Cause every hand's a winner
[D] And every [A] hand's a loser
And [D] the best [A] you can hope [E] for
Is to die [A] in your sleep
So when he finished speaking
[D] He turned back towards the window
[A] Crushed out his cigarette
[Bm] And faded [E] off to sleep
[A] Then somewhere in the darkness
[D] The [A] gambler he broke even
[D] And in [A] his final words I [E] found
An ace that [A] I could keep
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold em
[D] Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [E] when to run
[A] You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
You got to know when to hold [D] em
Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [C#] when to [A] run
You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be [A] time enough to count
[Em] [A] When the deal is done
[D] Cash rules [A] everything around [E] me
When the [A] deal is done
[F#] [E]
[D]
[Cm] [Dm] [D#]
[Bm] [G]
[Dm] Get up [G] and dance and stuff throw into it
It's impossible not to no matter what your age
That's a great song, that's [N] so good
[F] I'm gonna do a cover song.
Yeah, okay.
[G#] Who are you gonna cover?
A [Cm] song by my friend Kenny.
[F] Nice.
He's a good [A] guy.
Is that the name he plays under?
Yeah.
Kenny?
Kenny.
Ha ha.
[G] Anyway, the song goes like this.
[A]
On a warm summer's evening
[D] On a train bound [A] for nowhere
[D] I met [A] up with a gambler
[Bm] We were both too [E] tired to sleep
[A] So we took turns of staring
[D] Out the window [A] at the darkness
[D] And [A] boredom overtook [E] us
He [A] began to speak
He said, son, I've made a life
[D] By reading [A] people's faces
[D] And knowing [A] what the cards were
[G] By the way they [E] held their eyes
[A] So if you don't mind me saying
I [D] can see [A] you're out of [D] aces
Or a [A] taste of your whiskey
I [E] can give [A] you some advice
So I handed him my [F#m] bottle
He drank down my last swallow
[D] [A] Then he bummed a cigarette
[Bm] And asked me [E] for a light
[A] Then the night got deathly quiet
[D] His face lost [A] all expression
[D] Said, if you're gonna play [A] the game, boy
[E] You gotta learn to [A] play it right
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [Em] when to run
You [A] never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
Now every gambler knows
[F#m] The secret to surviving
[D] Is knowing [A] what to throw [Bm] away
And knowing [E] what to keep
[A] Cause every hand's a winner
[D] And every [A] hand's a loser
And [D] the best [A] you can hope [E] for
Is to die [A] in your sleep
So when he finished speaking
[D] He turned back towards the window
[A] Crushed out his cigarette
[Bm] And faded [E] off to sleep
[A] Then somewhere in the darkness
[D] The [A] gambler he broke even
[D] And in [A] his final words I [E] found
An ace that [A] I could keep
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold em
[D] Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [E] when to run
[A] You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
You got to know when to hold [D] em
Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [C#] when to [A] run
You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be [A] time enough to count
[Em] [A] When the deal is done
[D] Cash rules [A] everything around [E] me
When the [A] deal is done
[F#] [E]
[D]
[Cm] [Dm] [D#]
[Bm] [G]
[Dm] Get up [G] and dance and stuff throw into it
It's impossible not to no matter what your age
That's a great song, that's [N] so good
Key:
A
D
E
G
Bm
A
D
E
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm gonna do a cover song.
Yeah, okay.
[G#] Who are you gonna cover?
A [Cm] song by my friend Kenny.
[F] Nice.
He's a good [A] guy.
Is that the name he plays under?
Yeah.
Kenny?
Kenny. _
Ha ha.
_ [G] Anyway, the song goes like this.
[A] _ _
_ _ On _ _ a warm summer's evening
[D] On a train bound [A] for nowhere
[D] I met [A] up with a gambler
[Bm] We were both too [E] tired to sleep
_ [A] So we took turns of staring
[D] Out the window [A] at the darkness
[D] And [A] boredom overtook [E] us
He [A] began to speak
He _ _ _ _ said, son, I've made a life
[D] By reading [A] people's faces
[D] And knowing [A] what the cards were
[G] By the way they [E] held their eyes
[A] So if you don't mind me saying
I [D] can see [A] you're out of [D] aces
Or a [A] taste of your whiskey
I [E] can give [A] you some advice
_ So _ _ _ I handed him my [F#m] bottle
He drank down my last swallow
[D] [A] Then he bummed a cigarette
[Bm] And asked me [E] for a light
[A] Then the night got deathly quiet
[D] His face lost [A] all expression
[D] Said, if you're gonna play [A] the game, boy
[E] You gotta learn to [A] play it right
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [Em] when to run
You [A] never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
_ Now _ _ _ every gambler knows
[F#m] The secret to surviving
[D] Is knowing [A] what to throw [Bm] away
And knowing [E] what to keep
_ _ [A] Cause every hand's a winner
[D] And every [A] hand's a loser
And [D] the best [A] you can hope [E] for
Is to die [A] in your sleep _ _ _ _ _ _
So when he finished speaking
[D] He turned back towards the window
[A] Crushed out his cigarette
[Bm] And faded [E] off to sleep
_ _ [A] Then somewhere in the darkness
[D] The [A] gambler he broke even
[D] And in [A] his final words I [E] found
An ace that [A] I could keep
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold em
[D] Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [E] when to run
[A] You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
You got to know when to hold [D] em
Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [C#] when to [A] run
You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be [A] time enough to count
[Em] [A] When the deal is done
[D] Cash rules [A] everything around [E] me
When the [A] deal is done
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Get up [G] and dance and stuff throw into it
It's impossible not to no matter what your age
That's a great song, that's [N] so good
[F] I'm gonna do a cover song.
Yeah, okay.
[G#] Who are you gonna cover?
A [Cm] song by my friend Kenny.
[F] Nice.
He's a good [A] guy.
Is that the name he plays under?
Yeah.
Kenny?
Kenny. _
Ha ha.
_ [G] Anyway, the song goes like this.
[A] _ _
_ _ On _ _ a warm summer's evening
[D] On a train bound [A] for nowhere
[D] I met [A] up with a gambler
[Bm] We were both too [E] tired to sleep
_ [A] So we took turns of staring
[D] Out the window [A] at the darkness
[D] And [A] boredom overtook [E] us
He [A] began to speak
He _ _ _ _ said, son, I've made a life
[D] By reading [A] people's faces
[D] And knowing [A] what the cards were
[G] By the way they [E] held their eyes
[A] So if you don't mind me saying
I [D] can see [A] you're out of [D] aces
Or a [A] taste of your whiskey
I [E] can give [A] you some advice
_ So _ _ _ I handed him my [F#m] bottle
He drank down my last swallow
[D] [A] Then he bummed a cigarette
[Bm] And asked me [E] for a light
[A] Then the night got deathly quiet
[D] His face lost [A] all expression
[D] Said, if you're gonna play [A] the game, boy
[E] You gotta learn to [A] play it right
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [Em] when to run
You [A] never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
_ Now _ _ _ every gambler knows
[F#m] The secret to surviving
[D] Is knowing [A] what to throw [Bm] away
And knowing [E] what to keep
_ _ [A] Cause every hand's a winner
[D] And every [A] hand's a loser
And [D] the best [A] you can hope [E] for
Is to die [A] in your sleep _ _ _ _ _ _
So when he finished speaking
[D] He turned back towards the window
[A] Crushed out his cigarette
[Bm] And faded [E] off to sleep
_ _ [A] Then somewhere in the darkness
[D] The [A] gambler he broke even
[D] And in [A] his final words I [E] found
An ace that [A] I could keep
You got to know when to hold em
[D] Know [A] when to fold em
[D] Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [E] when to run
[A] You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be time [A] enough to count
[Em] When the [A] deal is done
You got to know when to hold [D] em
Know [A] when to fold [D] em
Know [A] when to walk [G] away
Know [C#] when to [A] run
You never count your money
[D] While you're sitting [A] at the table
[D] There'll be [A] time enough to count
[Em] [A] When the deal is done
[D] Cash rules [A] everything around [E] me
When the [A] deal is done
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Get up [G] and dance and stuff throw into it
It's impossible not to no matter what your age
That's a great song, that's [N] so good