Son Of A Rotten Gambler Chords by Emmylou Harris
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
B
Gb
E
Abm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [B] And his love [Ebm]
will be [Abm] his vision, and he'll take [E] you [B] where you
[Gb] stand.
Where [B] you stand.
[Gb] Your life [Abm] for his and [B] help the poor become [Gb] a man.
He'll be the son of [B] a star.
His father [Gb] the teacher.
Teaching love [B] and honesty.
Being his own
[E] manhandler.
[B] Oh, the son.
The son of a [Gb] run of the mill run.
Rotten [E] gambler.
[B] [Gb] Will [B] the devil be [Ebm]
getting [Abm] to you?
[E] As you look back over what you've [Gb] done.
What [B] you've done.
[Ebm] Was it [Abm] for a reason or [E] for rhyme?
Was it just for [Gb] fun?
He'll be the son of [B] his father.
His father the [Gb] teacher.
Teaching love [B] and honesty.
Being his own [E]
manhandler.
Oh, [B] the son.
The son of [Gb] a run of the mill run.
Rotten [E] gambler.
[B]
[Abm] Back on the [E] road you can look.
[Abm]
Ain't no king but.
[E]
[Abm]
[E]
[B] [Ebm]
Shine [Dbm] upon you.
Shine [Ab] upon you.
He'll be the son of his [Db] father.
His father the [Ab] teacher.
Teaching love [Db] and honesty.
Being his own [Gb] manhandler.
Oh, the [Db] son.
The son of a [Ab] run of the mill run.
Rotten [Gb] gambler.
[Db]
[Bbm] Back on the road [Gb] now.
You can lose your head.
There [Bbm]
ain't no kingdom [Gb] for the gambler.
[Bbm] You know the road now.
[Gb]
And you may just [Db] stand.
When his [Fm] eyes [Ebm] shine upon you.
Shine [Bb] upon you.
He'll be the son of [Eb] his father.
His father [Bb] the teacher.
Teaching [Eb] love and honesty.
Being his own [Ab] manhandler.
Oh, [Eb] the son.
The son of a [Bb] run of the mill run.
[Ab] Rotten gambler.
will be [Abm] his vision, and he'll take [E] you [B] where you
[Gb] stand.
Where [B] you stand.
[Gb] Your life [Abm] for his and [B] help the poor become [Gb] a man.
He'll be the son of [B] a star.
His father [Gb] the teacher.
Teaching love [B] and honesty.
Being his own
[E] manhandler.
[B] Oh, the son.
The son of a [Gb] run of the mill run.
Rotten [E] gambler.
[B] [Gb] Will [B] the devil be [Ebm]
getting [Abm] to you?
[E] As you look back over what you've [Gb] done.
What [B] you've done.
[Ebm] Was it [Abm] for a reason or [E] for rhyme?
Was it just for [Gb] fun?
He'll be the son of [B] his father.
His father the [Gb] teacher.
Teaching love [B] and honesty.
Being his own [E]
manhandler.
Oh, [B] the son.
The son of [Gb] a run of the mill run.
Rotten [E] gambler.
[B]
[Abm] Back on the [E] road you can look.
[Abm]
Ain't no king but.
[E]
[Abm]
[E]
[B] [Ebm]
Shine [Dbm] upon you.
Shine [Ab] upon you.
He'll be the son of his [Db] father.
His father the [Ab] teacher.
Teaching love [Db] and honesty.
Being his own [Gb] manhandler.
Oh, the [Db] son.
The son of a [Ab] run of the mill run.
Rotten [Gb] gambler.
[Db]
[Bbm] Back on the road [Gb] now.
You can lose your head.
There [Bbm]
ain't no kingdom [Gb] for the gambler.
[Bbm] You know the road now.
[Gb]
And you may just [Db] stand.
When his [Fm] eyes [Ebm] shine upon you.
Shine [Bb] upon you.
He'll be the son of [Eb] his father.
His father [Bb] the teacher.
Teaching [Eb] love and honesty.
Being his own [Ab] manhandler.
Oh, [Eb] the son.
The son of a [Bb] run of the mill run.
[Ab] Rotten gambler.
Key:
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[N] _ _ [B] And his love _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
will be [Abm] his vision, _ and he'll take [E] you _ _ [B] where you _
[Gb] stand.
_ _ _ _ Where [B] you stand. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] Your life [Abm] for his and [B] help the poor _ _ _ _ _ become [Gb] a man. _ _
He'll be the son of [B] a star.
_ _ His father [Gb] the teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ love [B] and honesty.
_ _ Being his own _
[E] _ _ manhandler. _ _ _ _
[B] Oh, the son. _ _ _
The son of a [Gb] run of the mill run.
_ Rotten [E] _ _ gambler.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Will [B] the devil _ _ be _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ getting [Abm] to you?
[E] As you look back _ _ _ over what you've [Gb] done.
_ _ What _ _ _ [B] you've done. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Was it [Abm] for a reason or [E] for rhyme?
_ _ _ Was it just for [Gb] fun?
_ _ _ _ He'll be the son of [B] his _ father.
_ _ His father the [Gb] teacher.
_ _ Teaching love [B] and honesty. _ _
Being his own _ [E] _ _
manhandler.
_ _ Oh, [B] the son.
_ _ _ _ The son of [Gb] a run of the mill run. _ _
Rotten [E] _ _ gambler. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Back on the _ _ _ [E] _ _ road you can look.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
Ain't no king but.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ Shine [Dbm] upon you. _
_ _ _ Shine [Ab] upon you.
_ _ _ He'll be the son of his [Db] _ father.
_ _ His father the [Ab] teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ love [Db] and honesty. _ _
Being his own [Gb] _ _ manhandler.
_ _ _ Oh, the [Db] son.
_ The _ son of a [Ab] run of the mill run.
_ _ Rotten [Gb] _ _ gambler. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ Back on the road _ [Gb] now.
_ _ You can lose your head.
There [Bbm] _ _
ain't no kingdom _ [Gb] for the _ gambler.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] You _ know the road now.
[Gb] _
_ _ And you may just _ [Db] stand.
_ _ When his [Fm] eyes _ [Ebm] shine upon you. _ _
_ _ Shine [Bb] upon _ you.
He'll be the son of [Eb] his father.
_ _ His father [Bb] the teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ _ [Eb] love and honesty.
_ _ Being his own _ [Ab] _ _ manhandler. _ _ _
Oh, [Eb] the son. _ _
The son of a [Bb] run of the mill run.
_ _ _ [Ab] Rotten _ _ gambler. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
will be [Abm] his vision, _ and he'll take [E] you _ _ [B] where you _
[Gb] stand.
_ _ _ _ Where [B] you stand. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] Your life [Abm] for his and [B] help the poor _ _ _ _ _ become [Gb] a man. _ _
He'll be the son of [B] a star.
_ _ His father [Gb] the teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ love [B] and honesty.
_ _ Being his own _
[E] _ _ manhandler. _ _ _ _
[B] Oh, the son. _ _ _
The son of a [Gb] run of the mill run.
_ Rotten [E] _ _ gambler.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Will [B] the devil _ _ be _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ getting [Abm] to you?
[E] As you look back _ _ _ over what you've [Gb] done.
_ _ What _ _ _ [B] you've done. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Was it [Abm] for a reason or [E] for rhyme?
_ _ _ Was it just for [Gb] fun?
_ _ _ _ He'll be the son of [B] his _ father.
_ _ His father the [Gb] teacher.
_ _ Teaching love [B] and honesty. _ _
Being his own _ [E] _ _
manhandler.
_ _ Oh, [B] the son.
_ _ _ _ The son of [Gb] a run of the mill run. _ _
Rotten [E] _ _ gambler. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Back on the _ _ _ [E] _ _ road you can look.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
Ain't no king but.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ Shine [Dbm] upon you. _
_ _ _ Shine [Ab] upon you.
_ _ _ He'll be the son of his [Db] _ father.
_ _ His father the [Ab] teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ love [Db] and honesty. _ _
Being his own [Gb] _ _ manhandler.
_ _ _ Oh, the [Db] son.
_ The _ son of a [Ab] run of the mill run.
_ _ Rotten [Gb] _ _ gambler. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ Back on the road _ [Gb] now.
_ _ You can lose your head.
There [Bbm] _ _
ain't no kingdom _ [Gb] for the _ gambler.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] You _ know the road now.
[Gb] _
_ _ And you may just _ [Db] stand.
_ _ When his [Fm] eyes _ [Ebm] shine upon you. _ _
_ _ Shine [Bb] upon _ you.
He'll be the son of [Eb] his father.
_ _ His father [Bb] the teacher.
_ _ Teaching _ _ [Eb] love and honesty.
_ _ Being his own _ [Ab] _ _ manhandler. _ _ _
Oh, [Eb] the son. _ _
The son of a [Bb] run of the mill run.
_ _ _ [Ab] Rotten _ _ gambler. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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