The Gambler Chords by Kenny Rogers
Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
A
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep
So we [Eb] took turns staring [Ab] out the window at [Eb] the darkness
[Ab] the boredom [Eb] overtook us [Bb] and
He [Eb] began to speak.
He said son.
I've made a life
out of [Ab] reading [Eb] people's faces
Knowing what the cards were by the [Bb] way, they held their eyes
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying I can see [Ab] you're [Eb] out of aces [Ab] for a taste of [Eb] whiskey
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice
So I handed him my bottle and [Ab] he drank down my [Eb] last swallow
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a light [Eb] and the night got deathly quiet
[Ab] And his face lost [Eb] all expression
[Ab] Said if you're gonna [Eb] play the game boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right you got
No when the fold [Ab] [Eb] up
No when to walk away
And no [Bb] when to run you [Eb] never count your money
[Ab] When you're sitting at [Eb] the table, there'll be time enough counting
[Bb] when the [Eb] dealings done
[E] every gambler knows
[A] That the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away
knowing what [B] to keep
[E] Cause every hand the winner [A] and every hand [E] the loser
[A] And the best that you [E] can hope for is to [B] die and [E] sleep
And when he finished speaking [A] he turned back toward the [E] window
crushed out a cigarette
faded off the [B] sleeve [E] and
somewhere in the darkness
[A] The [E] gambler he broke even [A] but in his [E] final words
I [B] found an ace that [E] I could keep you got
No
[A] when [E] the fold [A] up
No [E] when to walk away
And no [B] when to run [E] you never [A] count [E] your money
[Dbm] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time [E] enough
[B] When the [E] dealings done you got
No when the fold up
No when to walk away
And no when to run you never count your money
When you're sitting at the table, there'll be time enough
When the dealings done you got No
[A] [E] [A] No [E] when to walk away
No [B] when to run you [E] never count your money
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough
When [B] the [E] dealings done
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep
So we [Eb] took turns staring [Ab] out the window at [Eb] the darkness
[Ab] the boredom [Eb] overtook us [Bb] and
He [Eb] began to speak.
He said son.
I've made a life
out of [Ab] reading [Eb] people's faces
Knowing what the cards were by the [Bb] way, they held their eyes
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying I can see [Ab] you're [Eb] out of aces [Ab] for a taste of [Eb] whiskey
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice
So I handed him my bottle and [Ab] he drank down my [Eb] last swallow
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a light [Eb] and the night got deathly quiet
[Ab] And his face lost [Eb] all expression
[Ab] Said if you're gonna [Eb] play the game boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right you got
No when the fold [Ab] [Eb] up
No when to walk away
And no [Bb] when to run you [Eb] never count your money
[Ab] When you're sitting at [Eb] the table, there'll be time enough counting
[Bb] when the [Eb] dealings done
[E] every gambler knows
[A] That the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away
knowing what [B] to keep
[E] Cause every hand the winner [A] and every hand [E] the loser
[A] And the best that you [E] can hope for is to [B] die and [E] sleep
And when he finished speaking [A] he turned back toward the [E] window
crushed out a cigarette
faded off the [B] sleeve [E] and
somewhere in the darkness
[A] The [E] gambler he broke even [A] but in his [E] final words
I [B] found an ace that [E] I could keep you got
No
[A] when [E] the fold [A] up
No [E] when to walk away
And no [B] when to run [E] you never [A] count [E] your money
[Dbm] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time [E] enough
[B] When the [E] dealings done you got
No when the fold up
No when to walk away
And no when to run you never count your money
When you're sitting at the table, there'll be time enough
When the dealings done you got No
[A] [E] [A] No [E] when to walk away
No [B] when to run you [E] never count your money
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough
When [B] the [E] dealings done
Key:
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Bb
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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep
So we [Eb] took turns staring [Ab] out the window at [Eb] the darkness
[Ab] the boredom [Eb] overtook us [Bb] and
He [Eb] began to speak.
He said son.
I've made a life
out of [Ab] reading [Eb] people's faces
Knowing what the cards were by the [Bb] way, they held their eyes
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying I can see [Ab] you're [Eb] out of aces [Ab] for a taste of [Eb] whiskey
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice
So I handed him my bottle and [Ab] he drank down my [Eb] last swallow
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a light [Eb] and the night got deathly quiet
[Ab] And his face lost [Eb] all expression
[Ab] Said if you're gonna [Eb] play the game boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right you got
No when the fold _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] up
No when to walk away
And no [Bb] when to run you [Eb] never count your money
[Ab] When you're sitting at [Eb] the table, there'll be time enough counting
[Bb] when the [Eb] dealings done _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] every gambler knows
[A] That the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away
knowing what [B] to keep
[E] Cause every hand the winner [A] and every hand [E] the loser
[A] And the best that you [E] can hope for is to [B] die and [E] sleep
And when he finished speaking [A] he turned back toward the [E] window
crushed out a cigarette
faded off the [B] sleeve [E] and
somewhere in the darkness
[A] The [E] gambler he broke even [A] but in his [E] final words
I [B] found an ace that [E] I could keep you got
No _
_ [A] when [E] the fold [A] up
No [E] when to walk away
And no [B] when to run [E] you never [A] count [E] your money
[Dbm] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time [E] enough
_ [B] When the [E] dealings done you got
No _ _ _ when the fold up
No when to walk away
And no when to run you never count your money
When you're sitting at the table, there'll be time enough
When the dealings done you got No _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] No [E] when to walk away
No [B] when to run you [E] never count your money
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough
When [B] the [E] dealings done _ _ _
[Eb] On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler.
We were both too [Bb] tired to sleep
So we [Eb] took turns staring [Ab] out the window at [Eb] the darkness
[Ab] the boredom [Eb] overtook us [Bb] and
He [Eb] began to speak.
He said son.
I've made a life
out of [Ab] reading [Eb] people's faces
Knowing what the cards were by the [Bb] way, they held their eyes
[Eb] So if you don't mind my saying I can see [Ab] you're [Eb] out of aces [Ab] for a taste of [Eb] whiskey
[Bb] I'll give you some [Eb] advice
So I handed him my bottle and [Ab] he drank down my [Eb] last swallow
Then he bombed a cigarette and asked me [Bb] for a light [Eb] and the night got deathly quiet
[Ab] And his face lost [Eb] all expression
[Ab] Said if you're gonna [Eb] play the game boy, [Bb] you gotta learn to [Eb] play it right you got
No when the fold _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] up
No when to walk away
And no [Bb] when to run you [Eb] never count your money
[Ab] When you're sitting at [Eb] the table, there'll be time enough counting
[Bb] when the [Eb] dealings done _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] every gambler knows
[A] That the secret to [E] surviving is knowing what to throw away
knowing what [B] to keep
[E] Cause every hand the winner [A] and every hand [E] the loser
[A] And the best that you [E] can hope for is to [B] die and [E] sleep
And when he finished speaking [A] he turned back toward the [E] window
crushed out a cigarette
faded off the [B] sleeve [E] and
somewhere in the darkness
[A] The [E] gambler he broke even [A] but in his [E] final words
I [B] found an ace that [E] I could keep you got
No _
_ [A] when [E] the fold [A] up
No [E] when to walk away
And no [B] when to run [E] you never [A] count [E] your money
[Dbm] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be [A] time [E] enough
_ [B] When the [E] dealings done you got
No _ _ _ when the fold up
No when to walk away
And no when to run you never count your money
When you're sitting at the table, there'll be time enough
When the dealings done you got No _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] No [E] when to walk away
No [B] when to run you [E] never count your money
[A] When you're sitting [E] at the table, there'll be time enough
When [B] the [E] dealings done _ _ _