The Gambler

this is the only version that i find works , all the others didn’t and so i figured this out . niallmh . . 8/jan/2010 * * * * after first Chorus , all chords are raised , E - F , A - A# , B - C so you can figure the rest out after that * * * * E A E on a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for nowhere , A E A B i met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep . E A E so we took turns a starin’ out the window at the darkness A E B E ’til boredom overtook us , and he began to speak . he said , "son , i’ve made a life out of readin’ people’s faces , and knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their eyes . and if you don’t mind my sayin’ , i can see you’re out of aces . for a taste of your whiskey i’ll give you some advice . " so i handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow . then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light . and the night got deathly quiet , and his face lost all expression . said , "if you’re gonna play the game , boy , ya gotta learn to play it right . Chorus : E A E you got to know when to hold ’em , know when to fold ’em , A E A B know when to walk away and know when to run . E A E you never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table . A E B E there’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done . F A# F ev’ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin’ A# F A# C is knowin’ what to throw away and knowing what to keep . F A# F ’cause ev’ry hand’s a winner and ev’ry hand’s a loser , A# F C F and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep . " and when he’d finished speakin’ , he turned back towards the window , crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep . and somewhere in the darkness the gambler , he broke even . but in his final words i found an ace that i could keep