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C The Gambler, Kenny Rogers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On a warm summer’s evenin’, On a train bound for nowhere<\/span><\/strong>
\nI met up with a gambler, We were both too tired to sleep<\/span><\/strong>
\nSo we took turns a-starin’, Out the window at the darkness<\/span><\/strong>
\n‘Til the boredom overtook us, And he began to speak<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He said, “Son, I’ve made a life, Out of readin’ people’s faces<\/span><\/strong>
\nKnowin’ what the cards were, By the way they held their eyes<\/span><\/strong>
\nSo if you don’t mind me sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces<\/span><\/strong>
\nFor a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some advice”.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So I handed him my bottle, And he drank down my last swallow<\/span><\/strong>
\nThen he bummed a cigarette, And asked me for a light<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnd the night got deathly quiet, And his faced lost all expression<\/span><\/strong>
\nHe said, “If you’re gonna play the game, boy, You gotta learn to play it right<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, Know when to fold ’em<\/span><\/strong>
\nKnow when to walk away, And know when to run<\/span><\/strong>
\nYou never count your money, When you’re sittin’ at the table<\/span><\/strong>
\nThere’ll be time enough for countin’, When the dealin’s done<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Every gambler knows, That the secret to survivin’<\/span><\/strong>
\nIs knowin’ what to throw away, And knowin’ what to keep<\/span><\/strong>
\n‘Cause every hand’s a winner, And every hand’s a loser<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnd the best that you can hope for is to die, in your sleep<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And when he finished speakin’, He turned back toward the window<\/span><\/strong>
\nCrushed out his cigarette, And faded off to sleep<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnd somewhere in the darkness, The gambler he broke even<\/span><\/strong>
\nBut in his final words, I found an ace that I could keep<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chords provided by Moselele<\/a><\/p>\n

[*] = Pause<\/p>\n

[x] = clap and open strings<\/p>\n

[G]On a warm summer’s evening on a [C]train bound for [G]nowhere<\/p>\n

I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to [D]speak<\/p>\n

So [G]we took turns a-starin’ out the [C]window at the [G]darkness<\/p>\n

‘Til [C]boredom over[G]took us [D]and he began to [G]speak<\/p>\n

[G]He said, “Son, I’ve made a life out of [C]readin’ people’s [G]faces<\/p>\n

Knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their [D]eyes<\/p>\n

And [G] if you don’t mind me sayin’, I can [C]see you’re out of [G]aces<\/p>\n

And for a [C]taste of your [G]whiskey, [D] I’ll give you some ad[G]vice.”<\/p>\n

[G]So I handed him my bottle and he [C]drank down my last [G]swallow<\/p>\n

Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a [D]light<\/p>\n

And the [G]night got deathly quiet, and his [C]face lost all ex[G]pression<\/p>\n

\u2018 said [C] “If you’re gonna play the [G] game boy, ya gotta [D]learn to play it [G]right<\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/p>\n

You got to know [G]when to hold ’em<\/p>\n

[C]Know when to [G]fold ’em<\/p>\n

[C]Know when to [G]walk away<\/p>\n

And know when to [D]run<\/p>\n

You never [G]count your money<\/p>\n

When you’re [C]sittin’ at the [G]table<\/p>\n

There’ll be time enough for countin’<\/p>\n

[D]When the dealin’s [G]done<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.moselele.co.uk<\/span>[A]Every gambler knows that the [D]secret to [A]survivin’<\/p>\n

Is knowin’ what to throw away and knowin’ what to [E]keep<\/p>\n

‘Cause [A]every hand’s a winner, and [D]every hand’s a [A]loser<\/p>\n

And the [D]best that you can [A]hope for is to [E]die in your [A]sleep.”<\/p>\n

[A]And when he finished speakin’, he turned [D]back toward the [A]window<\/p>\n

Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to [E]sleep<\/p>\n

And [A][*] somewhere in the darkness, the [D][*] gambler, he broke [A][*] even<\/p>\n

But [D][*] in his final [A][*] words I found an [E][*] ace that I could [A][*] keep<\/p>\n

You got to know [A]when to hold ’em<\/p>\n

[D]Know when to [A]fold ’em<\/p>\n

[D]Know when to [A]walk away<\/p>\n

And know when to [E]run<\/p>\n

You never [A]count your money<\/p>\n

When you’re [D]sittin’ at the [A]table<\/p>\n

There’ll be time enough for countin’<\/p>\n

[E]When the dealin’s [A]done<\/p>\n

You got to know [x]when to hold ’em<\/p>\n

[x]Know when to [x]fold ’em<\/p>\n

[x]Know when to [x]walk away<\/p>\n

And know when to [x]run<\/p>\n

You never [x]count your money<\/p>\n

When you’re [x]sittin’ at the [x]table<\/p>\n

There’ll be time enough for countin’<\/p>\n

[x]When the dealin’s [x]done<\/p>\n

You got to know [A]when to hold ’em<\/p>\n

[D]Know when to [A]fold ’em<\/p>\n

[D]Know when to [A]walk away<\/p>\n

And know when to [E]run<\/p>\n

You never [A]count your money<\/p>\n

When you’re [D]sittin’ at the [A]table<\/p>\n

There’ll be time enough for countin’<\/p>\n

[E]When the dealin’s [A]done<\/p>\n

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