Intro: D G A7 D G A7 Verse 1: D G D A7 I've gambled down in Georgia when I was just a lad D G A7 D I've gambled from the Yukon to the shores of Trinidad G D G I'll bet my green on anything if and when I can D G D I've had my run of luck, boy, I'm a gamblin' man
Verse 2: D G D A7 I've gambled on the jumping frogs in Bear Creek, Arkansas D G A7 D I've bet ponies at the Ak-Sar-Ben up in Omaha G D G It's pennies on the sidewalk in a town of Baltimore D G D Seen plenty of big action, boy, but I'm a-still wantin' more Verse 3: D G D A7 I've gambled on a cockroach in the jail at Abilene D G A7 D I've bet on Cajun rooster fights down in New Orleans G D G I've played the game road poker as I wheeled my big sedan D G D G A7 I'll bet my green on anything, I'm a gamblin' man E A B7 Verse 4: E A E B7 I've gambled in Las Vegas, broke the bank at Keno's Club E A B7 E I made a fortune on the road playin' five-card stud A E A I don't brag, but I'm the sharpest, they call me Gold Dust Dan E A E I've made a bundle on gambling, I'm a gamblin' man Verse 5: E A E B7 Well, I bet my love on a dancing girl, then I caught her running around E A B7 E I guess she's just too much like me, she'll never settle down A E A Now I'm broke and busted, just playing a losing hand E A E But I'm gonna make a comeback someday, I'm a gamblin' man A E Yeah, I'm gonna make a comeback someday, I'm a gamblin' man
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