The Gambler chords by Matt Pless

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
 G+G


Verse 1:
   G+G              C majorC         G+G
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere
 C majorC        G+G        A minorAm         D MajorD
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
  G+G                 C majorC        G+G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
   C majorC      G+G        D MajorD    G+G
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak

Verse 2:
      G+G               C majorC         G+G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
   C majorC         G+G
And knowin' what their cards were
    A minorAm         D MajorD
By the way they held their eyes
    G+G                C majorC         G+G
So if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces
    C majorC       G+G      D MajorD       G+G
For a taste of your whiskey I can give you some advice"


Verse 3:
    G+G              C majorC         G+G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
 C majorC        G+G      A minorAm       D MajorD
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
     G+G               C majorC         G+G
And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
          C majorC       G+G
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
      D MajorD        G+G
You gotta learn to play it right"


Chorus:
                      C majorC      G+G
'Cause You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
 C majorC      G+G     A minorAm      D MajorD
Know when to walk away know when to run
      G+G              C majorC       G+G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
       C majorC        G+G    D MajorD         G+G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done

Verse 4:
   G+G           C majorC      G+G
Now every gambler knows the secret to survivin'
  C majorC        G+G        A minorAm       D MajorD
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
     G+G             C majorC       G+G
'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
     C majorC         G+G       D MajorD      G+G
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep


Verse 5:
   G+G
So when he finished speakin'
   C majorC            G+G
He turned back towards the window
 C majorC        G+G      A minorAm      D MajorD
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
   G+G N.C.            C majorC N.C.     G+G N.C.
Then somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
  C majorC N.C.     G+G  N.C.    D MajorD        G+G
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep


Chorus:
                  C majorC      G+G
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
 C majorC      G+G     A minorAm      D MajorD
Know when to walk away know when to run
      G+G              C majorC       G+G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
       C majorC        G+G    D MajorD         G+G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done


Chorus:
      G+G
You got to know when to hold 'em
 C majorC      G+G
Know when to fold 'em
 C majorC      G+G       A minorAm      FF
Know when to walk away and know when to run
      G+G              C majorC       G+G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
       C majorC        G+G    D MajorD         G+G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done


Outro:
 C majorC           G+G     D MajorD         G+G  D MajorD  G+G
Cash rules everything around me when the dealing's done