The Gambler chords by Matt Pless

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
 G


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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