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The Gambler Ukulele chords by Kenny Rogers

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Key D - Capo 2ND FRET

* means single strum

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

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

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

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

Slide capo to 3rd fret:

Verse 4:
D              G       D
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
                         A
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
    D             G       D
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
    G         D       A      D
and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

Verse 5:
  D                G            D
And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
                      A
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
  D*              G*        D*
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
  G*      D*        A*        D*
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

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

Outo:
      D           G       D
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
G      D             A
know when to walk away and know when to run.
     D   A   D        G       D
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
         G     D    A         D
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

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