The Ballad Of The Gambler And The Monk tab by Paul Shapera

Intro

You remember at the start, the Gambler and the Monk played cards?


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Years before a Monk and Gambler embarked
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On a long trek right through the great lands of the North
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They had a debate about God, chance and fate
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And agreed it be settled through just one card game

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Day after day they sat there and they played
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As the weeks and the days and the months passed away
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Travelers came in just to watch and drink gin
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And bet on which one would eventually win


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As a whole town was then slowly built round them
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The Gambler's pot rose and Monk?s pot went down
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And thus came to pass the final hand came at last
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But before it was played the Gambler?s heart it gave way

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He hollered and cried right out ?for he died
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A majorA curse from his lungs: the game was not done
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He swore they?d be back to finish at last
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And fist to the sky, the Gambler died.