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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1997405,"song":"Rambling Gambling Willie","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1997405-rambling-gambling-willie-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1997405?type=chord","rating":4.882,"votes":4,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          Rambling Gambling Willie – Bob Dylan\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Open E + capo 7th fret\r\n\r\nBob Dylan\r\nRambling Gambling Willie (1962)\r\n(Dylan)\r\n\r\n\r\nRecorded April 24, 1962 for \"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan\" but along with \r\nthree others later replaced with Dylan's newer compositions.\r\n\r\nSeveral versions can be found on the net; this one is from: \r\n\"The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991\" \r\n\r\nThe song is played using Open E tuning and a capo on the 7th fret. If \r\nyou don’t want to retune the guitar, I added voicings for standard \r\ntuning that work quite well. There’s one chord in the chorus section \r\nI’m not quite sure of – sounds good if played, but might not be there\r\nat all. I put this F/C in square bracket as an option.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTuning: Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-e)\r\ncapo: 7th fret (C-G-C-E-G-c)\r\nkey: C\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nCHORDS\r\n\r\n[tab]         C-G-C-E-G-c                         E-A-D-G-B-E\r\nC        0-0-0-0-0-0                         x-3-2-0-1-3\r\nF/C      0-2-0-1-0-0 (actually Fadd9/C)      x-3-x-2-1-3\r\nG/C      0-4-0-3-0-0 (actually Gadd11/C)     x-3-x-0-0-3[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome around you rovin’ gamblers and a story I will tell[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F/C[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAbout the greatest gambler, you all should know him well[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F/C[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis name was Willie O’Conley and he gambled all his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F/C[/ch]                           [ch]G/C[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nHe had twenty-seven children, yet he never had a wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, no-obody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F/C[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, he gambled in the White House and in the railroad yards[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWherever there was people, there was Willie and his cards[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F/C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe had the reputation as the gamblin’est man around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                                       [ch]G/C[/ch]            [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nWives would keep their husbands home when Willie came to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F/C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSailin’ down the Mississippi to a town called New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey’re still talkin’ about their card game on that Jackson Queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n “I’ve come to win some money,” Gamblin’ Willie says[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F/C[/ch]                        [ch]G/C[/ch]                 [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nWhen the game finally ended up, the whole damn boat was his[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F/C[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUp in the Rocky Mountains in a town called Cripple Creek[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was an all-night poker game, lasted about a week[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F/C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNine hundred miners had laid their money down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F/C[/ch]                              [ch]G/C[/ch]                  [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nWhen Willie finally left the room, he owned the whole damn town[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo] (harp)\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  | [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  | [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  | [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]G/C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  | [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  | [ch]G/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]G/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut Willie had a heart of gold and this I know is true[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F/C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe supported all his children and all their mothers too[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wore no rings or fancy things, like other gamblers wore[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F/C[/ch]                               [ch]G/C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nHe spread his money far and wide, to help the sick and poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you played your cards with Willie, you never really knew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhether he was bluffin’ or whether he was true[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe won a fortune from a man who folded in his chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]                                  [ch]G/C[/ch]                [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nThe man, he left a diamond flush, Willie didn’t even have a pair[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was late one evenin’ during a poker game[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA man lost all his money, he said Willie was to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe shot poor Willie through the head, which was a tragic fate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/C[/ch]                                         [ch]G/C[/ch]              [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nWillie’s cards fell on the floor, they were aces backed with eights[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F/C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo all you ramblin’ gamblers, wherever you might be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe moral of the story is very plain to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F/C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMake your money while you can, before you have to stop[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/C[/ch]                                      [ch]G/C[/ch]               [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nFor when you pull that dead man’s hand, your gamblin’ days are up[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd it’s ride, Willie, ride (harp)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ [ch]F/C[/ch] ]\r\nRoll, Willie, roll (harp)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/C[/ch]     [ [ch]C[/ch] ]\r\nWherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n          1 + 2 + 3 + 4\r\n[tab]| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/C[/ch] | [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n (harp)[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n          Rambling Gambling Willie – Bob Dylan\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Open E + capo 7th fret\n\nBob Dylan\nRambling Gambling Willie (1962)\n(Dylan)\n\n\nRecorded April 24, 1962 for \"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan\" but along with \nthree others later replaced with Dylan's newer compositions.\n\nSeveral versions can be found on the net; this one is from: \n\"The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991\" \n\nThe song is played using Open E tuning and a capo on the 7th fret. If \nyou don’t want to retune the guitar, I added voicings for standard \ntuning that work quite well. There’s one chord in the chorus section \nI’m not quite sure of – sounds good if played, but might not be there\nat all. I put this F/C in square bracket as an option.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTuning: Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-e)\ncapo: 7th fret (C-G-C-E-G-c)\nkey: C\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCHORDS\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n[Intro]\n| C F/C C F/C | C F/C C   |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo] (harp)\n| C F/C C  | F/C C | C F/C C  | F/C C |\n| C F/C C  | F/C | C F/C | G/C F/C |\n| C F/C C  | F/C C | C F/C C  | G/C C | \n| F/C C | C |\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n          1 + 2 + 3 + 4","chords":["E","F/C","B","G","C","A","D","Fadd9/C","G/C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]}}}