{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2131939,"song":"The Gambler","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2131939-the-gambler-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2131939?type=chord","rating":4.76313,"votes":69,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKnowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n' said \"If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKnow when to walk away And know when to run.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEvery gambler knows that the secret to survivin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]E[/ch]                                                \r\nIs knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                                            \r\n'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                                                  \r\nAnd the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKnow when to walk away And know when to run.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCrushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.  [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKnow when to walk away And know when to run.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","D7","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}