{"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":627779,"song":"The Gambler","artist":"Kenny Rogers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/627779-the-gambler-chords-by-kenny-rogers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/627779?type=chord","rating":4.92593,"votes":3328,"content":"Original key Eb\r\nThe first few lines are picking then he goes into the strumming.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.[/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]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\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]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand knowin' 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 my 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\nFor a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\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]C[/ch]                [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\nSaid, \"If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\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]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\r\n[Verse 4] (transpose +1 here if you want to play it correctly)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEv'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nis knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncrushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n\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]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[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]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[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]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":"Original key Eb\nThe first few lines are picking then he goes into the strumming.\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4] (transpose +1 here if you want to play it correctly)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Eb","G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}