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Mike Ness - Gamblin' Man
Alternatively, you can CAPO I and play as follows:
 F= E  
 B= A  
C = Barred C (relative to Capo, X24442)
Intro: F(3 measures or 12 count)  B   B   F   F   B   F   C   F   B   F   C  F  
Well FI'm a rovin gambler I've seen most every town
When ever I meet with a deck of cards I Blay my money Fdown
Gonna lay my money down, yea gonna Blay my money Fdown
 F(3 measures or 12 count)  B   B   F   F   B   F   C  F  
I've Fgambled out in Texas and down in New Orleans
I've lost a pot with four of a kind and Bwon with a couple of Fqueens
Gonna Bluff with a couple of queens, yea I Bwon with a couple of Fqueens
 F(3 measures or 12 count)  B   B   F   F   B   F   C  F  
Well I Fmet a friend in Frisco and Lady Luck was her name
Yea I couldn't lose with a pair of twos till a Bwoman got in the Fgame
A red head got in the game, yea a Bwoman got in the Fgame
 F(3 measures or 12 count)  B   B   F   F   B   F   C  F  
Yea she Fwon my old black panhead and she won my switch blade knife
And when I lost everything I had she Btold me to bet my Flife
She told me to bet my life, she Btold me to bet my Flife
 F(3 measures or 12 count)  B   B   F   F   B   F   C   F  
If you Fdon't wanna lose your freedom, you care about your life
Don't get in a game with a red head thing, you'll Bwin yourself a Fwife
You'll win yourself a wife, now you Bgot yourself a Fwife

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Gamblin Man

by Mike Ness

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Mike Ness - Gamblin' Man

Alternatively, you can CAPO I and play as follows:

F E

B A

C = Barred C (relative to Capo, X24442)

B B F F B F C F B F C F

Intro: F(3 measures or 12 count)

Well I'm a rovin gambler I've seen most every town

B F

When ever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down

B F

Gonna lay my money down, yea gonna lay my money down

F B B F F B F C F

(3 measures or 12 count)

I've gambled out in Texas and down in New Orleans

B F

I've lost a pot with four of a kind and won with a couple of queens

B F

Gonna Bluff with a couple of queens, yea I won with a couple of queens

F B B F F B F C F

(3 measures or 12 count)

Well I met a friend in Frisco and Lady Luck was her name

B F

Yea I couldn't lose with a pair of twos till a woman got in the game

B F

A red head got in the game, yea a woman got in the game

F B B F F B F C F

(3 measures or 12 count)

Yea she won my old black panhead and she won my switch blade knife

B F

And when I lost everything I had she told me to bet my life

B F

She told me to bet my life, she told me to bet my life

F B B F F B F C F

(3 measures or 12 count)

If you don't wanna lose your freedom, you care about your life

B F

Don't get in a game with a red head thing, you'll win yourself a wife

B F

You'll win yourself a wife, now you got yourself a wife

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