The Gambler (use a lazy 2/4 count)        
Musik: Kenny Rogers                      

        G             G                     C              G
1) On a warm summer's evening         on a train bound for nowhere
2) He said "Son I've made a life out" of readin' people's faces,
3) So I handed him my bottle     and he drank down my last swallow;

     G             G                      G                  D      D
1) I met up with a gambler,       we were both too tired to speak
2) Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
3) Then he bummed a cigarette           and asked me for a light,

      G              D       G                C               D7    G    G 
1) So we  took  turns  a-starin'     out the window at the darkness
2) And if you don't mind me sayin',   I can see you're out of aces,
3) And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,

              C              G                 D                 G       G
1)         til boredom overtook us           and he began to speak.
2) And for a taste of your whiskey           I'll give you some advice."
3)        said "If you gonna play the game, you gotta play it right.

Omk:
             G            G
  You got to know when to hold 'em,

C              G
  Know when to fold 'em,

C              G
  Know when to walk away

G                  D
  And know when to run.

D            G     D7   G
  You never count your money

               C              G
  When you're sittin' at the table;

G             G     C          G
  There'll be time enough for countin'

D                   G           (up a full step)
  When the dealin's done.



    A              A                         D               A
4) Every gambler knows            that the secret       to surviving
5) And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,

       A                A              A               E
4) Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
5) Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to        sleep,

           A     E7       A           D                  A
4) 'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a     loser,
5) And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,

            D                 A             E               A
4) And the best that you can hope for is to die  in  your  sleep."
5)    But in his final    words I found an ace that I could keep.

Omk.