The Gambler (v1) (E Major) & F Major
Artist: Kenny Rogers    Genre: Country    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
- C E B♭ C E


Verse 1
On a [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] warm summer's evenin' on a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] train bound for		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nowhere,
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sleep.
So [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] we took turns a starin' out the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] window at the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] darkness
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 'til boredom overtook us,		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] and he began to		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] speak.

Verse 2
Bass in
He said, [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] "Son, I've made a life out of		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] readin' people's		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] faces,
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] eyes.
[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] And if		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you don't mind my sayin', I can		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] see you're out of		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] aces.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] For a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] taste of your		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whiskey I'll		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] give you some		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] advice."

Verse 3
Strumming starts
So I [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] handed him my bottle and he		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drank down my last		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] swallow.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] light.
[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] And the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night got deathly quiet, and his		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] face lost all expr		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ession.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Said, "If you're		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gonna play the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] game, boy, ya gotta		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] learn to play it		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] right.

Chorus
You got to [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know when to hold 'em,		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know when to		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fold 'em,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know when to		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] walk away and know when to		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] run.
[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] You never		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] count		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] your		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] money when you're		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sittin' at the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] table.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be		 time [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] enough for		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] countin'		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] when the dealin's		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] done.

Verse 4
Key changes to F Major
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ev'ry gambler knows that the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] secret to survi		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] vin'
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] keep.
[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] 'Cause		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ev'ry hand's a winner and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ev'ry hand's a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] loser,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] best that you can		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hope for is to		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] die in your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sleep."

Verse 5
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] when he'd finished speakin', he		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] turned back towards the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] window,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] crushed out his cigarette and faded off to		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sleep.
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] somewhere in the darkness the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gambler, he broke		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] even.
But [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] in his final		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] words I found an		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ace that I could		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] keep.

Chorus
You got to [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know when to hold 'em,		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know when to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fold 'em,
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know when to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] walk away and know when to		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] run.
[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] You never		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] count		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] money when you're		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sittin' at the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] table.
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There'll be		 time [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] enough for		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] countin'		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] when the dealin's		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] done.
Repeat chorus to fade

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