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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