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Kenny Rogers-The Gambler - sr - 200

[Verse - No drums]
     G                          C               G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
  G                              G                 D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
   G                               C             G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
     C           G       D7                G
'Til boredom overtook us   and he began to speak.
         G                             C                G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
G                                                        D
Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
       G                               C                 G
And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
          C             G              D               G
And for a taste of your whiskey   I'll give you some advice."

(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
     G                           C                  G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
G                                G              D
  Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
        G                                C               G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
                  C                 G                   D                G
' said "If you're gon   na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
 
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
           G                      C                G
You got to know when to hold 'em,     Know when to fold 'em,
C                G                          D
    Know when to walk away And know when to run.
          G     D    G                  C              G
You never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;
            C               G          D                   G
There'll be time enough for countin'     When the dealin's done.
 
[Verse]
A                            D            A
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A                                                  E
Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
       A     E        A           D              A
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,
        D                 A              E           A
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." 

[Verse]
    A                             D                      A
And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,
A                                            E
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
    A         E      A             D                 A
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
    D            A                E                A
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.  
 
[Chorus - Drums back in]
           A                      D               A
You got to know when to hold 'em,    Know when to fold 'em,
D              A             A            E
  Know when to walk away And know when to run.
          A     E    A                  D              A
You never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;
            A     D         A           E                      A
There'll be time enough for countin'        When the dealin's done.
 
[Chorus]
           A                      D               A
You got to know when to hold 'em,    Know when to fold 'em,
D              A             A            E
  Know when to walk away And know when to run.
          A     E    A                  D              A
You never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;
            A     D         A           E                      A
There'll be time enough for countin'        When the dealin's done.

[Chorus - A Cappella]
             A                      D            A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
 D            A                          E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
            A     E    A                  D              A
You never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;
            A     D         A           E                      A
There'll be time enough for countin'        When the dealin's done.

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Doobie Brothers-Listen to the Music

Support first finger with thumb to really bring notes out in riff
            
bpm 105 v1 - 2, v2 - 35
[Intro]                                          
|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  
|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  

[Verse]                         
 [E] Don't you feel it growin', day by  [A] day
 [E] People gettin' ready for the  [C#m] new
Some are  [B] happy, some are s [A] a
 [A] Oh, we got to let the music 
|E          |      A    |
  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 play           mm  mm   

 [E] What the people need
Is a way to make 'em s [A] mile
 [E] It ain't so hard to do if you know  [C#m] how
Gotta get a  [B] message
Get it on  [A] through
Oh now mama, don't you ask me  [E] why

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

[Instrumental]                                   
|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /     

[Verse]
 [E] Well I know, you know better
Everything I  [A] say
 [E] Meet me in the country for a  [C#m] day
We'll be  [B] happy
And we'll  [A] da-a-ance
 [A] Oh, we're gonna dance our blues

 |E          |      A    |
  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  
away                      
 [E] And if I'm feelin' good to you
And you're feelin' good to  [A] m
 [E] There ain't nothin' we can't do or [C#m]  sa
Feelin'  [B] good, feeling  [A] fine
 [A] Oh, baby, let the music  [E] play

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime


[Bridge]               
 [E]   Like a lazy flowing r [D/E] ive
 [A/E]     Surrounding castles in the  [E] sky
 [E]   And the crowd is growing  [D/E] bigger
 [A] List'nin' for the happy sounds
 [A] And I got to let them fly

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime 
(fade)






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