Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [Verse - No drums] On a [G] warm summer's evening on a [C] train bound for [G] nowhere I [G] met up with a gambler, we were [G] both too tired to [D] speak So [G] we took turns a-starin' out the [C] window at the [G] darkness 'Til [C] boredom [G] overtook us [D7] and he began to [G] speak. He said, [G] "Son, I've made a life out of [C] readin' people's [G] faces, [G] Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their [D] eyes, And if [G] you don't mind me sayin', I can [C] see you're out of [G] aces, And for a [C] taste of your [G] whiskey I'll [D] give you some [G] advice."
(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare) So I [G] handed him my bottle and he [C] drank down my last [G] swallow; [G] Then he bummed a cigarette and [G] asked me for a [D] light, And the [G] night got deathly quiet, and his [C] face lost all [G] expression, ' said "If you're [C] gon na play the [G] game, boy, ya gotta [D] learn to play it [G] right.
[Chorus - Half time shuffle] You got to [G] know when to hold 'em, [C] Know when to [G] fold 'em, [C] Know when to [G] walk away And know when to [D] run. You never [G] count [D] your [G] money When you're [C] sittin' at the [G] table; There'll be [C] time enough for [G] countin' [D] When the dealin's [G] done.
[Verse] [A] Every gambler knows that the [D] secret to [A] survivin' [A] Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to [E] keep 'Cause [A] every [E] hand's a [A] winner, and [D] every hand's a [A] loser, And the [D] best that you can [A] hope for is to [E] die in your [A] sleep."
[Verse] And [A] when he finished speakin', he [D] turned back toward the [A] window, [A] Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to [E] sleep, (drums stop) And [A] somewhere [E] in the [A] darkness, the [D] gambler, he broke [A] even, But [D] in his final [A] words I found an [E] ace that I could [A] keep.
[Chorus - Drums back in] You got to [A] know when to hold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] fold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] walk away And [A] know when to [E] run. You never [A] count [E] your [A] money When you're [D] sittin' at the [A] table; There'll be [A] time [D] enough for [A] countin' [E] When the dealin's [A] done.
[Chorus] You got to [A] know when to hold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] fold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] walk away And [A] know when to [E] run. You never [A] count [E] your [A] money When you're [D] sittin' at the [A] table; There'll be [A] time [D] enough for [A] countin' [E] When the dealin's [A] done.
[Chorus - A Cappella] You got to [A] know when to hold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] fold 'em, [D] Know when to [A] walk away And know when to [E] run. You never [A] count [E] your [A] money When you're [D] sittin' at the [A] table; There'll be [A] time [D] enough for [A] countin' [E] When the dealin's [A] done.
[Verse 1] I play the [Em7] street life, because there's [Am7] no place I can go [Bm7] Street life, Its the [Em7] only life I know. [Em7] Street Life, and there's a [Am7] thousand cards to play, [Bm7] Steet Life, until you [Em7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Am7] let the people [C/D-x5555x] see, just who you [Bm7] wanna be, [E7#9-020103] And [Am7] every night you [C/D-x5555x] shine, just [Gmaj7] like a superstar. The [Gm7] type of life that's [Bb/C-x3333x] played, a [Fmaj7] temptin' mas[F#m7-5-232252] querade You [Am7] dress you walk you [C/D-x5555x] talk, You're [Gmaj7] who you think you are [B7#5#9-hendrix-x21233]
[Verse 2] [Em7] Street life, You can [Am7] run away from time, [Bm7] Street life, For a [Em7] nickel, or a dime, [Em7] Street life, But you [Am7] better not get old, [Bm7] Street life, Or you're [Em7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Am7] always love for [C/D] sale a [Bm7] grown-up fairy [E7#9] tale Prince [Am7] Charming always [C/D] smiles behind [Gmaj7] a silver spoon And [Gm7] if you keep it young [Bb/C] your [Fmaj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Am7] love will pay your way [C/D] beneath [Gmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[Verse] I play the [Em7] street life Because there's [Am7] no place I can go [Bm7] Street life It's the [Em7] only life I know [Em7] Street life And there's a [Am7] thousand cards to play [Bm7] Street Life Until you [Em7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][Cm7][A#7] [D#maj7-668786] Street life [A#7/D-x53334][C7][A#7] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Em7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --5p3p0--------- B 0---------- G 0---------- D 0---------- A 0---------- E ----------
