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Kenny Rogers-The Gambler - BPM - 113

[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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Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street - BPM - 113

[Intro - Just bass drum]
[A7sus4]   [F7sus4]  [G7sus4]  [G7sus4] (x3) 

   A7sus4   F7sus4     G7sus4  G7sus4 A7sus4  F7sus4 G7sus4  G7sus4
E -7--------3--6-------3---5----------7-------3--6---3--3----------
B -8----10--4----4--6--3-3------------8------*4------3--------------
G -7--------5----------5--------------7-------5-----*5------------
D -7--------3----------3--------------7-------3------3------------
A -0--------3----------5--------------0-------3------5-----------
E ---------------------3-----------------------------3------------

   A7sus4   F7sus4     G7sus4    G7sus4 to F pickup
E -7-787----3--6-------3---------------------------------
B -8-----10-4----4----*3---3-----------------------------
G -7--------5----------5-5----5--2-5--------------------
D -7--------3----------3---------0----------------------
A -0--------3----------5---------x-----------------------
E ---------------------3---------3-----------------------

[Notes - *play full F then take first finger barre off and use it to fret 
1st string on B string to play Fmaj7, then with D play xx023x xx025x xx023x]


[Full drums]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]

   F*     D                        F  G G G G
E -1-0----x----------------------1-0--3------
B -1-1----3-5-3------3--3--------1-1--3--------
G -2-2----2----------2--2----x3--2-2--0-------------
D -3-3----0----------0--0--------3-3--0---------
A -3-3---------------------------3-3--x----------
E -1-x---------------------------1-x--3-----------

 
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap - 
Rhythm is A is on, then off - sus4, A - off 1xxx x2x4]

[A]  Winding your way [Asus4]down on  [A] Baker Street  [Asus4]      
[A]  Lite in your head [Asus4], and  [A] dead on your feet [Asus4]      
Well an-  [Em] other crazy day, you  [G] drink the night away
And for-  [D]get about e-  [Dsus4]very- [D] thing 
 
[A]  This city desert [Asus4]  makes you [A]  feel so cold, it' [Asus4] s got
[A]  So many people [Asus4]  but it's [A]  got no soul [Asus4]      
And it' [Em] s taken you so long to [G]  find out you were wrong
When you [D]  thought it held e-  [Dsus4]very- [D] thing 
 
[Chorus 1]
[Dm7]  You used to think that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea- [Am]sy
[Dm7]  You used to say that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea-   [Am]sy
But [C]  you're tryin, [G]  you're    tryin  [D] now    
[Quick phrase] [Dsus2] [D]  [Dsus4] [D] 
[Dm7]  Another year and then you'd [Am]be  [Asus2]ha-[Am]ppy
[Dm7]  Just one more year and then you'd [Am]be  [Asus2]ha- [Am]ppy
But [C]  you're cryin',    [G]   you're cryin [A] ' now  [F] 
 
[Instrumental]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
 
[Verse 2]
[A] Way down the street  [Asus2] there's a  [A] light in his place    [Asus2]      
He  [A] opens the door, [Asus2]  he's got that  [A] look on his face    [Asus2]      
And he  [Em] asks you where you've been, you  [G] tell him who you've seen
And you  [D] talk about a- [Dsus4]ny-  [D]thing
 
[A]  He's got this dream a- [Asus2]  bout    [A] buyin' some land   [Asus2]      
He's gonna [A]  give up the booze [Asus2]  and the [A]  one night stands   [Asus2]      
And  [Em] then he'll settle down, in some  [G] quiet little town
And for- [D]  get about e [Dsus4] - very-  [D] thing
 
[Chorus 2]
[Dm7]  But you know he'll always [Am]  keep [Asus2]  mo-     [Am]  ving
[Dm7]  You know he's never gonna [Am]  stop [Asus2]  mo-     [Am]  ving
Cause [C]  he's rollin',    [G]    he's the rolling [D] stone
[Dm7]  And when you wake up it's a [Am]  new  [Asus2] mor-     [Am]  ning
[Dm7]  The sun is shining it's a [Am]  new  [Asus2]   mor-   [Am]   ning
And  [C] you're going, [G]  you're going [A]  home   [F] 
 
[Instrumental]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
 
[Intro]
[A7sus4]   [F7sus4]  [G7sus4]  [G7sus4] (x3)
 
[Solo]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
[Repeat- Fade]

[End]
Pickup [F]
[D5]

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