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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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Free-Alright Now

A5       x02255
D/A      x0423x
Dadd9/G  x04030
G5       3x0033
E5       022xxx
Chorus D can be a D/A 

[Intro]
A5     D/A     A5        Dadd9/G     D/A      A5
A5     D/A     A5        Dadd9/G     D/A      A5
 
[Verse 1]
          A5       D/A  A5     Dadd9/G           D           A5
There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet
                     D/A   A5                    Dadd9/G        D         A5
I said, "A-hey, what is this?",(Now baby maybe), maybe she's in need of a kiss
                       D/A   A5         Dadd9/G      D              A5
I said, "A-hey, what's your name, baby?,Maybe we can see things the same
                  D/A   A5           Dadd9/G          D                 A5
Now don't you wait or hesitate,Let's move before they raise the parking rate
 
[Chorus - A5 - x022x0, G5 - 3x0033]
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
A5          D/A
Let me tell you now
 
[Link]
A5   Dadd9/G     D/A     A5
 
[Verse 2]
           A5    D/A  A5     Dadd9/G         D           A5
I took her home to my place, watching every move on her face
                       D/A   A5          Dadd9/G         D           A5
She said, "Look, what's your game, baby?,Are you tryin' to put me in shame?
                     D/A   A5   Dadd9/G               D       A5
I said, "Slow, don't go so fast,Don't you think that love can last?
                 D/A   A5    Dadd9/G          D           A5
She said, "Love, lord above, now you're gonna trick me in love
 
[Chorus]
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
 
[Music Break]
A5     A5       A5    A5
 
A5     G5  D    A5    G5   D       X 8
E5     E5
 
[Verse 3]
           A5    D/A  A5     Dadd9/G         D           A5
I took her home to my place, watching every move on her face
                       D/A   A5          Dadd9/G         D           A5
She said, "Look, what's your game, baby?,Are you tryin' to put me in shame?
                     D/A   A5   Dadd9/G               D       A5
I said, "Slow, don't go so fast,Don't you think that love can last?
                 D/A   A5    Dadd9/G          D           A5
She said, "Love, lord above, now you're gonna trick me in love
 
[Chorus]
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
 
[Fade Out]
 
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
A5  A5    G5              D        A5
All right now baby, it's all right now
 

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