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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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Erasure-Respect

[Intro]
C
 
[Verse 1]
             C
I try to discover
                       G
A little something to make me sweeter
            E                      F
Oh baby, refrain from breaking my heart
 
[Pre-Chorus]
           C
I'm so in love with you
           G
I'll be forever blue
                    F
That you give me no reason
                     Am
Why you're making me work so hard
 
G
That you give me no, that you give me no
 
That you give me no, that you give me no
 
[Chorus]
C                 Am
Soul, I hear you calling
           F                     Em   F  G  C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me

C

[Verse 2]
                 C
And if I should falter
                     G
Would you open your arms out to me
                       E
We can make love, not war
                            F
And live at peace with our hearts
 
[Pre-Chorus]
           C
I'm so in love with you
           G
I'll be forever blue
                 F
What religion or reason
                        Am
Could drive a man to forsake his lover
 
G
Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
 
Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
 
[Chorus]
C                 Am
Soul, I hear you calling
           F                     Em   F  G  C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
 
[Interlude]
 
|(C)  | C   | C   | C   |
| Bb  | Bb  | G   | G
 
[Pre-Chorus] 
           C
I'm so in love with you
           G
I'll be forever blue
                    F
That you give me no reason
                           Am
You know, you're making me work so hard
 
G
That you give me no, that you give me no
 
That you give me no, that you give me no
 
[Chorus]
C                 Am
Soul, I hear you calling
           F                     Em   F  G  C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
 
(C)               Am
Soul, I hear you calling
           F                     Em   F  G  C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
 
C

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Other 'Dancy' songs >> Beatles-8 Days A Week Chaka Khan-Aint Nobody Dexys Midnight Runners-Come On Eileen ELO-Mr Blue Sky Elton John-Dont Go Breaking My Heart Frankie Valli and 4 Seasons-December 63 Justin Timberlake-Cant Stop The Feeling Michael Jackson-Blame It On The Boogie Queen-We Will Rock You Queen-We Are The Champions Del Shannon-Runaway S Club 7-Reach Stevie Wonder-Sir Duke UB40-Red Red Wine Elton John-I'm Still Standing Bee Gees-Jive Talkin Jamiroquai-Virtual Insanity Weeknd (The)-Blinding Lights
Songs with same beat >> Billy Joel-Allentown Cameo-Word Up David Bowie-Lets Dance Doobie Brothers-Long Train George Ezra-Shotgun Goo Goo Dolls-Slide Inspiral Carpets-This Is How It Feels Justin Timberlake-Cant Stop The Feeling Michael Jackson-Billy Jean Michael Jackson-Blame It On The Boogie Ocean Colour Scene-The Circle Prince-Kiss Reef-Place Your Hands Rolling Stones-Fade Away Rolling Stones-Free to do what I want Stevie Wonder-Signed Sealed Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger Top Loader-Dancing In The Moonlight Whitney Houston-Dance With Somebody Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street
Songs with same beat AND key>> James-Laid >> Justin Timberlake-Cant Stop The Feeling >> Rolling Stones-Free to do what I want >> Whitney Houston-Dance With Somebody >> Band Aid-Do They Know Its Christmas >> Creedence Clearwater Revival-Have You Ever Seen The Rain >>