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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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Earth Wind And Fire-September

 Verse 1
          Dmaj7  C#m7
Do you remember 
    Bm7  F#m7       Dmaj7  C#m7
the 21st night of September?
         Bm7          F#m7         Dmaj7  C#m7 
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
       Bm7        Fm7    G/A
While chasing the clouds away

Verse 2 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7     G/A)
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing.
As we danced in the night,
Remember how the stars stole the night away

Chorus
Bm7   E7   C#m7          F#m7
Ba de ya - say do you remember
Bm7   E7   C#m7          F#m7
Ba de ya - dancing in September
Bm7   E7   C#m7          F#m7     G/A
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

Verse 3 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7     G/A)
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love,
Remember how we knew love was here to stay

Verse 4 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7     G/A)
Now December found the love that we shared in September.
Only blue talk and love,
Remember the true love we share today

[Chorus x 2]

Suggestions!
Linked Songs >>
Songs from same decade >> Abba-Name Of The Game Bill Withers-Lovely Day Billy Joel-Just The Way You Are Elton John-Bennie and the Jets Elton John-Rocket Man Kate Bush-Wuthering Heights Kinks-Lola Peter Gabriel-Solsbury Hill Pink Floyd-Comfortably Numb Queen-Tie Your Mother Down Ramones-Sedated Rocky Horror Picture Show-Time Warp Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle Stevie Wonder-Signed Sealed Jam (The)-That's Entertainment Carpenters-Yesterday Once More Rainbow-Since You've Been Gone TRex-Get It On Bob Marley-Get Up Stand Up Bob Marley-No Woman No Cry
Other 'MidSet' songs >> Creedence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising Bastille-Pompeii TLC-Waterfalls Bob Marley-Three Little Birds Bob Marley-Stir It Up Elton John-I'm Still Standing Five-Keep On Movin Taylor Swift-Shake It Off Beatles-Ob la di Ob la da Cream-White Room Britney Spears-Toxic Jamiroquai-Virtual Insanity Weeknd (The)-Blinding Lights Depeche Mode-Just Cant Get Enough Billy Joel-River of Dreams Hall And Oates-Rich Girl Kenny Rogers-The Gambler Scouting for Girls-This Aint A Love Song Beatles-Can't Buy Me Love Hozier-Too Sweet Chords
Other 'Dancy' songs >> Abba-Gimme Gimme Gimme Abba-Waterloo Billy Joel-Uptown Girl Dexys Midnight Runners-Come On Eileen Elton John-Dont Go Breaking My Heart Fleetwood Mac-Don't Stop James-Sit Down Michael Jackson-Blame It On The Boogie Rihanna-Umbrella Del Shannon-Runaway Foundations (The)-Build Me Up Buttercup Tina Turner-Proud Mary Walk The Moon-Shut Up And Dance Propaganda-Duel Anita Baker-No One In The World Randy Crawford-Street life Jocelyn Brown-Somebody Else's Guy
Songs with same beat >> AC/DC-Shook Me All Night Long Bon Jovi-Living On A Prayer Duran Duran-Hungry Like The Wolf George Ezra-Budapest Grease-Summer Lovin Mike Oldfield-Moonlight Shadow Philip Oakley-Electric Dreams Pixies-Here Comes Your Man Rod Stewart-Maggie May Sheryl Crow-Change Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle Thin Lizzy-Whiskey In The Jar U2-Streets Walk The Moon-Shut Up And Dance Bastille-Pompeii Madness-Our House Rainbow-Since You've Been Gone Rolling Stones-Get Off Of My Cloud 00. Medley 03-The Castle On The Street Where Mr. Brightside Lives Talk Talk-Its My Life
Songs with same beat AND key>> Beatles-Twist And Shout >> Billy Joel-My Life >> Grease-Summer Lovin >> Philip Oakley-Electric Dreams >> Rod Stewart-Maggie May >> Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle >> U2-Streets >> Guns And Roses-Sweet Child Of Mine >> 00. Medley 03-The Castle On The Street Where Mr. Brightside Lives >> Five-Keep On Movin >>