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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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Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On

[Intro - No drums, no bass - just guitar]
[G] [A7] [C/D] [G]

[Verse 1]
[G] Three little birds, [A7] sat on my window
[C/D] And they told me I don't need to wor [G] ry
[G] Summer came like cinna [A7] mon, so sweet
[C/D] Little girls double-dutch on the con [G] crete
 
[Em7] Maybe some [B7/D#] times, we've 
[Em7] got it wrong, but it's alright [A9]
The [Cmaj7] more things seem to change, 
the more [Cmmaj7] (drums stop) they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate
 
[Chorus]
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
[C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down (drop 'You' high note)
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003] 
somewhere, some (drums stop) [G] how
 
[Vamp]
[G]

[Verse 2] (Drums back in)
[G] Blue as the sky, [A7] sunburnt and lonely,
[C/D] Sipping tea in a bar by the roads [G] ide,
(just relax, just [G] relax)
Don't you let those other boys  [A7] fool you,
[C/D] Got to love that afro hair [G] do
 
[Em7] Maybe [B7/D#] sometimes, we feel 
[Em7] afraid, but it's alright [A9] 
The [Cmaj7] (drums stop) more you stay the same, 
the more they [Cmmaj7] seem to change (drums back in)
Don't you think it's strange?
 
[Chorus]
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
[C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down 
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003] 
somewhere, (drums stop) some how
 
[Bridge] (Drums back)
[Am7] 'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
[Em] Some nights kept me awake, [N.C.] I thought that I was stronger [Am7] 
When you gonna realise, that you don't even [G/B] have to 
[Cmaj7] try any [Am7] longer? [Cmaj7] Do what you want to

[Chorus] (Drums stop)
[G] Girl, put your records on, (drums back in) [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
[C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down (oh, let your hair down!)
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down (sister, let your hair down!)
 
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
[C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7] somewhere, some [G] how

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