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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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Teddy Swims-The Door

 [Intro - Just drums and bass - perhaps OOOs]
[G#m] [E] [F#] [D#]
 
[Verse 1]
[G#m] I took a page out of your      favorite book
[E] You sold me lies just by the      way you look
[F#] Taught me a language that I've        never speak
Baby, [D#] that ain't for me, that, that ain't for me
[G#m] I dug my grave watchin' the         way you move
[E] You took me higher than I       ever flew, ooh
[F#] Too many times, gave you a        second chance
Baby, [D#] I'm just a man, I'm, I'm just a man
 
[Pre-Chorus]
[G#m] No         more thinkin' about you late night
[E] No         more runnin' around with your friends [F#] now
Done pickin' up pieces of my
[D#] Soul    up off     the floor, oh, oh
 
[Chorus]
[G#m] I said I would die    for    you, baby
[E] But I can't take this pain no [F#] more
I thought I was willin' ……………….
But to [D#] night I saved my life when I showed you the door
[G#m]      I don't wanna lose you, baby
[E]        But I can't play this gamе no [F#] more
      I thought it would kill me
But to [D#] night I saved my lifе when I showed you the [G#m] door
 
[Verse 2 - Drums stop]
[G#m] You never thought this day would ever come (drums back in)
[E] But I looked you in the eyes and pulled the rug
[F#] You tried to take away my sanity
Baby, [D#] that ain't for me, that, that ain't for me
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh [G#m] No         more thinkin' about you late night
[E] No         more runnin' around with your friends [F#] now
Done pickin' up pieces of my
[D#] Soul    up off     the floor, oh, oh
 
[Chorus]
[G#m] I said I would die    for    you, baby
[E] But I can't take this pain no [F#] more
I thought I was willin' ……………….
But to [D#] night I saved my life when I showed you the door
[G#m]      I don't wanna lose you, baby
[E]        But I can't play this gamе no [F#] more
      I thought it would kill me
But to [D#] night I saved my lifе when I showed you the [G#m] door
 
[Post-Chorus]
[G#m] When I showed you the door [E] ............
When I showed you the door [F#] ................
But to [D#] night I saved my life
 
[Chorus - No drums, no guitar - just bass]
[G#m] I said I would die    for    you, baby
[E] But I can't take this pain no [F#] more
I thought I was willin' ……………….
But to [D#] night I saved my life when I showed you the door (drums back in)

[G#m]      I don't wanna lose you, baby (I don't wanna lose you, baby)
[E]        But I can't play this gamе no [F#] more
      I thought it would kill me
But to [D#] night I saved my lifе when I showed you the [G#m] door
 
[Outro - Down - just bass]
[G#m] Mm-mm-mm [E] 
[F#] Woah, oh, oh [D#] 

[End]
[G#m]

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