Kenny Rogers-The Gambler - sr - 200

[Verse - No drums]
     G                          C               G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
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I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
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So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
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'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,
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Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
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And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
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And for a taste of your whiskey   I'll give you some advice."

(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
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So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
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  Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
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And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
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' said "If you're gon   na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
 
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
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You got to know when to hold 'em,     Know when to fold 'em,
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    Know when to walk away And know when to run.
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You never count your money  When you're sittin' at the table;
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There'll be time enough for countin'     When the dealin's done.
 
[Verse]
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Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
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Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
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'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,
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Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
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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.

George Michael-Careless Whisper

[Intro]
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7] x 2 - SAX PART

[Verse 1] 
[Dm7] I feel so unsure [Gm7]    
As I  [Bbmaj7] take your hand and lead you  
[Am7] to the dance floor
[Dm7] As the music dies
[Gm7] Something in your eyes
[Bbmaj7] Calls to mind a silver screen
And  [Am7] all its sad goodbyes
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
I  [Am7] know you're not a fool
[Dm7] Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And  [Gm7] waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you - oo - oo
 
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
  ohh oh
 
[Verse 2]
[Dm7] Time can never  [Gm7] mend
The  [Bbmaj7] careless whispers  [Am7] of a good friend
[Dm7] To the heart and mind
[Gm7] Ignorance is kind
[Bbmaj7] There's no comfort in the truth
[Am7] Pain is all you'll find
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
[Am7] I know you're not a fool
I  [Dm7] should've known better than to cheat a friend
[Gm7] And waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you, ohh oh.
 
[Interlude]
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
           Never without your love
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
 
[Bridge]
[Dm7] Tonight, the music seems so loud
[Gm7] I wish that we could lose this crowd
[Bbmaj7] Maybe it's better this way
[Am7] We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
[Dm7] We could have been so good together
[Gm7] We could have lived this dance forever
But  [Bbmaj7] now who's gonna dance with  [Am7] me?   Please stay
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] And I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
I  [Am7] know you're not a fool
I  [Dm7] should've known better than to cheat a friend
And  [Gm7] waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you
 
[Outro]
[Dm7] ------ [Gm7] Oh ho----------- [Bbmaj7] ---------- [Am7] ---------------                                     
[Dm7]  Now that you're  [Gm7] gone  Now that you're  [Bbmaj7] gone        [Am7]    
[Dm7] Now that you're go [Gm7] ne  Was what I did so wrong?
so  [Bbmaj7] wrong, that you had to  [Am7] leave me alone?
 
[Dm7] Do-waa ahh,   [Gm7] do-waa ahh,  [Bbmaj7] do-waa ahh,   [Am7]        [x2]   
 
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
(repeat to fade)

[End]
[Intro - Actual fingerings]
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  Bbmaj7                              Am7
 
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   Dm7                                 Gm7
 
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   Bbmaj7                              Am7
 
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