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Kenny Rogers-The Gambler - BPM - 117

[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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Steely Dan-Peg - BPM - 117

[Druns]
[Intro]
 - R RRR RRR RRR RR x 3?
       B
Fill Ss B B Ss

[Verse]
I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
It's like a dream come true
So won't you smile for the camera
I know they're gonna love it, Peg

I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter (horn riff)
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you (horn riff)
And when you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better

[Chorus]
Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3D
It's your favorite foreign movie

[Vamp] x 2
[Stops] Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxxx X (count 1 2 3 4 5 6 with delay between 5 and 6)

[Intro]
 - R RRR RRR RRR RR x 3?
       B
Fill Ss B B Ss

[Solo]

[Verse]
I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
And when you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better

[Chorus]
Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3D
It's your favorite foreign movie
[Repeat until end of time]

[End]

[Intro]
G6/9  F#7#9   F6/9  E7#9   Eb6/9  D7#9
 
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7   Gsus2/B  Cmaj7  Gsus2
                          I've seen your
Cmaj7     Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
picture                 your name in lights
 
 Cmaj7    Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
above it                this is your
Fmaj7     Csus2  Fmaj7  Csus2
big    de-but               it's like a
Cmaj7      Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
dream come true            so won't you
Gmaj7     Dsus2        Fmaj7  Csus2
smile for the camera          I know you're gonna
Cmaj7    Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
love it
 
 
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7   Gsus2/B  Cmaj7  Gsus2
                          I've got your
Cmaj7     Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
pin shot                  I keep it with your
Cmaj7     Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
letter                    Done up in
Fmaj7      Csus2  Fmaj7 Csus2
blue-print blue           It sure looks
Cmaj7   Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
good on you               So won't you
Gmaj7     Dsus2      Fmaj7   Csus2
smile for the camera       I know they're gonna
Cmaj7    Gsus2  Cmaj7  Gsus2
love it,      Peg
 
 
[Chorus]
Cmaj7  Gsus2/B       Am11    E7sus4
Peg     it will come back to you
Cmaj7  Gsus2/B       Am11    E7sus4
Peg     it will come back to you
Asus2/C#  C6/9            G     F#7
Then          the shutter falls
           Bm7    E7#9   Am7           C/D               Cmaj7  Gsus2
You see it all in 3D         it's your favourite foreign movie
 
 
Cmaj7  Gsus2   F#m7  Bm7  Em7  Bm7  C6/9
 
 
[Solo]
G6/9  F#7#9   F6/9  E7#9   Eb6/9  D7#9




Chord Shapes:
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For convenience: a=10, b=11, c=12; etc
 
(So an E shape bar chord at the 9th fret (i.e. C#) would be 9bba99)
 
   G6/9     F#7#9      F6/9      E7#9     Eb6/9      D7#9
  xa99ax    x989ax    x8778x    x7678x    x6556x    x5456x
 
  Cmaj7    Gsus2/B    Gsus2     Fmaj7     Csus2     Gmaj7
  x3x453    x2x233    3xx233    x8x9a8    9xx899    xaxbca
 
  Dsus2      Am11     E7sus4   Asus2/C#    C6/9       G
  axx9aa    x0xcda    0xxefc    9x99ax    8x778x    355433
 
   F#7       Bm7       Am7       C/D       F#m7      Em7
  242322    7x7777    5x5555    xx0553    2x2222    079787
 
 
 

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