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Kenny Rogers-The Gambler - BPM - 130

[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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Trammps (The)-Disco Inferno - BPM - 130

[Intro]
[Vamp] Bm - starts with snare flams xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx (start on offbeat)
[Chorus]

[Verse] To my surprise....
[Chorus]

[Verse] Satisfaction .....
[Chorus]

[Bridge] Up above my head
Riff x 2 (pattern x x x xx - xx x x )

[Verse] Satisfaction .....
[Chorus]
[Repeat until end]
[End]

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[Vamp]
Bm
 
[Intro]
E              A
Burn baby burn
B
Burn baby burn
E              A
Burn baby burn
B
Burn baby burn
 Burning
 
[Verse]
Bm
To my surprise, yes, one hundred stories high
People getting loose y'all, getting down on the roof, do you hear?
The funk was flaming, out of control
It was so entertaining, when the boogie started to explode
 
 
[Hook]
I heard somebody say 
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
Burning
 
[Verse 2]
Bm
Satisfaction, came in the chain reaction
I couldn't get enough, 'till I had to self-destruct
The heat was on, rising to the top
Everybody's going strong, and that is when my spark got hot
 
[Hook]
I heard somebody say
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
Burning
 
[Bridge]
AMaj7                    B
Up above my head, I hear music in the air
AMaj7                          B
That makes me know there's a party somewhere
 
[Verse 3]
Bm
Satisfaction, came in a chain reaction, do you hear?
I couldn't get enough, so I had to self-destruct
The heat was on, rising to the top
Everybody's going strong, that is when my spark got hot
 
[Hook]
I heard somebody say
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E               A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down



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