[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.
[Chorus] [A] One love, [E] one heart [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right Hear the children [A] crying (One love) Hear the children [E] crying (One heart)
Sayin', "Give [D] thanks and praise to the [A] Lord and I will [E] feel all [A] right." Sayin', " [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right." (Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
[Verse] [A] Let them a [F#m] ll pass all their [D] dirty re [A] marks (One love) [A] There is one [F#m] question I'd [D] really love to [A] ask (One heart) [A] Is there a [F#m] Place for the [D] hopeless [A] sinner [A] Who has hurt all man [F#m] kind just to [D] save [E] his own? [A] (Believe me)
[Chorus] [A] One love, [E] one heart [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right As it was in the [A] beginning (One love) So shall it be in the [E] end (One heart) Alright, give [D] thanks and praise to the [A] Lord and I will [E] feel all [A] right [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right (One more thing)
[Verse] [A] Let's get tog [F#m] ether to fight this [D] Holy Arma [A] geddon (One love) [A] So when the [F#m] Man comes there will [D] be no, no [A] doom (One song) [A] Have pity on [F#m] those whose [D] chances grow thinner [A] [A] There ain't no hiding [F#m] place from the Fat [D] her [E] of Cre [A] ation
[Chorus] Sayin', [A] One love, [E] one heart [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right I'm pleading to [A] mankind (One love) Oh, Lord ( [E] One heart) Whoa Give [D] thanks and praise to the [A] Lord and I will [E] feel all [A] right [D] Let's get to [A] gether and [E] feel all [A] right
