The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

On a [D]warm summer's evenin' on a [G]train bound for [D]nowhere,
I [G]met up with the [D]gambler; we were both too tired to [A7]sleep.
So [G]we took turns a starin' out the [G]window at the [D]darkness
'til [G]boredom over[D]took us, [A7]... and he began to [D]speak.

He said, "[D]Son, I've made a life out of [G]readin' people's [D]faces,
and [G]knowin' what their [D]cards were by the way they held their [A7]eyes.
And if [D]you don't mind my sayin', I can [G]see you're out of [D]aces.
For a [G]taste of your [D]whiskey I'll [A7]give you some ad[D]vice."

So I [D]handed him my bottle and he [G]drank down my last [D]swallow.
[G]Then he bummed a [D]cigarette and asked me for a [A7]light.
And the [D]night got deathly quiet, and his [G]face lost all expr[D]ession.
Said, "If you're [G]gonna play the [D]game, boy, ya gotta [A7]learn to play it [D]right.

	You got to [D]know when to hold 'em, [G]know when to [D]fold 'em,
	[G]know when to [D]walk away and know when to [A7]run.
	You never [D]count your money when you're [G]sittin' at the [D]table.
	There'll be [G]time enough for [D]countin' [A7]... when the dealin's [D]done.

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[E]Ev'ry gambler knows that the [A]secret to sur[E]vivin'
is [A]knowin' what to [E]throw away and knowing what to [B7]keep.
'Cause [E]ev'ry hand's a winner and [A]ev'ry hand's a [E]loser,
and the [A]best that you can [E]hope for is to [B7]die in your [E]sleep."

And [E]when he'd finished speakin', he [A]turned back towards the [E]window,
[A]crushed out his [E]cigarette and faded off to [B7]sleep.
And [E]somewhere in the darkness the [A]gambler, he broke [E]even.
But [A]in his final [E]words I found an [B7]ace that I could [E]keep.

	You got to [E]know when to hold 'em, [A]know when to [E]fold 'em,
	[A]know when to [E]walk away and know when to [B7]run.
	You never [E]count your money when you're [A]sittin' at the [E]table.
	There'll be [A]time enough for [E]countin' [B7]... when the dealin's [E]done.