The Gambler
by Kenny Rogers · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
On a warm sum-mer's even-in',
On a train bound for no-where
I met up with the gam-bler.
We were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a-star-in'
Out the win-dow at the dark-ness.
When bore-dom o-ver took us,
And He be-gan to speak.
He said, Son, I've made my life
Out of readin' peo-ple's fac-es.
And know-in' what their cards were
By the way they held their eyes.
And if you don't mind my say-in',
I can see you're out of ac-es,
For a taste of your whis-key,
I'll give you some ad-vice.
So I hand-ed him my bott-le,
And he drank down my last swal-low.
Then he bummed a cig-a-rette
And asked me for a light.
And the night got death-ly qui-et,
And his face lost all ex-pres-sion.
Said, If You're gon-na play the game, boy,
You got-ta learn to play it right.
Chorus
You've got to know
When to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk a-way,
and know when to run.
You ne-ver count your mon-ey
When you're sit-tin' at the ta-ble.
There'll be time e-nough for count-in'
When the deal-in's done.