Tonart: Eb major
Verse 1
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On a warm
summer's evenin',
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On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler.
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We were both too tired to sleep.
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So we took turns a- starin'
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Out the window at the
darkness.
When boredom overtook us,
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He began to speak.
Verse 2
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He said, Son, I've made my life
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Out of readin' people's faces.
Knowin' what the cards were
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By the way they held their eyes.
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So if you don't mind my sayin',
I can see you're out of aces,
For a taste of your whiskey,
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I'll give you some advice.
Verse 3
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So I handed him my bottle,
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And he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette
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And asked me for a light.
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And the night got deathly quiet,
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And his face lost all expression.
He said, If
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You're gonna play the game, boy,
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You gotta learn to play it right.
Verse 4
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You've got to know When to hold
'em,
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Know when to fold 'em
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Know when to walk away,
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You never count your money
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When you're sit tin' at the table.
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There'll be time enough for countin'
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When the dealin's done.
Verse 5
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Now every gambler knows
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The secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
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And knowin' what to keep.
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'Cause every hand's a winner
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And every hand's a loser
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And the best you can hope for
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E
Is to die in your sleep.
Verse 6
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And when he finished speakin',
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He turned back toward the window,
Crushed out his cigarette
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And faded off to sleep.
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And somewhere in the darkness,
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The gambler he broke even.
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E
And in his final words I found
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E
An ace that I could keep.
Verse 7
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
A
There'll be time enough
E
B
for countin'
E
When the dealin's done.
Verse 8
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
A
There'll be time enough
E
B
for countin'
E
When the dealin's done.
Verse 9
When to hold 'em,
A
E
Know when to fold 'em
A
E
Know when to walk away,
E
A
E
You never count your money
A
E
When you're sittin' at the table.
A
E
There'll be time enough for countin'
B
When the dealin's done...
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