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