The Gambler Chords

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[Verse 1]
[A]You[D] got to know when to hold them,
know when [A]to fold [D]them,
[G]kno[A]w when to [D]walk away,
and know when to run.
[G]You never [D]count your money
when you're [G]sittin' [A]at [D]the table,
there'll [A]be time [G]enough [A]for countin'
when the [D]feelin's done.
On a warm summer's evening,
on a [G]train bound for [D]nowhere
I met up with a gambler,
we were both too tired [A]to sleep
So we [D]took turns at staring out
the [G]window at the dark[D]ness
So [G]boredom [D]overtook us,
[A]and he began [D]to spin[G][D]
[G][D][G][D][G][D][G]
[D]
So [G]I h[D]anded him my bottle,
and he [G]drank down my last [D]swallow
And he bums a cigarette,
and asks me for a [A]light
And the [D]night got deathly quiet,
and his [G]face lost all expres[D]sion
Said if you're [G]gonna play the game,
[D]boy, you got[A]ta learn to play it rig[D]ht
You got to know when to hold up,
[G]know when [D]to fold up
[G]Know when [D]to walk away,
and know when [A]to run
You never [D]count [G]your money
[D]When you're sit[G]tin' at the table
[D]There'll be time eno[G]ugh for cou[D]ntin'
[A]When the feedin's don[D]e
[A]Now every [Eb]gambler knows
Every gambler knows
The secret to surviving
The to surviving
Is knowing what to throw away
Is to throw away
And knowing what to keep
Is every hand's a winner
Is hand's a winner
Every hand's a loser
Every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
To die in your sleep
[Db]And [Eb]when he finished speaking
He [Ab]turned back towards the [Eb]win dow
Crushed at his cigarette
And faded off [Bb]to sleep
And [Eb]somewhere in the darkness
The [Ab]gambler he broke [Eb]even
But in his final words
He found a [Bb]place that I [Eb]can keep
You got to know when to hold up,
[Ab]know when [Eb]to fold up,
[Ab]know when [Eb]to walk away,
and know when to run[Bb].
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your money
[Eb]when you're sitt[Ab]in' at the t[Eb]able.
There'll be time [Ab]enough for [Eb]countin'
[Bb]when the beating's done.[Eb]
You got to know when to hold up[Ab],
know when [Eb]to fold up,
[Ab]know when [Eb]to walk away,
I know when [Bb]to run
You never [Ab]count your money
Coun[Eb]t your money
When you're [Ab]sitting [Eb]at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done
You got your way to hold her
[Ab]Way to hold her
[Eb]Way to h[Ab]old her
Know when [Eb]to walk away
Know when [Bb]to run
You never [Eb]count [Ab]your money
[Eb]Count your money
When you're [Ab]sitting at the table
[Eb]There'll be time enoug[Ab]h for coun[Eb]ting
[Bb]When the day is [Eb]done

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