The Gambler

**Chords:**
C  G  Am  G  F  C  G 

C                  G  
On a warm summer's evening  
Am               G  
On a train bound for nowhere  
F                  C  
I met up with the gambler  
G                   C  
We were both too tired to sleep  

C                    G  
So we took turns a-staring  
Am                  G  
Out the window at the darkness  
F                      C  
'Til boredom overtook us  
G                     C  
And he began to speak  

C                      G  
He said, "Son, I've made a life  
Am                 G  
Out of reading people's faces  
F                     C  
And knowing what the cards were  
G                    C  
By the way they held their eyes  

C                      G  
So if you don't mind my saying  
Am                      G  
I can see you're out of aces  
F                       C  
For a taste of your whiskey  
G                    C  
I'll give you some advice  

C                 G  
So I handed him my bottle  
Am                  G  
And he drank down my last swallow  
F                     C  
Then he bombed a cigarette  
G                 C  
And asked me for a light  

C                       G  
And the night got deathly quiet  
Am                   G  
And his face lost all expression  
F                      C  
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy  
G                    C  
You gotta learn to play it right  

C                 G  
You got to know when to hold 'em  
Am                G  
Know when to fold 'em  
F                    C  
Know when to walk away  
G                   C  
And know when to run  

C                   G  
You never count your money  
Am                G  
When you're sittin' at the table  
F                     C  
There'll be time enough for countin'  
G                   C  
When the dealin's done"