Chords to The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

Verse 1

On aD warm summer’s evening

On a Gtrain bound forD nowhere

GI met up with the Dgambler

We were both too tired to A7sleep

So Dwe took turns a-starin’

Out the Gwindow at the dDarkness

‘TilG boredom ovDertook us

AnA7d he began to spDeak

Verse 2

He said, D“Son, I’ve made a life

Out of Greadin’ people’s Dfaces

KnoGwin’ what their Dcards were

By the way they held their A7eyes

So if Dyou don’t mind my sayin’

I can Gsee you’re out of Daces

For a Gtaste of your Dwhiskey

I’ll A7give you some Dadvice”

Verse 3

So I Dhanded him my bottle

And he Gdrank down my last Dswallow

Then heG bummed a Dcigarette

And asked me for a A7light

And the Dnight got deathly quiet

And his Gface lost all exprDession

Said, “If you’re Ggonna play the gDame, boy

You gotta A7learn to play it Dright

Chorus

You’ve got to Dknow when to hold ’em

GKnow when to Dfold ’em

GKnow when to Dwalk away

And know when to A7run

You never Dcount your money

When you’rGe sittin’ at the Dtable

There’ll be tGime enough for Dcountin’

A7When the dealin’s Ddone

Verse 4

EEvery gambler knows

That the Asecret to survEivin’

Is knAowin’ what to tEhrow away

And knowin’ what to kB7eep

‘Cause Eevery hand’s a winner

And Aevery hand’s a Eloser

And the Abest that you can Ehope for

Is to B7die in your Esleep”

Verse 5

And Ewhen he’d finished speakin’

He Aturned back toward the Ewindow

CrushedA out his cigarette

EFaded off to slB7eep

And Esomewhere in the darkness

The Agambler he broke Eeven

But Ain his final Ewords

I found an B7ace that I could Ekeep

Chorus

You’ve got to Eknow when to hold ’em

AKnow when to fEold ’em

AKnow when to Ewalk away

And know when to B7run

You never Ecount your money

When you’rAe sittin’ at thEe table

There’ll be tAime enough for Ecountin’

B7When the dealin’s Edone

Outro

You’ve got to Eknow when to hold ’em

AKnow when to fEold ’em

AKnow when to Ewalk away

And know when to B7run

You never Ecount your money

When you’rAe sittin’ at thEe table

There’ll be tAime enough for Ecountin’

B7When the dealin’s Edone

You’ve got to Eknow when to hold ’em

AKnow when to fEold ’em

AKnow when to Ewalk away

And know when to B7run

You never Ecount your money

When you’rAe sittin’ at thEe table

There’ll be tAime enough for Ecountin’

B7When the dealin’s Edone