Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

Originally in E, I play in D capo 2

On a Dwarm summer’s evenin’ on a Gtrain bound for Dnowhere

I Gmet up with the Dgambler, we were both too tired to Asleep

So Dwe took turns a-starin’ out the Gwindow at the Ddarkness

Till Gboredom overtook Dus, Aand he began to Dspeak

He said, Dson, I’ve made a life out of Greadin’ people’s Dfaces

And Gknowin’ what their Dcards were by the way they held their Aeyes

And if Dyou don’t mind my sayin’, I can Gsee you’re out of Daces

For a Gtaste of your Dwhiskey I’ll Agive you some Dadvice

So I Dhanded him my bottle and he Gdrank down my last Dswallow

GThen he bummed a Dcigarette and asked me for a Alight

And the Dnight got deathly quiet, and his Gface lost all exprDession

Said, if you’re Ggonna play the Dgame, boy, ya gotta Alearn to play it Dright

Key change

EEv’ry gambler knows that the Asecret to survEivin’

Is Aknowin’ what to Ethrow away and knowing what to Bkeep

‘Cause Eev’ry hand’s a winner and Aev’ry hand’s a Eloser

And the Abest that you can Ehope for is to Bdie in your Esleep

And Ewhen he’d finished speakin’, he Aturned back towards the Ewindow

ACrushed out his cigaErette and faded off to Bsleep

And Esomewhere in the darkness the Agambler, he broke Eeven

But Ain his final Ewords I found an Bace that I could Ekeep