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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rambling Gambling Willie – Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C Bob Dylan Rambling Gambling Willie (1962) (Dylan) Recorded April 24, 1962 for "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" but along with three others later replaced with Dylan's newer compositions. Several versions can be found on the net; this one is from: "The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS g-C-E-A C 0-0-0-3 Csus4 0-0-1-3 Gadd4 0-0-3-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | [Verse 1]

Come a^Cround you rovin’ gamblers and a ^Csus4story I will ^Ctell A^Cbout the ^Csus4greatest ^Cgambler, you ^Csus4all should know him ^Cwell His ^Cname was ^Csus4Willie O’^CConley and he ^Csus4gambled all his ^Clife He had ^Csus4twenty-seven children, yet he ^Gadd4never had a ^Csus4wife And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, no-obody knows

[Verse 2]

Well, he ^Cgambled in the White House and ^Csus4in the railroad ^Cyards Wher^Cever ^Csus4there was ^Cpeople, there was ^Csus4Willie and his ^Ccards He ^Chad the ^Csus4reputa^Ction as the ga^Csus4mblin’est man aro^Cund ^Csus4Wives would keep their husbands home when ^Gadd4Willie came to ^Csus4town And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Verse 3]

Sailin’ ^Cdown the Mississippi to a ^Csus4town called New Or^Cleans They’re still ^Ctalkin’ a^Csus4bout their ^Ccard game ^Csus4on that Jackson ^CQueen “I’ve ^Ccome to ^Csus4win some ^Cmoney,” ^Csus4Gamblin’ Willie ^Csays When the ^Csus4game finally ended up, the ^Gadd4whole damn boat was ^Csus4his And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Verse 4]

Up ^Cin the Rocky Mountains in a ^Csus4town called Cripple ^CCreek There ^Cwas an ^Csus4all-night ^Cpoker game, ^Csus4lasted about a ^Cweek ^CNine ^Csus4hundred ^Cminers had ^Csus4laid their money ^Cdown When ^Csus4Willie finally left the room, he ^Gadd4owned the whole damn ^Csus4town And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

But ^CWillie had a heart of gold and ^Csus4this I ^Gadd4know is ^Ctrue He sup^Cported ^Csus4all his ^Cchildren and ^Csus4all their mothers ^Ctoo He ^Cwore no ^Csus4rings or ^Cfancy things, like ^Csus4other gamblers ^Cwore He ^Csus4spread his money far and wide, to ^Gadd4help the sick and ^Csus4poor And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Verse 6]

When you ^Cplayed your cards with Willie, you ^Csus4never really ^Cknew ^CWhether ^Csus4he was ^Cbluffin’ or ^Csus4whether he was ^Ctrue He ^Cwon a fortune ^Csus4from a man who ^Csus4folded in his ^Cchair The ^Csus4man, he left a diamond flush, Willie ^Gadd4didn’t even have a ^Csus4pair And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Verse 7]

It was ^Clate one evenin’ ^Csus4during a poker ^Cgame A ^Cman lost ^Csus4all his ^Cmoney, he said ^Csus4Willie was to ^Cblame He ^Cshot poor ^Csus4Willie ^Cthrough the head, which ^Csus4was a tragic ^Cfate ^Csus4Willie’s cards fell on the floor, they were ^Gadd4aces backed with ^Csus4eights And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C Csus4 | C Csus4 C | Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Verse 8]

So ^Call you ramblin’ gamblers, wher^Csus4ever you might ^Cbe The ^Cmoral ^Csus4of the ^Cstory is ^Csus4very plain to ^Csee ^CMake your ^Csus4money ^Cwhile you can, be^Csus4fore you have to ^Cstop For ^Csus4when you pull that dead man’s hand, your ^Gadd4gamblin’ days are ^Csus4up And it’s ^Cride, ^Csus4Willie, ^Cride (harp) C [ Csus4 ] Roll, Willie, roll (harp) C Csus4 C Gadd4 [ C ] Wherever you’re a-gamblin’ now, nobody knows

[Coda] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 | C Gadd4 | Csus4 C C (harp)

Bob Dylan - Rambling gambling willie