England Dan and John Ford Coley - Showboat Gambler CAPO: 5th Fret INTRO: C Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen Abound for New Orleans

And a^Ggain I'll get that feeling that I'm ^Cfree Her paddle wheels will churn

And her smoke stacks they will burn

And ^Gslowly I'll be carried to the ^Csea

CHORUS:

'Cause I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler I make my ^Gliving on the ^Crun I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler Big Muddy will ^Galways be my ^Chome

I know every river ship 'Cause I've taken every trip

And ^GI know every captain by his ^Cname In the eyes of every man

I can tell what's in his hand

I ^Gguess that I have played in every ^Cgame

CHORUS:

'Cause I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler I make my ^Gliving on the ^Crun I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler Big Muddy will ^Galways be my ^Chome

INSTRUMENTAL: C G F C G F C Tonight I'm a-sitting here Beneath a chandelier

There's a ^Glady here to light my big ci^Cgar And if luck will be my friend

We'll be finished up by ten

And we'll be ^Gstanding on the decks beneath the ^Cstars

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'Cause I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler I make my ^Gliving on the ^Crun I'm a ^Fram^Embler ^Dm A showboat ^Cgambler Big Muddy will ^Galways be my ^Chome

England Dan & John Ford Coley - Showboat gambler