Johnny Cash - The gambler

On^G a warm summer's evening on a ^Ctrain bound for ^Gnowhere I ^Gmet up with a gambler, we were ^Gboth too tired to ^Dspeak So ^Gwe took turns a-starin' out the ^Cwindow at the ^Gdarkness 'Til ^Cboredom over^Gtook us and he be^D7gan to ^Gspeak. ^GHe said, "Son, I've made a life out of re^Cadin' people's fa^Gces, ^GKnowin' what their cards were by the way they held their e^Dyes, ^GAnd if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you^C're out of a^Gces, ^CAnd for a taste of yo^Gur whiskey I'^Dll give you some adv^Gice." ^GSo I handed him my bottle and he drank do^Cwn my last swal^Glow; ^GThen he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a li^Dght, ^GAnd the night got deathly quiet, and his fa^Cce lost all exp^Gression, ^C' said "If you're gonna pl^Gay the game, boy, ^Dya gotta learn to play it ri^Gght.

You got to kn^Gow when to hold 'em, Kn^Cow when to fo^Gld 'em, K^Cnow when to w^Galk away And know when to r^Dun. You never co^Gunt yo^Dur mo^Gney When you're si^Cttin' at the ta^Gble; There'll be time en^Cough for cou^Gntin' Wh^Den the dealin's do^Gne.

^AEvery gambler knows that the se^Dcret to surv^Aivin' Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to k^Eeep 'Cause e^Avery ha^End's a wi^Anner, and ev^Dery hand's a lo^Aser, And the b^Dest that you can h^Aope for is to d^Eie in your sl^Aeep."

You got to kn^Gow when to hold 'em, Kn^Cow when to fo^Gld 'em, K^Cnow when to w^Galk away And know when to r^Dun. You never co^Gunt yo^Dur mo^Gney When you're si^Cttin' at the ta^Gble; There'll be time en^Cough for cou^Gntin' Wh^Den the dealin's do^Gne.

^AAnd when he finished speakin', he tu^Drned back toward the wi^Andow, Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sl^Eeep, And some^Awhere in the dark^Eness, the gam^Abler, ^Dhe broke e^Aven, But in his fi^Dnal words I fo^Aund an ace that ^EI could ke^Aep.

You got to kn^Gow when to hold 'em, Kn^Cow when to fo^Gld 'em, K^Cnow when to w^Galk away And know when to r^Dun. You never co^Gunt yo^Dur mo^Gney When you're si^Cttin' at the ta^Gble; There'll be time en^Cough for cou^Gntin' Wh^Den the dealin's do^Gne.