Kenny Rogers - Gambler

On a ^Dwarm summer's evenin' on a ^G/Dtrain bound for ^Dnowhere I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to s^Aleep So ^Dwe took turns a starin' out the ^G/Dwindow at the ^Ddarkness til b^G/Doredom overtook u^Ds an^Ad he began to sp^Deak

He said S^Don I've made a life out of rea^G/Ddin' people's fac^Des and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their ^Aeyes And if ^Dyou don't mind my sayin' I can s^G/Dee you're out of a^Dces For a ^G/Dtaste of your ^Dwhiskey I'll ^Agive you some ^Dadvice

So I ^Dhanded him my bottle and he ^Gdrank down my last ^Dswallow Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a ^Alight And the ^Dnight got deathly quiet and his f^Gace lost all expre^Dssion Said If you're go^Gnna play the game boy^D ya gotta lear^An to play it righ^Dt

You got to ^Dknow when to hold 'em ^Gknow when to f^Dold 'em ^Gknow when to ^Dwalk away and know when to ^Arun You never ^Dcount ^Em/Ayour ^Dmoney when you're ^Gsittin' at the ^Dtable There'll be time ^Genough for ^Dcountin' ^Awhen the dealin's ^Ddone

^DEv'ry gambler knows that the ^Gsecret to surv^Divin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to ^Akeep Cause e^Dv'ry hand's a winner and e^Gv'ry hand's a l^Doser and the ^Gbest that you can ^Dhope for is to ^Adie in your ^Dsleep

And ^Dwhen he'd finished speakin' he t^Gurned back towards the w^Dindow crushed out his cigarette and faded off to ^Asleep And ^Dsomewhere in the darkness the ^Ggambler he broke e^Dven But ^Gin his final ^Dwords I found an ^Aace that I could ^Dkeep

You got to ^Dknow when to hold 'em ^Gknow when to f^Dold 'em ^Gknow when to ^Dwalk away and know when to ^Arun You never ^Dcount ^Em/Ayour ^Dmoney when you're ^Gsittin' at the ^Dtable There'll be time ^Genough for ^Dcountin' ^Awhen the dealin's ^Ddone