Tuning: E A D G B E

Without a Capo. The original song in key of D#/Eb and then to E at the key change. Guitar strings tuned down half a step. these are just the chords to play when it's tuned half a step not the original guitar open string notes. You don't have to play with these open strings only, can play it with higher open strings to if you want to play it at a different key or lower if you you want to play at a lower key. These are are just the open strings to make it sound like the original song but sounds good in any key. Open Strings(D#, G#, C#, F#, A#, d#) [Verse]

On a^E warm summer's evenin' on a t^Arain bound for^E nowhere, ^EI met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to ^B7sleep. So ^Ewe took turns a starin' out the ^Awindow at the d^Earkness 'til boredom overtook us, ^B7and he began to ^Espeak.

[Verse 2]

He said, ^E"Son, I've made a life out of ^Areadin' people's ^Efaces, and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their ^B7eyes. And if ^Eyou don't mind my sayin', I can ^Asee you're out of ^Eaces. For a ^Ataste of your ^Ewhiskey I'll ^B7give you some ^Eadvice."

[Verse 3]

So I ^Ehanded him my bottle and he ^Adrank down my last ^Eswallow. Then he bummed a cigarette, and asked me for a ^B7light. And the ^Enight got deathly quiet, and his ^Aface lost all expr^Eession. Said, "If you're ^Agonna play the g^Eame, boy, ya gotta ^B7learn to play it ^Eright.

[Chorus]

You got to ^Eknow when to hold 'em,^A know when to ^Efold 'em, ^Aknow when to ^Ewalk away and know when to ^B7run. You never ^Ecount ^Ayour ^Emoney when you're ^Asittin' at the ^Etable. There'll be t^Aime enough for ^Ecountin' ^B7when the dealin's ^Edone.

[Verse 4] (Key change)

^FEv'ry gambler knows that the ^Bbsecret to surv^Fivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to ^C7keep. 'Cause ^Fev'ry hand's a winner and ^Bbev'ry hand's a ^Floser, and the ^Bbbest that you can ^Fhope for is to ^C7die in your ^Fsleep."

[Verse 5]

And ^Fwhen he'd finished speakin', he ^Bbturned back towards the ^Fwindow, crushed out his cigarette and faded off to ^C7sleep. And ^Fsomewhere in the darkness the ^Bbgambler, he broke ^Feven. But ^Bbin his final ^Fwords I found an ^C7ace that I could ^Fkeep.

[Chorus]

You got to ^Fknow when to hold 'em, ^Bbknow when to f^Fold 'em, ^Bbknow when to ^Fwalk away and know when to ^C7run. You never ^Fcount ^Bbyour ^Fmoney when you're ^Bbsittin' at the ^Ftable. There'll be t^Bbime enough for ^Fcountin' ^C7when the dealin's ^Fdone.

Kenny Rogers - The gambler